{"product_id":"the-d-monologues-9781786826350","title":"The 'd' Monologues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese performance texts were written exclusively for performers identifying as Deaf, disabled or neuro-divergent. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unique collection of fictional dramatic monologues was written specifically for D\/deaf and disabled performers (the 'd' of the title), informed by lived experience. But the 'd' could just as easily refer to difference, diversity, defiance, determination, desirability and a host of other delicious 'd's.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovering a wide variety of form, content, and theatrical styles, the monologues offer fresh perspectives on difference and disability from across the UK and beyond. From biting satire to crip' pride, observational comedy to poignant revelations of life in contemporary Britain and beyond, these texts challenge and subvert ingrained preconceptions of disability and celebrate all the possibilities of human variety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection is the culmination of ten years work, with fictional monologues inspired by over 100 interviews, conversations and interactions with D\/deaf and disabled individuals internationally. It brings together new and previously unperformed texts alongside monologues from \u003ci\u003eIn Water I'm Weightless \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre Wales Cultural Olympiad 2012), the 70 minute stand alone one-woman show \u003ci\u003erichard iii redux, \u003c\/i\u003eco-written with Phillip Zarrilli, and the multilingual intercultural \u003ci\u003eAnd Suddenly I Disappear: The Singapore\/UK 'd' Monologues\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe monologues offer a great resource for atypical performers as audition pieces and for companies and individuals as script-in-hand, full productions, solo shows or with larger casts. The variety of monologues enables flexible presentation as solo, choral or ensemble performances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kaite O'Reilly,Phillip Zarrilli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Modern Playwrights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786826350","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428531982473,"sku":"9781786826350","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_51f54b76-45d1-49dc-982d-beae8c579401.jpg?v=1778011487","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-d-monologues-9781786826350","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}