Act Normal includes 31 contemporary monologues from Too Much Punch For Judy, Hard To Swallow, Missing Dan Nolan, I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won’t Die, Game Over … and many more of Mark’s plays and musicals.Written with young performers in mind and available for classroom or audition use, they offer a range of characters and topics – both comic and serious - along with acting notes for each monologue. Many of the monologues are verbatim, providing a unique opportunity for actors and directors to explore this exciting form. Act Normal is the first exclusive collection of Mark’s monologue work.‘Surprise your teacher, your friends, your family, your audience and last but not least, yourselves!’– Mark WheellerMonologue topics:True stories and verbatim piecesBritish World War II evacuee experienceTestimony of world champion blind athlete Graham SalmonAccount of sisters involved in a drink-driving accidentStory of a woman’s battle with anorexiaA young woman’s struggles breaking into the football worldTwo pieces on the life-changing consequences of a car accidentRecounting of a prison assaultDan Nolan’s 2002 disappearanceGrooming and human traffickingStudents excluded from the mainstream education systemAccidental drug overdoseYoung people and self-harmOnline predatorsFictionAbsurdist, allegorical tale about a fantasy KingUnplanned teenage pregnancyFandom and mourning an idol (reference to David Bowie)Theatre in Education piece on road safetyFeatured plays, with character options and ages(NB: all are suitable for performers of any age and gender)Blackout - Operation Pied Piper - Jean, aged 9Graham – World’s Fastest Blind Runner – Junie, pre-teen/ Graham, adultToo Much Punch For Judy – Judy, young adult/ Duncan, adultHard to Swallow – Anna, young adult/ John, adultSweet (W)FA / Lethal In The Box – Miss Vallas, adult/ Spanner, adultChicken! – Nut-Job, teenager/ Chris, teenagerLegal Weapon 2 – Andy, young adultWacky Soap – Storyteller, adultMissing Dan Nolan – Pauline, adult / Sarah, young teenager/ Andy, adultOne Million to Stop The Traffik – Mary, adultKids Who Look Out of the Window – Tonisha, teenagerChequered Flags to Chequered Futures – Jane, adult/ Driver, adultI Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die – Jack, teenagerScratching the Surface – Louise, adultThis Is For You – Susan, adultCan You Hear Me Major Tom? – Mark, adult/ Jasmine, adultGame Over – Lorin, adult
