10-min monologues  

Our 10-minute monologues have been performed over 1,000 times in more than 25 countries and won dozens of awards. Some are free for download, others can be purchased.

  Monosauce: 30 award-winning monologues is a compilation of our award winning 10-minute monologues. This e-book is formatted so you can print and perform.  

 Pete Malicki is the master of the monologue. In the inventive, surprising, engaging, highly human, intensely theatrical, extremely well written, and diabolically cunning short solo pieces in Monosauce, he finds deeply creative ways to explore the darkest corners of the human psyche with insight and heart. Nobody does it better.
- Seth Freeman, 3-time Emmy winning writer 

 I enjoyed A Psychopath and its clever dialogue.
- Tim Miller, Academy Award nominee and Director of Deadpool 

SCRIPT LIBRARY

Our monologues are perfect for solo performances, festivals, dramatic interpretation or humorous interpretation in speech and debate competitions, Individual Performance for the HSC, or the Endurance category for World Monologue Games.

A PSYCHOPATH 

Heard the one about a good guy with a dark past? This monologue is about a bad man with a bright past. Theo Carter tried his best to do the right thing by his fellow man, but he suffers from an acute lack of human empathy and a few years back he just stopped trying.

 DRAMA | MALE  

APOCALYPSE SOON 

After watching a zombie movie marathon, a young university student can't sleep thanks to the fear of impending apocalypse. Every day, preparations are made. Every night, the zombies find new ways around the defenses.

 DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

AUSTRALIA - DANGER ISLAND 

A shy young American comes to Australia for adventure and to understand the Aussie way.

 DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

CAPTAIN EVERYTHING 

Join Captain Everything, the superhero of all superheroes, on his quest to rescue Princess Prettyface. A fast-paced comedy adventure with a terrible twist.

 COMEDY/DRAMA | MALE  

CHECKOUT 

Corinne works for Coles. You might think she hates her job, but she's done far worse. Coles is the top of the bottom. But she's nothing but a robot being phased out by other robots.

 COMEDY/DRAMA | FEMALE  

COGS IN SOMETHING BIGGER 

A young jazz singer turned celebrity discovers the true nature of the machine that is Hollywood.

DRAMA | FEMALE  

CONCEPTION CONTROL 

Sebastian's wife wants a kid. Sebastian hates kids. But he doesn't want to lose his beautiful wife. What to do?

COMEDY | MALE  

CRY FOR ME 

Alicia has come from Argentina to Australia and found herself an unusual job that sees her attending a lot of funerals.

 COMEDY/DRAMA | FEMALE  

DARKEST MOMENT 

Jilly is cursed. Whenever she makes contact with a stranger she becomes them during their darkest moment.

DRAMA | FEMALE  

DIGGING DEEP

Kieran Johannsen thinks life is unfair. His neighbour, Mark Grimshaw, inherited a bunch of money from his Great Aunt Edna and bought himself a Porsche Boxster. Not that Keiran's jealous.

DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

DISGUSTED

A staunch vegetarian finds himself in trouble with the law after visiting a seafood restaurant. But what exactly is making him feel so ill?

DRAMA | MALE  

DRAGULA 

Dracula is back. And so's Barry, the 35-year-old virgin plumber from Cootamundra.

 COMEDY | MALE  

FEELING PEACHY 

Princess Peach of Mario Bros fame is throwing a party. Will she thwart Bowser's latest kidnapping attempt?

 COMEDY | FEMALE  

FILLED TO EMPTY 

Junior has it all. Women, money, fast cars, success, intelligence, charisma. All he wants is to throw a huge fuck-off spanner in the works of his perfect life.

 DRAMA | MALE  

FINE DINE FAIL 

A failed fine dining experience — written as a beat poem.

 COMEDY | MALE/FEMALE  

FRENEMY 

Chloe is deadly. If you mess with her, you mess with fire. But she's getting a bit too chubby for her uggies and she has to be brought down a few sizes.

DRAMA | FEMALE  

IF YOU'RE PAYING 

A young man who hates to spend money realises the government offers a stack of free services and pledges to get value for his tax dollar. A monologue for a mobility-impaired male.

COMEDY | MALE  

IMAGINARY 

Dan has an imaginary friend, Yancey. The thing is, Yancey is a bit of a dick and got Dan in trouble at work. When Dan's colleague Jason brings his own imaginary friend in to beat up Yancey, things go downhill quickly.

DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

KEEP CALM AND GO KILL YOURSELF 

  It’s nothing personal, but Oscar hates you.How can him hating you not be personal? Well, he hates pretty much everyone and by its very definition you can’t take a generalisation personally.  

DRAMA | MALE  

MY KNIGHT IN DULL ARMOUR 

Cara lives with domestic violence. Her Daddy comes home late at night, drunk, and screams at her Mama. When her boyfriend Dale comes around unexpectedly one night, he becomes her knight in shining armour and whisks her away from danger. Dale doesn't want anything to happen to her, so he locks the doors and puts bars on the windows. Cara's world starts to shrink as she becomes a prisoner in her own house. An exploration of the psychological side of domestic violence.

DRAMA | FEMALE  

"MY NAME IS STEVE" "HI STEVE" 

Steve has an addictive personality. First it was cigarettes, then Mars Bars, then the gym. How will he get over his addiction to addictions?

COMEDY/DRAMA | MALE  

NO DAY OFF 

Do those fleeting moments of pure joy make the unrelenting battle of motherhood worth it?

DRAMA | FEMALE  

QUIET FRIDAY 

Gordon's life is filled with noise. The leafblower, his loud colleagues, babies, TVs, possums, leafblowers, screaming children. His only saving grace is the one silent morning each week. Quiet Friday. So when the neighbour starts renovating their kitchen and bathroom, Gordon starts losing his thread.

DRAMA | MALE  

SAVED FROM SYMPATHY 

A small child, begging on the street, is met by a good samaritan who wishes them a better life.

DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

SCREAMS AND WHISPERS 

A teenager discovers a latent power - the ability to communicate telepathically with animals. Problem is, they don't speak English. They just fill your head with barks and meows and... whatever noise a possum makes.

COMEDY | MALE/FEMALE  

SELLING SYMPATHY 

The world of beggars can be tragic, demanding and oftentimes full of sacrifices. Especially for a beggar boss.

DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

SENSATION 

Roanna, or Ro-Wanda as she calls herself, is determined to go viral online.

COMEDY | FEMALE  

SHALLOW, QUICK 

What it's like to buy chocolate when you suffer from severe social anxiety.

COMEDY/DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

SPAM FOR DUMMIES 

A spam coach works with his contracted staff to compose the perfect spam email.

COMEDY/DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

SPOOF APP 

No one messes with Dylan. No one. So when Foster laughs at him in English, he's invited himself into a world of bad.

DRAMA | MALE  

THAT TIME HAROLD BORGENSTEIN WENT SPEED DATING AND GOT TAKEN OVER BY ALL OF THE GREEK GODS 

Harold Borgenstein goes speed dating and is unexpectedly possessed by not one but nine Greek Gods.

COMEDY | MALE  

THE DEVIL'S AFTERSHAVE 

The story of a man with an incredibly heightened sense of smell, and his journeys to the memories of a dark past.

DRAMA | MALE  

THE FLOWERS 

At an early age, Sam discovers an unusual 'gift.' Everyone and everything dies whenever Sam is near. So will Sam's quest to grow some flowers bear any fruit?

COMEDY | MALE/FEMALE  

THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE 

A wedding day is the happiest day of a girl's life, right? So... what happens when the day's over? Is it all downhill? The story of a young woman's desperate search for happiness.

DRAMA | FEMALE  

THE HELPER 

A hero runs into a burning building. But do they always help for the right reason?

DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

THE KEY 

Jonny has the biggest surprise lined up for Amy. She has no idea what's coming and it's going to blow her mind. But Jonny's in for a bit of a surprise himself.

DRAMA | MALE  

THE LONG GAME 

Paul is your everyday man. He's married with two kids, works in accounting, watches the cricket and loves a good chutney. When he (accidentally) goes to a gay bar and meets Ian, a dangerous obsession starts to grow.

DRAMA | MALE  

THE RISE OF SIR EDMUND 

Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to summit Mount Everest. This monologue is the most accurate record ever kept of his epic journey with his trusty sidekick Tenzing Norgay. TENZING!

COMEDY | MALE  

THE STORY OF DARLING BROWN 

Darling Brown wants to know why her parents gave her such a ridiculous first name. With a twin called Jesse, she could never understand what they were thinking. Until, that is, she stumbles across an armed robbery at a local newsagent.

COMEDY/DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

THE WATCHER 

A hero runs into a burning building. A coward runs away. But what goes on in the mind of the person who likes to watch?

DRAMA | MALE/FEMALE  

UNEXPECTED TURNS OF EVENTS 

A psychotic spouse, a son called Edgard, a high-powered client, a stolen bicycle and a toothless Uber driver. Each event is more unexpected than the last.

COMEDY | MALE/FEMALE  

V.D. 

This one-woman comedy explores the life of Sophie, a 35-year-old romantic who likes a bit too much gin. We join her as she falls in and out of love, struggles with power plays in her new job, and travels to India on a journey of spiritual (un)enlightenment.

COMEDY | FEMALE  

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