Roaring Voices Monologues (A,B,C,D,E). Five 10 minute monologues from the Hotbed Ensemble (all monologues different from Set 1).
Death of a Cyclist
By Steve Waters
A poignant, bleakly comic piece imagining the moments after death as a woman struggles to come to terms with the biggest shock of all.
Steve has had hits at the Bush, Donmar Warehouse and is now under commission to Channel Four Films, Out of Joint and the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
The Talented Mister
By Janice Okoh
Inspired by the difficulties graduates face in today’s job market, a young graduate takes desperate measures and seeks advice on how to cheat an interview from a larger than life Mr fix-it.
Janice is an award winning playwright. She is a Menagerie associate writer, and in 2011, her play The Real House won the Bruntwood Prize.
The Odyssey of Dimitri Amiras
By Kit Lambert
In a stunning combination of poetry, mythical imagery and the broken English of a broken man, Dimitri dreams of floating home to his native Greece, whilst sitting in his holiday trailer on the edge of an eroding cliff.
Kit Lambert is under option for a new ITV drama series and a new sitcom with Hat Trick. His first play, The Custom House was shortlisted for the Kings Cross New Writing Award.
Andromache
By Katy Walker
A poetic journey into the conflicting emotions of Andromache, wife of Hector - the tragic hero of the Trojan War - offering insight into the world of those on the side-lines, left behind to wait and hope.
Katy is an exciting debut writer and will showcase her writing for the first time in a professional arena at Hotbed.
The Surprising Germination of Andrea Fitzgerald
By Alison Carr
‘We all know that if you swallow the apple pips, a tree will grow inside your belly. And if we all know it, then it must be true’.
And it certainly is true for Andrea Fitzgerald in this tale of desperation and hope found in the most unlikely of places.
Alison has written for The National Theatre, The Old Vic and Paines Plough. Her play Monkey and Me was a Finalist for The Journal of Culture Newcomer of the Year Award 2006.
Part of Hotbed 2012: Cambridge New Writing Theatre Festival 26 - 29 Jan
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