Gertrude’s Sweetheart - Monologues for Readers and Actors

Gertrude’s Sweetheart is a collection of monologues that can beread, as well as, performed.Each piece represents a character’s personal journey, ranging from the 14 year old girl, who witnesses something shocking driving home from school with her mother, to an 80 year old man who is falling in love for the last time in his life. There is advice provided by Aunty (Jane) Austen, an actor with an extraordinary power, a Christmas Fairy who is always left on the shelf and many more. Funny, dramatic, touching...these monologues will transport the reader and engage the actor.

All the writers in this collection have had work produced for stage and radio, including these monologues, which were originally produced and broadcast by ArtSound FM (artsound.fm)

Edited by Bart Meehan

Contributors:

Kirsty Budding, John Lombard, Harriet Elvin, Nigel Palfreman, Judith Peterson, Adele Lewin, Bart Meehan