Duologues for All Accents and AgesEamonn Jones, Jean Marlow This is a volume of scenes for two characters, hence duologues. The authors have selected meaty scenes from major plays, as well as from a few wonderful ones not well known. Here Jack and Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, Yvan and Marc in Art, Cecile and the Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Mozart and Constanze in Amadeus, as well as two-character scenes from The Killing of Sister George, Kindertransport, The Crucible, and dozens of other works. Duologues provide a concentrated way of practicing skills and encourage actors to listen and respond. Helpful advice is given in the book by contributors such as Tom Stoppard, April De Angelis and Don Taylor. |
Contents
Advice on Some of the Selections 5 | 4 |
Another Country Julian Mitchell | 12 |
Blood Knot Athol Fugard | 21 |
Dead Dad Dog John McKay | 29 |
The Herbal Bed Peter Whelan | 36 |
On the Ledge Alan Bleasdale | 44 |
Sleuth Anthony Shaffer | 51 |
Up n Under John Godber | 58 |
Bold Girls Rona Munro | 72 |
Green Forms Alan Bennett | 78 |
An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde | 86 |
Kindertransport Diane Samuels | 93 |
Playhouse Creatures April de Angelis | 100 |
The Shoemakers Holiday Thomas Dekker | 107 |
Stevie Hugh Whitemore | 113 |
The Duologues see detailed contents on viviii 11 | 164 |
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A&C Black ALGERNON ALICE AMINA ANDREW April de Angelis ARTHUR Athol Fugard AUNT Ben Travers BENNETT BODGER CASSIE CÉCILE CHERRY OWEN CHEVELEY Christopher Hampton CHRISTY Claridges CLAUDIO COCKLEBURY-SMYTHE Cockney CONSTANZE Coq d'Or CUDDY D'ARCY dead dear DEREK DOPPLER DOREEN DORINDA DORIS duologues ELIOT ELIZABETH FARLEY Faustus FLORA FREDDY GERALD girl HELGA ISABELLA J.B. Priestley JACK Jack Rosenthal John John Godber JUDD KEITH LADY CHILTERN laugh LESLEY LINDIWE London Act look LORD GORING LUCY MADDIE MAGRIT MARC marry MARY MOONEY MEPHASTOPHILIS MERCY MERTEUIL MILO MILORD MIRANDA MORRIS MOZART never PAULA Pause PEGEEN Peter Shaffer PROCTOR Published by A&C RACHEL Royal Court Theatre RUBY scene SERPENT SIR LUCIUS sits sorry Southport STEVIE STONE SULLEN SYBIL talking tell Theatre thee there's thing thou Tom Stoppard UPRIGHT UPSIDE VIVIAN What's WILLIE woman YASMIN young YVAN ZACHARIAH ZANDILE