Bombshells
Published on 7. October 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-85459-850-9 (ISBN)
Description
Six funny and perceptive monologues about the stresses of modern female life.
Meryl Davenport - A mother who tells the story of her non-stop day in a rapid-fire internal monologue.
Tiggy Entwhistle - A cactus lover bravely attempting to rise above her relationship crisis.
Mary O'Donnell - A feisty teenage schoolgirl competing in a talent quest.
Theresa McTerry - An increasingly disillusioned bride on her wedding day.
Winsome Webster - A widow with an appetite for the unexpected.
Zoe Struthers - An American cabaret singer who's had her fair share of personal problems.
Joanna Murray-Smith's play Bombshells was first performed by Caroline O'Connor at the Fairfax Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia, in December 2001. It was revived at the same venue in 2004, transferring to the York Theatre in Sydney in April 2004.
A reduced version consisting of four monologues was performed by Caroline O'Connor as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, in 2004. This production - now consisting of all six monologues - transferred to the Arts Theatre in the West End in September 2004.
Meryl Davenport - A mother who tells the story of her non-stop day in a rapid-fire internal monologue.
Tiggy Entwhistle - A cactus lover bravely attempting to rise above her relationship crisis.
Mary O'Donnell - A feisty teenage schoolgirl competing in a talent quest.
Theresa McTerry - An increasingly disillusioned bride on her wedding day.
Winsome Webster - A widow with an appetite for the unexpected.
Zoe Struthers - An American cabaret singer who's had her fair share of personal problems.
Joanna Murray-Smith's play Bombshells was first performed by Caroline O'Connor at the Fairfax Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia, in December 2001. It was revived at the same venue in 2004, transferring to the York Theatre in Sydney in April 2004.
A reduced version consisting of four monologues was performed by Caroline O'Connor as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, in 2004. This production - now consisting of all six monologues - transferred to the Arts Theatre in the West End in September 2004.
Reviews / Votes
'Jaw-droppingly good' * Sunday Times * 'A rare combination of comedy, truth and rapture' * Guardian * 'Little gems, as observant as anything in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads... Beautifully judged in their mixture of comedy and depression' * Guardian *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
86 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85459-850-9 (9781854598509)
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Person
Joanna Murray-Smith is the author of Honour, a painful play about the ravages of adultery, which was a huge hit with Eileen Atkins and Corin Redgrave at the National Theatre in 1995, Many more of her plays have been staged in her native Australia. She is also a novelist.