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.

About the Author
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.

Reviews

'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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9781854598509
Author Joanna Murray-Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books
Weight(grams) 80g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 127mm * 5mm