Monologue suitable for Pantomime

Pantomime is a very unique style, you need to do a bit of panto not Ibsen etc I imagine you're going for principal boy? although you might be going for wicked queen or slave of the ring etc.
I'd knock something together if I were you for the role you're going for. Throw in a few audience participation bits to show you can do it. Oh yes you can!
I was very fortunate that I was given the speech they wanted for my recent panto audition and it worked! hooray. Now if I can just survive on bread and water till then......

• 15 years ago
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Cheers Nigel, that's a good idea to write my own to match the style.

Although the piece I have been sent to learn has audience participation, so maby I could do something to contrast.

I have a think, and hopefully a few more ideas from others.

I have a week to prepare, so at least I have a bit of time.

Alarna

• 15 years ago
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This might be slightly unfashionable, but I always think a good old fashioned Victoria Wood or Alan Bennett's Talking Heads monologues work well for panto auditions - they don't involve 'audience participation' as such, but they often are addressed to them. Victoria's 'Giving Notes' is a good one to look at. It might be slightly old for you, but in panto that matters less, and they might even like to see how you handle extreme characters different to your usual comfort zone.

• 15 years ago
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Oh - and I've just found a link to it online!

http://www2.prestel.co.uk/cello/GivingNotes.htm

• 15 years ago
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Sorry Emily, I'll have to disagree with you I'm afraid, it's hard to be highbrow about panto but if I went to an audition for the RSC I wouldn't do the ghost scene or a song sheet,(I think I'd get laughed out) the same works in reverse, by doing something that isn't panto it just says you don't understand or are not familiar with the "style" and it also means that the casting person probably won't get to see everything he needs to see.

• 15 years ago
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That all sounds good Lindsay, I'm curious though, I looked at Alarna's pics and was convinced it would be Principal boy ie Prince Charming, Dandini, Aladdin or Dick Whitt on offer here, but you've recommended Principal Girl, assorted Princesses, Cinderella, Snow White, Alice Fitwarren etc.
So that would be one way of making a huge contrast in doing two audition speeches. One as boy, one as girl.
But Which is it you're going for Alarna?
my money is on boy, (it's the trouser suit that pushed me that way:-)

• 15 years ago
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hehe we were typing at the same time.
OooooooH yes we were!

• 15 years ago
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hey I lost one! I did a long bit about the boy girl thing but it's not come up, then saw lindsay's new message and typed the "same time typing" bit, perhaps we crashed it in together at the same millisecond and you won lindsay :-)

• 15 years ago
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I like to do Bottom's speech from 'Dream' after he wakes up, as he's so childlike anyway.

• 15 years ago
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Hi All

Thanks for everyones suggestions.

I applied for one role, but I have been asked to learn the speech and song for principle girl.

My mind is now ticking with ideas to create my own monologue, and at least that way if I go a bit wrong I can improvise.

Although I have played priniple boy twice, it took me a while to get the physicalisation as I am such a girly girl.

It would be nice to play the damsel for once.

Alarna

• 15 years ago
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• 15 years ago
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Thanks Mark

I must admit a bit worried about the animated side of it, as I have mainly been doing TV and film auditions, so emphasis on the naturalism, but I love panto and with all the excellent advice people have been giving I think it should be OK.

Alarna

• 15 years ago
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I remember a panto audition i had last year, it was at short notice and the only monlogue i had in my head was regarding suicide! They gave me so many odd notes and directions, the key thing for me was rather than having the right speech, having something malleable (spelling?!) that i could do in many different ways at the drop of a hat. Be fearless and bold and they'll love it!
wishing you a leg-breaking time
x

• 15 years ago
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Great points everyone
I've just been invited to perform a 3minute panto monologue for a TIE tour
Would love to get some tips or ideas as I have 5 days to come up with both a monologue and 2 differing suitable songs

• 7 years ago
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I just write them myself! I adapt double entendre's and jokes to how much the pantomime is focused on children or for the whole family.

• 7 years ago
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Why are all these posts from 6 or 7 years ago suddenly appearing?

• 7 years ago
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Yes we seem to be turning into archaeologists :-)

• 7 years ago
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