'A glass of chilled nectar in the parched state of live theatre at the moment.'
‘A very special contribution to the betterment of the world! I feel my horizons very much expanded.’
‘Exciting to have everyone from all over the globe.’
‘I feel as if I have been out for the evening and met loads of fascinating people.’
‘Such a lovely sociable and inspiring event.’
‘Terrific concept, beautifully executed.’
‘One of the bright stars of 2020!’
Maverick Monologues provides a platform for anyone to deliver a self-written monologue (in the first-person voice) from the perspective of any woman no longer living, personally known to the writer or not, from any part of the world - whom you deem remarkable or extraordinary and definitely unsung. And what a veritable encyclopedia of amazing women we have already uncovered - with the help of our presenters - and are steadily building!
Our most recent Maverick Monologues evening - our twelfth - was held on Zoom on 16th February 2022. The event featured seven presenters and over 35 guests who joined us from England, Wales, Scotland, New York, New Zealand, France and southern Australia. Eleven previous evenings (two in 2018 at The White Lion in Hebden Bridge, a further two in March-May 2019 at Chapter 17, Hebden Bridge and six subsequent Zoom events) were also hugely successful, producing a steady band of presenters and listeners.
In all so far, 43 different speakers have presented pieces bringing to life 92 different amazing women.
Nearly all our presentations are available below for you to READ: just click on the name of the heroine of your choice to read the full presentation.
Please note: All presenters’ speeches are subject to Copyright Ⓒ. Material from them may not be used in part or in their entirety without the express permission of the author. Please apply in the first instance by contacting Heroica Theatre Company.
And, brand-NEW: many presentations are also now available for LISTENING. Please see below - under the list - on how to access them.
OUR INSPIRATIONAL HEROINES, brought to new life by the presenters who follow their name:
Alice Emily Ray by Catherine Willis Lavena Saltonstall by Julian Harber
Alice Miller by Di Percy Lavinia Ponsonby by Susie Reade
Angela Morley (Wally Stott) by Tim Hardy Liao Hongying by Alison Leonard
Ann Moss by Abigail Moss Lillian Rose Prior by Michael Prior
Anne Lister by Jill Liddington Lily Parr by Alexandra Mathie
Annie Malone by Alexandra Mathie Lois Smith by Wally Woodcock
Annie Wilson by Vivienne Rivis Lotte Hahm by Deborah Delano
Atsuko Betchaku by Heather Kiernan, Iliyana Nedkova & You-Ri Yamanaka Lucy Tansey by Geoff Tansey
Audrey Walker by Cathy Walker Maggie Bury by Denise Deegan
Barbara by Angie Cairns Margaret Harris by Di Seymour
Beatrice Scalchi by Tim Hardy Margaret Morris by Angie Cairns
Caroline Norton by Alison Leonard Marie Bashkirtseff by Agnes Ness
Catherina Linck by Deborah Delano Marie Owens by David Rhodes
Charlotte Dod by Marie Charnley M J Long by Alison Leonard
Charlotte Guest by Catrin Gerallt Marion Campbell by Alexandra Mathie
Claude Cahun by Amanda Dalton Marion Richardson by Alison Leonard
Christa McAuliffe by David Rhodes Mary Bole by Alexandra Mathie
Christian Fletcher by Alexandra Mathie Sister Mary Cecilia by Alison Leonard
Doreen Govan by Shenagh Govan Mary Gilmour by Angie Cairns
Dorothy Lawrence by Cate Fowler Mary Haddock by Alison Skilbeck
Dorothy Monroe by Deborah Delano Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse by Alison Leonard
Edith Mary Hanbury Bigland by Catherine and Ruth Holtom-Putz Mary Stott by Alison Skilbeck
Elizabeth Wilding by Alexandra Mathie Molly Dobbin by Charlotte West-Oram
Emma Appleby by Vivienne Rivis Nan Shepherd by Alexandra Mathie
Enid Stacy by Alison Leonard Noor Inayat Kahn by Tim Hardy
Ethel Carnie Holdsworth by Sue Wilde Nguyen thi Dinh by Judith Appleton
Ethel Ward by Denise Deegan Nora Davies by Di Seymour
Evelyn Lyle Kalças by Kathleen Tansey Pat Douthwaite by Angie Cairns
Fanny Burney by Ann Banks Prunella Stack by Charlotte West-Oram
Florence Rainford by Catherine Putz Rahab the Harlot by David Rhodes
Gertrude Beasley by Angie Cairns Rosa Bonheur by Angie Cairns
Gertrude Bell by Judith Appleton Rosemary Tonks by David Underdown
Grace O'Malley by Jo Bird Ruth B Drown by Ann Banks
Grand Master Sutherland: ‘The Miss’ by Pauline Lockhart Sara Josephine Baker by Ann Banks
‘Henriette’ by Cathy Walker Sheila Shulman by Brenda Whisker
Hilda Doolittle by Amanda Dalton Sophie Blanchard by Cate Fowler
Irena Sendler by David Rhodes Susanna Wesley by Cathy Walker
Jacqueline Tenenbaum by Alison Skilbeck Teresa Cornelys by Abigail Moss
Janet Vaughan by Alison Skilbeck Tiffany Jae by David Rhodes
Jean Dearden by Liz Almond Unnamed (first woman in Antarctic) by Hannah Lawson
Jean Smith by Alison Skilbeck Unnamed (author: A Woman in Berlin) by Deborah Delano
Jenny Darlington by Hannah Lawson Unnamed (‘An Unhistoric Act’) by Tim Hardy
Josephine Butler by Charlotte West-Oram Victoria Woodhull by Tulis McCall
June Cornish by Alison Leonard Vivian Bullwinkel by Angie Cairns
Junko Tabei by David Rhodes Wanny Wolstad by Hannah Lawson
Katherine Houghton Hepburn by Tulis McCall Wendy Law by Phillip Law
NEW: VOICE RECORDINGS of many of our presentations now available in the GALLERY below:
(Simply DOUBLE-CLICK on the image of the heroine: where the ‘hand’ appears and where her name is followed by the presenter’s name.
RE-PLAY box should appear at the bottom of your screen.)
REMINDER: These recordings are strictly COPYRIGHT Ⓒ and remain the property solely of the authors. Any request to use any of the recorded material, in any format either in part or otherwise, must be addressed in the first instance to Heroica Theatre Company.
In addition: two more voice recordings for heroines for whom no image exists:
’Henriette’ presented by Cathy Walker
Unnamed: Author of ‘A Woman in Berlin’ presented by Deborah Delano
AND when you’re finished savouring the voices of our heroines, why not go to our brand-new HEROICA HEROINES’ TIME-SEQUENCE page, where you’ll find dates, titles, nationalities and ‘job-titles’ of all our fascinating heroines? Just navigate down from our CURRENT PROJECTS tab.
Inaugural Maverick Monologues speakers: March 2019
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