Drama: Monologue/Duologue

Introducing the Drama – Monologue/Duologue category winners of our first ever Sydney Catholic Schools’ Lockdown Arts Festival.

To watch the great dramatic and comedic speeches of all our category winners and highly commended artists – including the creators’ descriptions of their own work – simply click on the three lines in the top right-hand corner of the video playlist below.

Early Primary (K-2)

School: Our Lady Star of the Sea Miranda Catholic Primary School, MIRANDA
Title: Alice in Wonderland
A short monologue from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Watch the performance here.

School: St Charles’ Primary School, WAVERLEY
Title: Cassandra
The monologue is taken from Cassandra written by M.D Larson

Watch the performance here.

Middle Primary (3-4)

School: Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, CARNES HILL
Title: Evil Queen’s side of the story
I am the composer and I chose this topic because I believe that is what happened.

Watch the performance here.

Upper Primary (5-6)

School: Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, HUNTERS HILL
Title: Jasmine’s speech to Hakim (Aladdin-2019)
A monologue from the live action adaptation of the animated classic Aladdin by Walt Disney directed by Guy Richie

Watch the performance here.

Lower Secondary (7-9)

School: Marist Sisters College, WOOLWICH
Title: Les Misérables Cosette monologue
This is the monologue I wrote during lockdown from the point of view of Cosette in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Watch the performance here.

Upper Secondary (10-12)

School: Marist Catholic College, NORTH SYDNEY
Title: Professor Ogle – Monologue
Ruby Moon by Matt Cameron explores suburbia, missing children and neighbourhoods. Professor Ogle mistakenly believes he is responsible for inventing a black hole that children and animals keep disappearing through. He blames himself for the disappearance of Mrs Moon’s daughter Ruby. A gothic and absurd tale of a very serious issue in communities around the world.

Watch the performance here.

Primary Class

School: St Jerome’s Catholic Primary School, PUNCHBOWL
Title: St Jerome’s Script to Screen: Maui Meets…
Stage 2 and 3 students in St Jerome’s created and performed their own imaginative duologue, where Maui (from Moana) meets another character of their choice.

Watch the performance here.

School: St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, PRESTONS
Title: The Truth
The Truth – This extract us adapted from the short play script “Fairy Crystal and the Really Big Lie” which is all about a fairy who can’t tell the truth!

Watch the performance here.

Family Submission

School: Galilee Catholic Primary School, BONDI
Title: I See Red!
It is about going crazy in lockdown. I came up this for some fun with my family. – Move to Family

Watch the performance here.