Act Normal includes 31 contemporary monologues from Too Much Punch For Judy , Hard To Swallow , Missing Dan Nolan , I Love You , Mum - I Promise I Won't Die , G ame Over . and many more of Mark's plays and musicals. Written with young performers in mind and available for classroom or audition use, they offer a range of characters and topics - both comic and serious - along with acting notes for each monologue. Many of the monologues are verbatim, providing a unique opportunity for actors and directors to explore this exciting form. Act Normal is the first exclusive collection of Mark's monologue work. ' Surprise your teacher, your friends, your family, your audience and last but not least, yourselves! ' - Mark Wheeller Monologue topics: True stories and verbatim pieces British World War II evacuee experience Testimony of world champion blind athlete Graham Salmon Account of sisters involved in a drink-driving accident Story of a woman's battle with anorexia A young woman's struggles breaking into the football world Two pieces on the life-changing consequences of a car accident Recounting of a prison assault Dan Nolan's 2002 disappearance Grooming and human trafficking Students excluded from the mainstream education system Accidental drug overdose Young people and self-harm Online predators Fiction Absurdist, allegorical tale about a fantasy King Unplanned teenage pregnancy Fandom and mourning an idol (reference to David Bowie) Theatre in Education piece on road safety Featured plays, with character options and ages (NB: all are suitable for performers of any age and gender) Blackout - Operation Pied Piper - Jean, aged 9 Graham - World's Fastest Blind Runner - Junie, pre-teen/ Graham, adult Too Much Punch For Judy - Judy, young adult/ Duncan, adult Hard to Swallow - Anna, young adult/ John, adult Sweet (W)FA / Lethal In The Box - Miss Vallas, adult/ Spanner, adult Chicken! - Nut-Job, teenager/ Chris, teenager Legal Weapon 2 - Andy, young adult Wacky Soap - Storyteller, adult Missing Dan Nolan - Pauline, adult / Sarah, young teenager/ Andy, adult One Million to Stop The Traffik - Mary, adult Kids Who Look Out of the Window - Tonisha, teenager Chequered Flags to Chequered Futures - Jane, adult/ Driver, adult I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won't Die - Jack, teenager Scratching the Surface - Louise, adult This Is For You - Susan, adult Can You Hear Me Major Tom? - Mark, adult/ Jasmine, adult Game Over - Lorin, adult.