See the best new plays in monologue form at Heretic Voices, a celebration of unique voices with exceptional stories to tell.

Selected from 1,136 submissions by Guardian theatre critic Michael Billington, award-winning playwright and actor Lolita Chakrabarti, BAFTA Award-winning actor Monica Dolan and senior literary agent Mel Kenyon, the winning three monologues make for one unforgettable evening.

WOMAN CAUGHT UNAWARE by Annie Fox

A searing examination of the culture of body shaming
Directed by Jessica Edwards, starring Amanda Boxer

DEAN MCBRIDE by Sonya Hale

A vivid and poetic story of loss and redemption set on a Croydon council estate
Directed by Roy Alexander Weise, starring Ted Reilly

A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW by Tatty Hennessy

The story of a teenage girl’s solo journey to the North Pole with her father’s ashes
Directed by Max Gill, starring Lauren Samuels