<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Fishamble, the new play company"--Front book cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This hilarious volume brings together three funny, vibrant and theatrical monologue plays for female performers. <br/><br/><i>The Wheelchair on My Face </i>by Sonya Kelly <br/>Sonya tells her story about growing up with poor vision that went undiagnosed until she was seven years old. Combining memoir, theatre and stand-up comedy, this delightful story of a myopic child shows us how we can better the world even if we cannot see the world. <br/><br/><i>Charolais </i>by Noni Stapleton <br/>A dark comedy of love, longing and an intense rivalry with a Charolais cow. Siobhán is forced to share the affections of her farmer boyfriend with his beloved, prize-winning French heifer. Overcome with desire, Siobhán develops a homicidal jealousy for this cow, while feeling equally murderous towards her snobbish, soon-to-be mother in law. <br/><br/><i>The Humours of Bandon </i>by Margaret McAuliffe <br/>Nobody knows where their five year old will take that first after-school activity. To the surprise of her mother, Annie takes it all the way to the top - of the Irish Open Dancing Championships. Armed with optimism, drive and passion, Annie's about to learn that life doesn't always go according to plan. <br/><br/>Developed as part of Show in a Bag, an artist development initiative of Dublin Fringe Festival; Fishamble: The New Play Company; and Irish Theatre Institute to resource theatre makers and actors. The plays were then produced by Fishamble, touring throughout Ireland, the UK, USA and Europe.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A fast-paced, witty, and intensely emotional tale filled with laughter, loss and despair . . . ****<br/>Irish Times on Charolais<br><br>A lively, often funny account of a childhood marred by a disability which goes too long undiagnosed . . . Instead of a triumph-over-the-odds-tale, she does something more understated, possibly more interesting: a story about coping with what life throws at you, and just being normal. ****<br/>Scotsman on The Wheelchair on my Face<br><br>Amid nicely observed vignettes about the icky toilets, subtle mind games and opaque scoring methods of youthful dance contests, McAuliffe portrays a whole range of vivid supporting characters, while spinning a tale of a young woman finding her feet, so to speak . . . both writing and performance are by turns sharp, charming and hilarious, evoking the jealousies and joys of Irish dancing, right down to the final piece of choreography. All round, a champion turn. ****<br/>Irish Times on The Humours of Bandon<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Sonya Kelly </b>is an Irish playwright and actor. Her debut solo show, <i>The Wheelchair on My Face: a look back at a myopic childhood</i>, won a Scotsman Fringe First Award for new writing at the Edinburgh Fringe 2012 and was Critic's Pick in the <i>New York Times</i>. <i>How to Keep an Alien</i> debuted at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.<b> <p/>Noni Stapleton </b>is an Irish actress, voiceover artist and playwright. She graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2002. She wrote and performed <i>Charolais </i>in 2014.<br><b><br>Margaret McAuliffe</b> is an actress and playwright. She graduated from the Gaiety School of Acting in 2010. In 2016 her play <i>The Humours of Bandon</i> enjoyed rave reviews, a sellout run in Bewley's Café Theatre and earned her the Bewley's Little Gem Award for Tiger Dublin Fringe 2016.</p>