The Monologue Collective

NOMINATED for BEST PRODUCTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE at the Sydney Theatre Awards

a youth theatre initiative created by Laneikka denne, where teenagers develop 6-8 minute monologues for HSC drama students

funded by riverside theatre and create nsw, the monologue collective: western sydney edition will be back in september 2026 at riverside theatre

@themonologuecollective on instagram and facebook

“ You could tell that the high schoolers were very excited about seeing themselves represented on stage, and also at the prospect that they, too, could write stories like this.”
— Jo Bradley @ Scribbles of Stage and Screen

The Gazette: Teenagers rejuvenate the HSC Drama syllabus

The Gazette: Teenagers rejuvenate the HSC Drama syllabus

Create NSW: Monologues rewrite the future of Australian theatre’s next generation

Create NSW: Monologues rewrite the future of Australian theatre’s next generation

Sydney Arts Guide:THE MONOLOGUE COLLECTIVE : THEATRE WRITTEN FOR TEENAGERS BY TEENAGERS

Sydney Arts Guide:THE MONOLOGUE COLLECTIVE : THEATRE WRITTEN FOR TEENAGERS BY TEENAGERS