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Mongoose

A strange and beguiling monologue about a loner obsessed with a malign companion called Mongoose.

  • Short Play
  • Drama

  • Target Audience: Young Adult, Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Published in volume Singular Male Voices

A strange and beguiling monologue about a loner obsessed with a malign companion called Mongoose.

Peter Harness's play Mongoose was first staged at Southwark Playhouse, London, in April 2003.

REVIEWS:

"Sitting in a sagging armchair, Ted describes how Mongoose first came to him... As Ted's father becomes more abusive, Mongoose's pranks turn nasty... A darkly charming fairytale."

 The Times

"Beautifully written... tough, delicate and cunningly structured."

 The Guardian

Premiere Production: Southwark Playhouse, London, 2003.
  • Casting: 1M
  • Casting Attributes: All Male