The Beast Will Rise is a series of monologues written by Philip Ridley.

The Beast Will Rise
GenreMonologues
Written byPhilip Ridley
Directed byWiebke Green
Starring
Country of originGreat Britain
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes15
Production
ProducerJack Silver
Running timeVarious
Production companyTramp Productions
Original release
NetworkYouTube
ReleaseFebruary 4 (2020-02-04) –
September 10, 2020 (2020-21-10)

The monologues were performed online by the cast of Ridley's play The Beast of Blue Yonder, which was scheduled to be performed at The Southwark Playhouse on 2 April 2020 but was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Five of the monologues from The Beast Will Rise were performed together live at The New Normal Festival in Wandsworth on 18 August.[3]

Monologues

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  • Gators
  • Zarabooshka
  • Chihuahua
  • Origami
  • Wound
  • Telescope
  • River
  • Eclipse
  • Performance
  • Star
  • Night
  • Puzzle
  • Snow
  • Rosewater
  • Cactus

Glitter in the Dark competition

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From June - July 2020 the company producing The Beast Will Rise, Tramp Productions, ran a competition for actors to star in one of the monologues as part of the series. The winner would also receive a £150 cash prize.[4]

The competition was open to "Anyone graduating from a drama school or other acting training in 2020" and "d/Deaf and disabled actors at the start of their careers regardless of [actor training]".[5] Entrants were required to submit a footage of themselves performing a 1-2 minute extract of any of the monologues from that had been released up to that point.[6]

On 25 July Tramp Productions on their Twitter account announced that the winner of the competition was the 2020 Mountview graduate Yanexi Enriquez.[7]

References

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  1. ^ The Beast Will Rise webpage on We Are Tramp website
  2. ^ Mayo, Douglas. "Philip Ridley to premiere The Beast Will Rise a series of online monologues". BritishTheatre.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ News on Knight Hall agency website: World Premiere of THE BEAST WILL RISE by Philip Ridley at The New Normal Festival on the 18th of August 2020!
  4. ^ Glitter in the Dark 'FAQ: Prizes' webpage
  5. ^ Glitter in the Dark Competition website
  6. ^ Glitter in the Dark 'FAQ: How do I enter?' webpage
  7. ^ @wearetramp (25 July 2020). "And the winner is..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.