Solo performance in her solo piece titled "We Keep Our Victims Ready". Sometimes, solo shows are simply traditional plays written by playwrights for a cast of one. Examples: "Shirley Valentine" by Willy Russell, "I Am My Own Wife" by Doug Wright, "The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead" by Robert Hewett and "Topless" by Miles Tredinnick. A performer of shows of this type is Chris Harris, whose performances in the genre include "Kemp's Jig", "That's The Way To Do It!", "Ally Sloper's Half Holiday", "Beemaster", "'Arris Music 'All" and "A Night at the Pantomime". There have also been many British comedians
Educating Rita Bryant. Susan (who initially calls herself Rita), dissatisfied with the routine of her work and social life, seeks inner growth by signing up for and attending an Open University course in English Literature. The play opens as 'Rita' meets her tutor, Frank, for the first time. Frank is a middle-aged, alcoholic career academic who has taken on the tutorship to pay for his drink. The two have an immediate and profound effect on one another; Frank is impressed by Susan's verve and earnestness and is forced to re-examine his attitudes and position in life; Susan finds Frank's tutelage opens doors