Helen is often played as a "bad mother" caricature. To bring something new to a Helen monologue, look for the beneath her brassy exterior.
Jo, a working-class teenage girl, is alone in a cold bedsit. She’s pregnant, abandoned by her sailor boyfriend, and stuck in a toxic, love-hate relationship with her alcoholic, promiscuous mother, Helen. The monologue takes place after another fight with Helen, who has just left to go out with a new man. a taste of honey monologue new
Are you preparing this monologue for an audition or drama school? Focus on the irony. The directors have seen a thousand weepy Jos. Give them the one who smiles when her world collapses. That is the one they will remember. Helen is often played as a "bad mother" caricature