"I feel like I'm drowning in everyone's expectations. Mum's always on my case about something - getting a job, being more ladylike, finding a man. And the men... oh god, the men. They all think they can just waltz in and sweep me off my feet, like I'm some kind of romantic comedy. But I'm not a romantic comedy. I'm a mess. I'm a 17-year-old girl with a baby on the way and a mother who's more concerned with her own love life than mine.
I’m going to plant this. Right here, in the middle of all this dirt and the noise of the tugboats. They say things don’t grow in Salford unless they’re made of iron, but I’m going to make it grow. I have to. Because if this can find a way to live in a place like this… then maybe I can, too." A Taste of Honey - Shelagh Delaney and Joan Littlewood
A Taste Of Honey Monologue Jun 2026
"I feel like I'm drowning in everyone's expectations. Mum's always on my case about something - getting a job, being more ladylike, finding a man. And the men... oh god, the men. They all think they can just waltz in and sweep me off my feet, like I'm some kind of romantic comedy. But I'm not a romantic comedy. I'm a mess. I'm a 17-year-old girl with a baby on the way and a mother who's more concerned with her own love life than mine.
I’m going to plant this. Right here, in the middle of all this dirt and the noise of the tugboats. They say things don’t grow in Salford unless they’re made of iron, but I’m going to make it grow. I have to. Because if this can find a way to live in a place like this… then maybe I can, too." A Taste of Honey - Shelagh Delaney and Joan Littlewood a taste of honey monologue