A Taste Of Honey Monologue [cracked]

In the context of 1950s British theatre (Kitchen Sink Realism), this speech is revolutionary. Working-class women were rarely given voices that expressed such fierce, albeit fragile, independence. Jo is not a wife, a mother, or a prop; she is a survivor.

But I’m an extraordinary person, Geoffrey. There’s only one of me. I don’t want her 'fancy men' or her 'theatrical' life. I just wanted a taste of something… sweet. Just a taste of honey to get the soot out of my throat. (She looks at the bulb again, her voice softening) a taste of honey monologue

(She turns at the door, hand on the frame, and adds, almost to herself.) In the context of 1950s British theatre (Kitchen

Right then. Let’s go see what the old bat wants for breakfast. Probably a fight. But I’m an extraordinary person, Geoffrey