one-woman
adjective
: done, performed, or controlled by one woman
a one-woman job/show/play/business
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Collins first played the role in 1988 when Willy Russell’s one-woman play, directed by Simon Callow, opened at the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End.
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Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Collins first starred in Willy Russell's 1988 one-woman play in London's West End, which won her the Olivier Award for Best Actress.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
The feature adaptation of Suzie Miller’s award-winning one-woman play — backed by Embankment Films, which launched international sales on the project in Cannes — has now completed principal photography in London.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
These are the recipes that launched a cultural revolution and created a mogul out of a one-woman catering business.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Collins first starred in Willy Russell's 1988 one-woman play in London's West End, which won her the Olivier Award for Best Actress.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
The feature adaptation of Suzie Miller’s award-winning one-woman play — backed by Embankment Films, which launched international sales on the project in Cannes — has now completed principal photography in London.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
These are the recipes that launched a cultural revolution and created a mogul out of a one-woman catering business.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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“One-woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-woman. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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