one-woman
adjective
: done, performed, or controlled by one woman
a one-woman job/show/play/business
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In the one-woman play, Erivo portrays several roles, including the titular vampire.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Kiri’s Evy is complicated and fascinating, and the actor expertly handles a role that essentially is a one-woman play, with nearly all her co-stars (except the mother) not physically present and only in voice-over.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
In the play, Erivo will be playing 23 roles in the one-woman show.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Following his death in 2006, Karen launched her one-woman show, Tied Up In Knotts, a story about growing up with the famed actor.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Kiri’s Evy is complicated and fascinating, and the actor expertly handles a role that essentially is a one-woman play, with nearly all her co-stars (except the mother) not physically present and only in voice-over.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
In the play, Erivo will be playing 23 roles in the one-woman show.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Following his death in 2006, Karen launched her one-woman show, Tied Up In Knotts, a story about growing up with the famed actor.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
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“One-woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-woman. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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