Charles Dickens’ Classic: “Great Expectations”

AUDITIONS for the Charles Dickens’ Classic: “Great Expectations” Dramatisation by Robert Johanson Directed by Nicola Bond & Peter Kirkwood Will be held at the theatre on Sunday AUGUST 1st 2010 commencing at 10.00am. VENUE: Port Cineaste Building 70 Adelaide St Fremantle Please contact Nicola Bond on nbond@westnet.com.au or 0417 907 291 (email preferred) or Peter Kirkwood on pkirkwood@virginbroadband.com.au or 0435 503 639 for more information and to arrange an audition time. Great Expectations is a coming of age story that revolves around the life of one man, Pip. From the time he was 7 years old until he is in his late twenties, Pip shows us the important events in his life that shape who he became. "In the little world in which children have their existence, there is nothing so finely perceived as injustice," Charles Dickens declares in "Great Expectations." He is not speaking merely of legal miscarriages, but more especially of injustices of the heart--injustices which endure to colour adulthood. With these, Dickens himself was well acquainted throughout much of his life. Yet he managed to transform years of humiliation into high art. Much of his personal history he crammed into "Great Expectations," written as a magazine serial in 1861, made into a memorable masterpiece of a movie--and then adapted for the stage by Robert Johanson. At its world premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse New Jersey, audiences and critics cheered this new version of one of the greatest stories ever told. This gripping drama, replete with Dickens’ delightful humour and a parade of marvellous quirky characters, is a great introduction to audiences of all ages to a great work of literature. CAST REQUIRED Setting 1836-1857 Pip (Adult) Young Pip (An orphan aged 11) Abel Magwitch (A convict) Joe Gargery (A blacksmith) Mrs Joe (His wife, Pip’s older sister) Compeyson (Another convict) Uncle Pumblechook (Pip’s uncle) Mr Hubble (neighbour) Mrs Hubble (neighbour) Estella (As a young girl, adopted by Miss Havisham) Miss Havisham (An eccentric rich lady) Mr Jaggers (A lawyer) Miss Sarah Pocket (Relation of Miss Havisham) Camilla (Relation of Miss Havisham) The pale young gentlemen (Young Herbert Pocket) Estella (As a beautiful young lady) Orlick (A journeyman) Biddy (An orphan) Trabb (The tailor) Trabb’s Boy (The apprentice) Wemmick (Jagger’s clerk) Herbert Pocket (Pip’s friend) Bentley Drummle (Young man) Molly (Jagger’s housekeeper) The Aged Parent (Wemmick’s father) Little Pip (Joe’s son) Various Londoners, gentlemen, ball guests, prisoners, soldiers and seamen will also be required. There will be doubling of some of the roles - A great chance for actors to show their ability to adapt to multiple characters.