Private Fears In Public Places

Private Fears in Public Places  intimately follows a few days in the lives of six characters, in four tightly-interwoven stories through 54 scenes.

There are six characters in the play, all of roughly equal prominence in the story. They are:

• Nicola, upper-middle class woman
• Stewart, estate agent for Nicola
• Dan, Nicola's fiancé, an ex-army officer
• Ambrose, a hotel bartender, Dan's regular server
• Imogen, Stewart's sister, looking for true love
• Charlotte, Stewart's work colleague, devout Christian with a murky past

The characters are in their thirties, except for Ambrose who is substantially older.

These are stage ages with some degree of flexibilty.

In addition, there is a seventh voice-only part of Arthur, Ambrose's abusive elderly father, who is only ever heard shouting from a room off-stage along with several other character voices.

Owing to the large response to this audition, the audition has been changed to a reading followed by an audition the following week, it is advantageous for those intending to audition to attend the reading.

Reading: 23rd January commencing at 2pm sharp at the theatre.

Audition: 30th January commencing at 2pm sharp, auditionees are requested to arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to commencement.

Rehearsals will commence Mid March 2011, with the season running from 6-21 May 2011.