Audition Dates
15 Sept 2002 – 16 Sept 2002
- Sun 15 September 2002
- Mon 16 September 2002
Details
- Playwright
- Will Evans & Valentine
- Director
- Maggie McInnes
AddressWilliamstown Little Theatre, 2 Albert St, Williamstown (Melways 56 B7)
This is the first of the famous Whitehall farces, written by Will Evans and Valentine. The version being presented at Williamstown has been adapted by Alan Ayckbourn, who has kept all the original madness but taken out the "in" jokes which would mean little to a modern audience, thereby creating a fast, funny and delightful play, which enjoyed great success when it was presented in London some years ago. The new version will be presented in 1922 - the play's original setting.
The plot goes something like this. To inherit a lifetime interest in Tons of Money, Aubrey Allington, an unsuccessful inventor, burdened with debts, has to die and resurrect himself as his cousin, who is believed to have departed this life in foreign climes. Of course, this being a farce, nothing is that simple and heirs start turning up from everywhere
Most of the cast will need to be reasonably fit, as there is a great deal of running around, hiding, leaping through doorways and falling about required, particularly from the actor playing Aubrey Allington. However, ages are fairly flexible, although relative age will have some bearing on casting - that is, all the wives and cousins need to be about the same age, say between late twenties to early forties.
AUBREY HENRY MAITLAND ALLINGTON
Needs a flexible actor who can assume various accents and play several types including that of an upper-class English inventor. Think of the Scarlet Pimpernel having fallen on hard times and needing the money. Large role.
LOUISE ALLINGTON (Aubrey's Wife)
Smartly dressed, attractive, lively and full of wonderful ideas. Needs a flexible actor. Upper-class English. Large role.
Miss BENITA MULLETT (Louise's Aunt)
Needs to look and behave older than the rest of the main cast. Brusque in manner and speaks abrubtly. Rather deaf. Upper-class English. Medium role.
JEAN EVERARD (Friend of Louise)
Similar type to Louise but definitely lacking in the mental dept. Beautifully dressed. Fixated on her missing husband. Medium/large role.
SPRULES (A Butler)
Apart from his desire to get his hands on the money, a typical butler of the period. Severe and precise in manner. Medium/large role.
SIMPSON (A Parlourmaid)
Slightly cockney, smartly turned out and the perfect servant - on the surface. Medium/large role.
GILES (A Gardener)
Unrelentingly melancholic and deadpan. Full of unrequited love for the Cook. Regional English accent, when he speaks at all. Elderly. Small role.
JAMES CHESTERMAN (A Solicitor)
The archetypal English solicitor. Well-educated English accent. Medium/small role.
"HENERY" (A Scoundrel)
Cockney, trying to be American and failing. Medium/small role.
GEORGE MAITLAND
Similar type to Aubrey but has lived in Mexico for many years. Small role.
Auditions are by appointment only. The audition readings will be taken from the script and there will be an improvisation required.
To make appointments or for any queries please call the Director, Maggie McInnes on:
9749 9846
The season will run from 21st November 2002 to 7th December 2002.
The plot goes something like this. To inherit a lifetime interest in Tons of Money, Aubrey Allington, an unsuccessful inventor, burdened with debts, has to die and resurrect himself as his cousin, who is believed to have departed this life in foreign climes. Of course, this being a farce, nothing is that simple and heirs start turning up from everywhere
Most of the cast will need to be reasonably fit, as there is a great deal of running around, hiding, leaping through doorways and falling about required, particularly from the actor playing Aubrey Allington. However, ages are fairly flexible, although relative age will have some bearing on casting - that is, all the wives and cousins need to be about the same age, say between late twenties to early forties.
AUBREY HENRY MAITLAND ALLINGTON
Needs a flexible actor who can assume various accents and play several types including that of an upper-class English inventor. Think of the Scarlet Pimpernel having fallen on hard times and needing the money. Large role.
LOUISE ALLINGTON (Aubrey's Wife)
Smartly dressed, attractive, lively and full of wonderful ideas. Needs a flexible actor. Upper-class English. Large role.
Miss BENITA MULLETT (Louise's Aunt)
Needs to look and behave older than the rest of the main cast. Brusque in manner and speaks abrubtly. Rather deaf. Upper-class English. Medium role.
JEAN EVERARD (Friend of Louise)
Similar type to Louise but definitely lacking in the mental dept. Beautifully dressed. Fixated on her missing husband. Medium/large role.
SPRULES (A Butler)
Apart from his desire to get his hands on the money, a typical butler of the period. Severe and precise in manner. Medium/large role.
SIMPSON (A Parlourmaid)
Slightly cockney, smartly turned out and the perfect servant - on the surface. Medium/large role.
GILES (A Gardener)
Unrelentingly melancholic and deadpan. Full of unrequited love for the Cook. Regional English accent, when he speaks at all. Elderly. Small role.
JAMES CHESTERMAN (A Solicitor)
The archetypal English solicitor. Well-educated English accent. Medium/small role.
"HENERY" (A Scoundrel)
Cockney, trying to be American and failing. Medium/small role.
GEORGE MAITLAND
Similar type to Aubrey but has lived in Mexico for many years. Small role.
Auditions are by appointment only. The audition readings will be taken from the script and there will be an improvisation required.
To make appointments or for any queries please call the Director, Maggie McInnes on:
9749 9846
The season will run from 21st November 2002 to 7th December 2002.
Contact
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