the next open auditions will be for
PRIVATE LIVES
by Noel Coward
directed by Sarah Mann
performance dates: Monday 22nd ~ Saturday 27th March 2010

audition dates: Sunday 31st January @ 2.00pm & Wednesday 3rd February @ 8.00pm

“I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.”

Private Lives is Noel Coward's classic comedy of manners. After brief courtships and lightening weddings, a divorced couple find themselves reunited by the adjoining balconies of their honeymoon suites.

Originally performed by Coward himself and his muse, Gertrude Lawrence, this intimate play provides the opportunity for a small group actors to explore the style and character of the 1930s period.

Rehearsals will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, as well as some Sundays (tbc) from Sunday, 14th February 2010

Please note: some characters may be required to smoke onstage during this production.

If you are interested but unable to attend the audition dates, to see an advance copy of the script, or for more information, please contact Sarah Mann here.

we are looking for:

Elyot Chase
(mid 30s to early 40s)
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Amanda Chase
(early 30s)
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Sybil Prynne (20s)
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Victor Prynne (late 20s)
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Louise (any age)
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Wealthy, witty and cynical, Elyot's relationship with Amanda forms the centrepiece of Private Lives. His habit is to "be flippant" and mock traditional social conventions; if he has a philosophy, it lies in his refusal to ever be serious, in defiance of "all the futile moralists who try to make life unbearable." His eloquence and restraint mark his insecurities and emotions.

Amanda is Elyot's equal in every way. Fashionable, intelligent and cultured, Elyot describes her as having long hands and being an excellent dancer. Her sophisticated wit belies her wild side and far to knowing insights. She is often described as unconventionally masculine. "Unreliable" and "apt to see things the wrong way round", she can be violently acidic.

Small, blonde, feminine; in everyway the opposite of Amanda. She is far less cultured than her new husband and very much an innocent in a world she has bene ruthlessly pursuing. Like "a little sharp-eyed blonde kitten".

"Dear old Victor" is a jollygood sort. The director would like him to be younger than Amanda in this production. Hearty, occasionally pompous; the kind of man who smokes a pipe and wears tweed.

Louise the maid is a small part. It is likely the actress - of any age - will also be able to stage manage the production.

We also need set builders, as well as people willing to do sound and lighting for the week before the performance, as well as the rehearsals leading up to it. Please contact Sarah Mann for further details or to put your name forward to help.

Please note that the age specifications are not set in stone and the director will consider all auditionees in context of casting.

If you are interested but unable to attend the audition dates, to see an advance copy of the script, or for more information, please contact Sarah Mann here.