Click here for the audition notice for Sheila’s Island.
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A Bunch of Amateurs – by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
Directed by Dorothy Hirsch
April 12 and April 14, 7:30pm, Dennis Wood Studio
April 16, 3:30pm, Dennis Wood Studio
Jefferson Steel – a fading Hollywood star who is arrogant, insecure, brash, gauche, demanding, vulnerable and ultimately aware of his own absurdity. (Should be able to do credible American accent. Don’t forget charismatic and charming.)
Dorothy Nettle – director of the Stratford Players and the moving force behind keeping the theatre alive. Her sweet and accommodating manner conceals her inner steel. (Sense of humour useful.)
Jessica Steel – Jefferson’s teenage daugher, who has been neglected by her Hollywood-star father and now wants to make him pay for it. (Teen outlook on life.)
Nigel Dewsbury – solicitor and leading light of the Stratford Players. Pompous, stuck-up and self-regarding, he believes he is the star of the show and should play all the leading roles. He also fancies his romantic chances with Dorothy. (Needs to be three-dimensional, not a caricature.)
Mary Plunkett – owner of The Rectory bed and breakfast. Jolly, generous and unashamedly adoring Jefferson Steel fan – although somewhat confused about which roles he played in his films and how keen he is on her. (Is very funny without any idea that she is. Played seriously.)
Denis Dobbins – handyman and village Mr Fixit. Avuncular though slightly dull, Denis is star-struck by Jefferson and fancies heading up his entourage of one. (Anything goes.)
Lauren Bell – thirty-something marketing executive former physiotherapist and the sponsor’s wife. Passionate about the arts and smarter than her husband allows her to be, she’s treated as a bimbo because of her looks. (Comfortable grace of a woman who knows she’s good looking, but that’s not what she’s about.)
Scripts are available in the ‘Next Productions’ pigeonhole in the Corn Exchange lobby.
For more information contact Dorothy, temperance8@outlook.com