The Audition process::
We're holding individual auditions on Saturday 22nd August in slots between 11am and 3pm in the Rose Centre's upstairs rehearsal room - accessible from the back of the building. These will be unpaid roles.
The roles in the production will be:
* Miss Shepherd (about 65)
* Alan Bennett (the playwright's public persona)
* Alan Bennett 2 (his inner persona)
* Mam (Alan Bennett's mother - in her 60s)
* Rufus (Alan Bennett's neighbour - husband of Pauline)
* Pauline (neighbour - wife of Rufus)
* Social Worker (a female role)
* Underwood (a dilapidated figure)
* Mam's Doctor
* Leo Fairchild (Miss Shepherd's brother)
* Lout
* Ambulance Driver
* Miss Shepherd's Doctor
* Interviewer
* Priest
If you have any questions, or would like a copy of the script and/or to book an audition slot, please email Company Theatre's Stephen Hood ([email protected]) or director Sian at [email protected].
A copy of The Lady in the Van's script has been uploaded to
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uUwdCCW49HYbFnVQAOS21ae2S30KmeFI/view?usp=sharing
On stage from November 13th to 28th, Sian Davis will be directing.
Sian's most recent stints directing for Company Theatre were August 2024's "Home Land", "Death of a Salesman" in August 2023, and May 2021's "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" - with her acting in, and more recently directing, numerous successful plays over the years.
