Anniversary auditions Tues

Date/Time
Tue 3rd July
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Location
The Nova Scotia

Calling all actors! Auditions are being held on Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th July for our production of “The Anniversary” (show details below). You can sign up for an audition slot by either attending the read-through on 1st July (details below) or by emailing treasurer@brisolcads.org.uk

Dates for your diary:
There will be a read-through on Sunday 1st July at 2pm. This will give everyone a chance to hear / read the play in its entirety and to express an interest in particular parts.
The play will be performed at the Alma Theatre from 7th – 10th November 2018.

The Characters (and Playing Ages*):
Tom (20 – 25)
Shirley (18 – 25)
Henry (35 – 40)
Terry (30 – 35)
Karen (30 – 35)
Mum (late 50s to mid-60s)
*There is some flexibility in terms of ages but the cast need to look the right ages relative to each other.

Plot summary:
Two of three sons have something important to tell Mum. Terry, the pensive middle son, wants to leave the family business to emigrate to Canada with his wife and children. Tom, the youngest, wants to marry the latest in a long line of girlfriends. Their problem is how and when to deliver their news – that is, if they can muster the bravery needed to tell her at all – because Mum, evil, malevolent and fanatically domineering, is used to getting her own way and intends to keep her world intact at any cost…