Our autumn production for 2025 will be A Brief Encounter with Noël Coward, and open auditions will take place on Thursday 30th January.
We will be staging two short plays by Coward at the Broadbent Theatre in October 2025: Still Life, which was the basis for the classic 1945 film Brief Encounter, and Come Into the Garden, Maud.
You are invited to audition for parts in either or both plays. Ages shown are for guidance only.
In Still Life, directed by Martin Noble, Alec and Laura meet and fall in love in a railway station tearoom. Their relationship is mirrored by the courtship rituals of two other couples. But Alec and Laura are both happily married – will they follow their hearts or bury their love forever?
Roles and playing ages:
Alec Harvey – mid to late 30s
Laura Jesson – mid 30s
Myrtle Bagot – 40s-60s
Albert Godby – 40s-60s
Beryl Waters – early 20s
Stanley – early to mid 20s
Bill and Johnnie – 20s
Mildred – early 20s
Dolly Messiter – mid 30s to mid 40s
Young man – any age
In Come Into the Garden, Maud, directed by Su Toogood, an American couple are staying in a luxury Swiss hotel. Anne-Mary is petulant and domineering, while her husband Verner is quiet and philosophical. Verner is drawn to a wealthy widow, Maud Caragnani, who pays the couple a visit. Will he take a chance on love, or remain stuck in his loveless marriage?
Roles and playing ages:
Vernon Conklin – 55, American accent
Anne-Mary Conklin – 50s, American accent
Maud Caragnani – 44, English accent (a few lines in Italian)
Felix, a waiter – 20s – early 30s, French (a few lines in Italian)
Auditions will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 30th January 2025 at St Mary Le Wigford church hall, next to Lincoln railway station.
If you are interested in auditioning but unable to attend, please email stoogood1946@gmail.com.
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