Advertisement
Performances for Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders will take place at the Little Theatre, Dunstable from 14th to 22nd March 2025, including a Saturday Matinee on 15th March. Thinking about joining the cast? Well why not come along to the auditions on 9th January at 7:45pm…. Read on for more information about the play and the characters…The action in this play all takes place in the Village Hall of Chortleby – where generally speaking nothing ever happens...until that is Agatha arrives to visit her sister-in-law. The ages are really flexible, it’s more about how the characters work together, so if you fancy a part do come down on 9th January and audition for it.
Main characters:
Agatha – a crime novelist, unassuming but very smart (F 30s – 60s). To bring it a bit up to date she’s also a podcaster. Think more Magpie / Moonflower murders than Miss Marple
Twigg – A Detective Inspector of extraordinary incompetence (M 30s – 60s). Think DI Derek Grim in the Thin Blue Line (90’s TV show) if you’re looking for inspiration
Alice – Agatha’s sister-in-law, pleasant, unpretentious. (F 30s – 60s) Generally quite a nice person whose main purpose in the play is to help Agatha
Harry – the village hall caretaker, cynical, worldly wise, down to earth (M 30s – 60s). I’d quite like him to be a ‘character’, perhaps with some kind of regional accent to differentiate him from PC Lockett who’s his cousin and played by the same actor
PC Lockett – the village bobby, cousin to Harry (played by the same actor) (M 30s – 60s)
Olivia – an upper crust, landed gentry type with less land than she’d like (M / F 30s – 60s). Generally carries a shotgun and very obviously the same actor that plays her ‘twin’ brother Oliver
Oliver – Olivia’s brother, who except for the hair looks the same (played by the same actor) (M / F 30s – 60s)
Smaller Roles
Eleanor – chair of the hall committee, mother superior type (F 30s – 60s)
Maisie – a cleaner, pleasant but not afraid to call a spade a spade (F 30s – 60s)
Toby – the vicar, generally genial and a little naïve, but can be forceful (M 30s – 60s)
Isabella – the pub landlady, mumsy type with definite pretensions (F 30s – 60s)
Mandy – a model recruited for the life drawing class (F 20 – 45 ish)
Notes
PC Lockett and Harry are played by the same person – their characters need to be sufficiently different from each other to not confuse the audience. I don’t mind how you make them different so feel free to use your imagination
Olivia and Oliver need to be obviously the same person – it’s a kind of visual joke
This play has a matinee on Saturday 15th March
It’s a comedy rather than a farce
If you’ve got any questions about the characters or the play itself give me a call. If you’d like to read the play in advance I can send you over a PDF
Auditions are on 9th January 2025 – look forward to seeing you there!
Julie
07505 355451
Advertisement
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Little Theatre, High Street South, , LU6 3SF Dunstable, United Kingdom, 77 High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3SF, United Kingdom,Dunstable
