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Please note we do NOT request payment to be involved with us - rather the opposite!)If you wish to audition, all auditionees are required attend the auditions in person, either on the mian auidtion day, or if unavailable on Jan 25th, to contact us to arrange a separate audition at mutual convenience between Jan 2nd and 24th.
The main auditions take place at
Sunday Jan. 25th 2026 1pm (Doors open from 12.00)
at
Chestnut Community Centre
1-3 Poplar Close
Brixham, Devon TQ5 0SA
We guarantee to audition every person who wishes to audition.
Please bring a completed audition form, a pen, your diary, and wear comfortable clothing.
Casting ALL roles in this 18th century costume whodunnit based on the novel by Baroness Orczy.
Powerful male & female roles for actors aged 16-80.
Any ethnicity welcome.
All levels of experience welcome.
We are looking for lovely people who want to be part of a great quality show tour & theatre team.
This is a lavish costume drama & adventure whodunnit set in 1792 between England & the French Revolution. This is our 20th anniversay production.
The show is suitable for audiences of all ages touring to a variety of theatres,schools & community venues across Devon & the Midlands, plus streaming online.
Actors must be based in the Devon area because of the need to attend rehearsals and performances in the South Devon region.
As things stand at time of writing all actors will receive an equal share of money made from ticket sales for the performances (inclusive of streaming), as well as location-based character photoshoots, copies of all press featuring you, videos for show/ demo-reels, and references.
For those newer to acting; all credits with us (whether profit-share or "proper" rate) count towards Spotlight registrations allowing newer actors to professionally register and then apply for agents and bigger castings. The payments (however much it is) can also count towards your Equity membership application.
Rehearsals for this show take place on Wednesdays 7pm - 9/ 9.30pm, and Sundays 1pm - 4 / 4.30pm at Chestnut Community Centre, 1-3 Poplar Close, Brixham, TQ5 0SA.
AUDITION PACK AND SIDES ON OUR WEBSITE FROM DECEMBER 2025, AT https://www.southdevonplayers.com/auditions.html
*THIS SHOW DOES NOT CONTAIN NUDITY OR SEXUAL SCENES
* THIS SHOW DOES CONTAIN MILD SWEARING (EG "DAMN") AND SOME VIOLENT SCENES.
Violent scenes will be choreographed by our experienced in-house fight choreographer.
Public show dates at the time of writing are as follows. All actors need to be available for all dates.
Brixham - June 12-13th 2026
Exeter - June 20th 2026
Budleigh Salterton - June 27th 2026
Kingskerswell - July 4th 2026
Stokenham - July 11th 2026
Torquay - July 18th 2026
Buckfastleigh - July 25th 2026
Birmingham - August 1st 2026
(tbc) - August 8th 2026
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
c/o 1-3 Poplar Close, TQ5 0SA Brixham, United Kingdom, 1 Poplar Close, Brixham, TQ5 0, United Kingdom
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