The Unexpected Guest Auditions

Show: The Unexpected Guest
Author: Agatha Christie
Venue: Old Mill Theatre
Theatre Company: Old Mill Theatre
Show Dates: Feb 23-March 10
Director: Joan Scafe

Synopsis:
Lost in fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house… only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun. But the woman’s dazed confession is anything but convincing and the unexpected guest decides to help. Remarkably, police clues point to a man who died two years previously but, as the ghosts of a past wrong begin to emerge, a tangled web of lies reveals family secrets and chilling motives – where the real murderer turns out to be the greatest mystery of all.
Interpretation:

Auditions——————
Contact: Joan Scafe – jscafe@tpg.com.au
Venue: Old Mill Theatre, Mends Street, South Perth
Date(s): January 6
Time(s): 2pm
Preparation:
No prepared pieces required, there will be extracts for each character which can be read through before auditioning.
Role(s):
Characters required (ages are not set in concrete as long as relationships are not compromised):

Richard Warwick – 45-50, non-speaking role

Michael Starkwedder – 35-45, active, tough-looking

Jan Warwick – 25-30, pale, has learning difficulties, Richard’s brother

Henry Angell – 45, correct but shifty eyes, valet/carer to Richard

Sergeant Cadwalleder – 30, poetic, musical voice, not totally observant

Inspector Thomas – 45, poker-faced, dryly sarcastic

Julian Farrar – 35, worried, military bearing, good-looking

Laura Warwick – early 30s, wife of Richard, good-looking

Miss Bennett – 50, efficient, housekeeper/secretary, nosy

Mrs Warwick – 70, Richard’s mother, forthright

It would be beneficial if the policemen could do Welsh accents.