TOWARDS ZERO BY AGATHA CHRISTIE
ALL WELCOME
‘When I was a girl such things did not happen. Men had their affairs, naturally, but they did not allow them to break up their married life.’
WHEN: TUESDAY 23RD JANUARY, 2024 AT 7.30 P.M. (details below)
When a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of Lady Tressilian, Neville Strange finds himself caught between his old wife Audrey and his new flame Kay. A nail-biting thriller set in the 1950’s, the play probes the psychology of jealousy in the shadow of a savage and brutal murder. A carefully unpeeled investigation before our eyes brings the story to a pointed ending.
CHARACTERS:
THOMAS ROYDE – Family friend
KAY STRANGE – Current wife of Neville
MARY ALDIN – Secretary of Lady Tressilian
MATTHEW TREVES – Elderly gentleman
NEVILLE STRANGE – Former ward of Lady Tressilian’s deceased husband
LADY TRESSILIAN – Slightly younger than Treves
AUDREY STRANGE – Ex wife of Neville
TED LATIMER – Friend of Kay
SUPERINTENDENT BATTLE, C.I.D., Scotland Yard
INSPECTOR LEACH, Local C.I.D.
P.C. BENSON
Apart from where mentioned above, the ages are generally in the 20’s to 40’s vicinity, but this is a rough guide only. All are welcome to audition.
WHERE: BATS THEATRE COMPANY INC.
WHEN: TUESDAY 23RD JANUARY, 2023
TIME: 7.30 P.M.
PERFORMANCES: 6 SHOWS
FRIDAY 19TH APRIL 2024 AT 7.30 P.M.
SATURDAY 20TH APRIL AT 2.00 P.M. AND 7.30 P.M.
FRIDAY 26TH APRIL AT 7.30 P.M.
SATURDAY 27TH APRIL AT 2.00 P.M. AND 7.30 P.M.
REHEARSALS: EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT –7.30 P.M. TO 9.30 P.M.
WHERE: BUDERIM WAR MEMORIAL HALL, CORNER MAIN AND CHURCH STREET, BUDERIM
Should you require further details or have any queries, please contact the director Bruce Olive on 0457 438 236 or email reaolive@gmail.com
Auditions are meant to be fun! And community theatre is meant to be fun also.
The last thing we want is for people to be stressed over what’s to come. In most cases, you’ll find that our auditions are open and easy, the directors are available for questions and your friends can be there to support you.
Above and beyond anything, all you need is confidence and a ‘Give it a Go’ mindset. Will you always get the part? No, but you will always learn and will most likely have a great time as well!
Where ever possible, it’s always a good idea to have read the play beforehand, and we usually hold a play-reading the week before. This is the best time to get ‘the feel for it’, to find out if it’s something you’d like to audition for and take part in.
Once you get started, commitment is key. For this reason, directors will let you know up front what the rehearsal schedule will be and when you will need to be available. Bring your diary!
Finally, we rarely ask for pre-prepared monologues so there’s no need to spend weeks learning Shakespeare before an audition (unless that’s the strange thing you’re into!). The most important things our directors look for is the willingness to give it a go, the willingness to follow directions and the willingness to BE ON TIME. Experience can be developed with time… everyone has to start somewhere.
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