Auditions coming up in July
Our annual auditions are coming up for our new season of shows in July.
Please see below for details of each show and the parts available. All are welcome! We are also on the lookout for people willing to get involved backstage in all aspects of production from set painting, technicals, costumes, publicity, to front of house and stage crew. Please do come down to the readings and auditions to find out more and register your interest. No need to call head, but if you do need more info, please contact info@klp.org.uk.
All readings and auditions are at 7:45pm in the back room of Kings Langley Community Centre.
Alice in Wonderland a Pantomime by Tom Whalley Directed by Craig Allen
Performances :December 4th to 7th 2024
Reading Thurs 4th July
Auditions Thurs 11th July
Cast:
Knave of Hearts
The Duchess Dormouse
Cheshire Cat
Caterpillar
Mock Turtle
Alice
Tweedles Dum & Dee
Queen of Hearts
Sister
Mad Hatter
King of Hearts
The White Rabbit
March Hare
Plus… Knobby the Door, Playing Cards, lots of kids!
Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN By Rona Munro
Directed by Carolyne Bevan
Performances : March 6th to 8th 2025
Reading Mon 15th July
Auditions Thurs 18th July
The classic tale of Victor Frankenstein and the tortured creation he rejects is given a refreshingly modern twist in this new adaptation
Flexible casting: 8 – 14
List of Characters:
MARY SHELLEY
Age: 20s -30s
Vivacious and frighteningly creative – a sort of Gothic Fleabag – addressing the audience directly and shaping the narrative in ‘real-time’
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
Age: 20s -30s
Scientific genius, obsessive, driven, arrogant, morally ambiguous
THE MONSTER
Age: any
Physical build: any [square forehead and bolts through neck not required] An intelligent, lonely, vengeful ruin created from human corruption
HENRY CLERVAL
Age: 20s -30s
Loyal, morally upright, slavishly devoted to best friend Victor
ELIZABETH LAVENZA
Age: 20s -30s
A beautiful orphan, brought up in the Frankenstein family. Selflessly in love with Victor and impatient for their
marriage
ROBERT WALTON *
Age: 20s -50s
An intrepid Arctic explorer, unable to progress while his ship is held fast in the ice. He rescues Frankenstein and is witness to his story
MASTER *
Age: 30s – 60s
Commander of the polar expedition ship. Reluctant to risk his crew’s safety for Walton’s dangerous ambition
WILLIAM FRANKENSTEIN *
Age: about 10
Cherished younger brother to Victor. Innocent and doomed
PROFESSOR WALDMAN *
Age: 30s – 50s
Victor’s tutor at University whose controversial lectures inspire him to create life from death
FRAU FRANKENSTEIN *
Age 40s-60s
Victor’s mother. Kind, indulgent and motherly
HERR FRANKENSTEIN *
Age – 40s -60s
Victor’s father. Kind, indulgent and fatherly
JUSTINE *
Age 20s -30s
An orphan brought into the Frankenstein household to look after the younger children. Wrongly accused of a horrible crime, with tragic consequences
PETER *
Age 50s-70s
An impoverished blind man – forced to live with his family in a woodland hovel – who trustingly befriends The
Monster
FELIX *
Age 20s – 40s
Peter’s son – protective of his family – horrified by The Monster
AGATHA *
Age 20s -40s
Peter’s daughter – honest and caring– also horrified by The Monster
SAFIE *
Age: 20s-30s
Plucky daughter of a Turkish merchant, in love with Felix [wishing her boyfriend didn’t live in a hovel but determined to be with him at all costs]
THE BRIDE *
Age: Any
A creature unwillingly created by Frankenstein as a loving companion for The Monster
CHORUS
Some roles marked with * could be doubled up and those actors would also be part of an ensemble. This CHORUS
appears throughout the play as ‘background artistes’ and is integral to the setting up and striking
Caught in the Net by Ray Cooney
Directed by Neil Revens
Performances: 15th to 17th May 2025
Reading Mon 1st July
Auditions Mon 8th July
Cast:
John Smith, 30+, Taxi Driver, married with children. On stage semi-permanently!
Barbara Smith, 30+, One of John’s 2 wives
Mary Smith, 30+, other wife
Barbara’s son Gavin, 20+
Mary’s daughter, Vicki, 20+
Stanley Gardner, 30+, Jon & Mary’s lodger, knows all the secrets
Dad, Stanley’s aged and confused father
IN SUMMARY
Monday July 1st Caught in the Act Reading, Monday July 8th Auditions
Thursday July 4th Alice in Wonderland Reading, Thursday July 11th Auditions
Monday July 15th Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Reading, Thursday July 18th Auditions.
All in the back room, at the Community Centre commencing 7.45pm
No need to message us ahead of time, but if you do need more details please contact info@klp.org.uk. All are welcome.