Auditions for “No Sex Please, We’re British”
Auditions for the first show of our 2015-2016 Season, No Sex Please, We’re British by Anthony Mariott and Alistair Foot, will be held at the Village Players of Hatboro on the following dates:
- Saturday, June 20th at 2PM
- Sunday, June 21st at 7PM
Cold readings from the script will be provided. British accents for all characters are HIGHLY preferred.
Show dates are October (2015) 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17. All actors who are cast must be available for all show dates, as well as tech week (Sunday, September 27th through Wednesday, September 30th) and benefit shows on weeknights throughout the run.
NOTE: Rehearsals will not be on location or held regularly, during the month of July due to theater construction.
SYNOPSIS
A young bride who lives above a bank with her husband, the assistant manager, innocently sends a mail order off for some Scandinavian glassware. What comes is Scandinavian pornography. The plot revolves around what is to be done with the veritable floods of illicit materials, photographs, books, films, and eventually girls, that threaten to engulf this happy couple. The matter is considerably complicated by the man’s mother, his boss, a visiting bank inspector, a police superintendent, and a muddled friend who does everything wrong in his reluctant efforts to set everything right, all of which works up to a hilarious ending.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Peter Hunter: (M) (25 – 35) Manager of a sub-branch of the National United Bank
Frances Hunter: (F) (25 – 35) Peter’s newlywed wife
Brian Runnicles: (M) (25 – 35) The chief cashier
Eleanor Hunter: (F) (50 – 65) Peter’s mother
Leslie Bromhead: (M) (50 – 65) The bank’s district manager, Peter’s boss
Superintendent Paul: (M) (50 – 65) Of the local police force
Mr. Needham: (M) (40 – 50) A bank inspector
Susan and Barbara: (F) (20 – 35) Two “customer service agents”
Delivery man: (M) (any age) A delivery man
CREW MEMBERS & NEWBIES
Audition nights are a perfect time to come out, meet the director, and express your interest in helping out backstage, be it in the role of a stage manager, lights & sound operator, concessions, or whatever else you might like to do.
They’re also GREAT for first-timers to come out and observe how things are done, maybe express interest in being a helper, or read for a part! We almost always cast at least one person who’s never been on stage before. You never know what can happen!
Questions? Please contact Director Ashley Lora-Lee at ashley@thevillageplayers.com.
