Audition Notices

Open auditions for Bancroft Players' productions.

Audition Diary
ProductionAudition DatesPerformance Dates
The start time for auditions is 7.45 pm at the Theatre unless otherwise stated
Bea (a Fringe Production) Mon 9th and Wed 11th Jan @ 7.45pm 14th - 17th Mar 2012

Bea (a Fringe Production)

By Mick Gordon
Directed by Rory Reynolds

Bea's body is useless to her. She is isolated in her bed, surrounded by the evidence of the life she once led as a student before illness struck. Now she is dependent on her barrister mother, Katherine, and a carer to do everything for her. On the outside she is almost paralysed, but inside, she's dancing and always reaching for the light.

Mick Gordon's play focuses mostly on the inside and the issues of death and the limits of empathy; however it is surprisingly joyous and funny. We watch the day-to-day routine of Bea and carer Ray, as they laugh their way towards an understanding. But Bea wants more. She wants to die, and her physical condition means that she needs help from Ray and the mother who gave her life. A significant question is asked… could you help to end your own child's life if that's what they really wanted? That's the nub of this humane, thought provoking and at times beautiful play, ultimately about life itself.

A piece of inventive, touching and often disconcertingly amusing theatre that will challenge both our morals and our humanity.

Characters:

Scripts now available from outside the Box Office

AUDITIONS:
Monday 9th and Wednesday 11th January at 7.45pm
Production dates:
Wednesday 14th - Saturday 17th March 2012 in the Studio