Jerusalem

Auditions are held on Thursday 29 October 2026 at 7:30pm, for a production directed by Simon Hellyer. Audition pieces are requested by email to [email protected].

Roles being cast:

• Phaedra (playing age 15): a vulnerable girl escaping abuse at home, who sings at the opening and dances a duet at the end
• Ms Fawcett (30–50): a pompous council official, doubled with Dawn
• Mr Parsons (30–50): an inept council sidekick, doubled with Troy Whitworth
• Johnny "Rooster" Byron (50–70): a Romany ex-showman and the demanding lead, with several long monologues
• Ginger (30–45): an out-of-work plasterer and aspiring DJ
• Professor (65–80): a bumbling retired academic with mild dementia
• Lee Piper (20–25): a new age dreamer
• Davey (20–25): an abattoir worker; basic accordion or similar instrument skills are ideal
• Pea (15–18): a hyperactive tearaway
• Tanya (15–18): a provocative, funny and flirtatious teenager
• Wesley (middle-aged): a worn-out pub landlord; bad Morris dancing is essential
• Dawn (30–50): Johnny's strong-minded ex-wife, doubling Ms Fawcett
• Marky (10): two scenes and a couple of lines
• Troy Whitworth (40–50): Phaedra's thuggish stepfather, doubling Mr Parsons

The play is set in Wiltshire, so strong West Country accents are needed, though some variation is allowed. Playing ages matter because the generations must be clearly distinct.