The Good Companions

Tower Theatre Company holds auditions for The Good Companions, directed by David Taylor with musical director Jonathan Norris and choreographer Rachel Berg, at the Tower Theatre in Stoke Newington on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 December 2026 from 7pm. A date for possible recalls is still to be arranged. The production plays at the Tower Theatre from 10 to 20 March, with rehearsals starting on Sunday 3 January, rising to four nights a week from 22 February, and get-in and technical rehearsals on Sunday 7 and Monday 8 March.

Roles, with playing ages:

• Jess Oakroyd (man, 50s-60s), a craftsman and handyman from Yorkshire.
• Miss Trant (30s-40s), a lady of means from the Cotswolds.
• Inigo Jollifant (man, 20s), a teacher, composer and piano player.
• Susie Dean (20s), the rising star of the troupe.
• Jerry Jerningham (20s-30s), a song and dance man.
• Morton Mitcham (50s), a larger-than-life traveller with a banjo.
• Mr and Mrs Joe Brundit (40s-50s), a singing double act.
• Jimmy Nunn (30s-40s), a comedian.
• Elsie Longstaffe (30s), a singer and actress.
• Miss Thong (50s), the wardrobe mistress.
• Doubled and trebled parts, including Charles, Leonard Oakroyd, Sam Oglethorpe, Mrs Oakroyd, Hugh McFarlane, Mr and Mrs Tarvin, Miss Callender, the Theatre Manager, Lady Parfitt, Milbrau, Monte Mortimer, Ethel Georgia, football supporters and variety troupe performers.

The audition consists of a simple group dance taught at the session, select script pages available on request, and a number from a musical show that suits the singer's voice. Auditions are for Tower Theatre Company members only, and joining requires passing a company audition first; the membership and auditions secretary handles enquiries about joining. Those wishing to audition contact the director, David Taylor.