LORD ARTHUR SAVILE’S CRIME
Written By: Constance Cox
Director: Richard Burman

AUDITION DATES
Sunday January 10th, at 2.30 pm.
Monday January 11th, at 7.30 pm.

SEASON DATES
12-27 March 2021 (10 performances)

REHEARSALS
Rehearsals will be three times a week – twice in the evening during the week on Monday and Wednesday, and once in the afternoon on a Sunday. The complete breakdown of rehearsal days and times will be finalised on casting.

AUDITION DETAILS
All auditions are by appointment only. Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to complete paperwork.
To express your interest in auditioning, please contact the director, Richard Burman, on richard@rawburman.com.au.

AUDITION VENUE
Fleigner Hall, 31-39 Highland Avenue, Oakleigh East, VIC 3166

THE PLAY
Based on the acclaimed story by Oscar Wilde, Lord Arthur Savile’s is engaged to lovely Sybil Merton. A cheiromantist, Podgers, reads Lord Arthur’s palm and foretells he will commit a murder. Horrified, Lord Arthur, desirous of a blissful married life, feels duty bound to get the murder done with sooner rather than later.

CHARACTER DETAILS

Lord Arthur – Male (20s-30s)
Arthur is young, charming, and not overburdened with brains. He possesses a good heart despite the fact that, in order to secure his and fiancée’s future happiness, he is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice – of other people. 

Sybil Merton – Female (20s-30s)
Sybil is Lord Arthur’s delightfully rich fiancée. Gifted and graceful, Sybil adores Arthur. A sweet and charming woman, she becomes caught up in Arthur’s plans.

Lady Julia Merton – Female (50s-60s)
Lady Merton is Sybil’s mother, an arrogant and stubborn Victorian parent. Blunt and strict, she is a woman of little taste.

Lady Windermere – Female (40s-50s)
Lord Arthur’s aunt – his mother’s younger sister. Vibrant and attractive, she is a charming hostess and doyenne of Victorian society.

Lady Clementina – Female (60s-70s)
Arthur’s great aunt. Financially supported by Lord Arthur – she is sadly penniless due to an unfortunate gambling addiction. However, when it comes to men, Lady Clementina shows she still has a roving eye.

The Dean of Paddington – Male (50s-70s)
The Dean is Lord Arthur’s uncle – an upper-class, old-fashioned churchman – booked to conduct the wedding between Lord Arthur and Sybil. Spry though absent-minded, he is also fond of food and obsessed with clocks.

Mr Podgers – Male (40s-60s)
A cheiromantist or palm reader. On the surface, Mr Podgers is bland and inoffensive, but in reality, he is devoted to money – a cunning and devious trickster.

Baines – Male (40s-50s)
Lord Arthur’s trusty butler, resourceful and forgiving of his young master. Baines is intelligent, loyal, and unflappable.

Nellie – Female (20s)
Lord Arthur’s newly hired parlour maid. Sunny and flirtatious, Nellie enjoys light-heartedly teasing Baines.

Herr Winklelkopf – Male (40s-60s)
An enthusiastic German anarchist, motivated, loud, and excitable.

PRECAST CHARACTERS: None.