Audition dates:

• Sunday 25th May @ 6.30pm
• Monday 26th May @ 7pm
• Recalls: Thursday 29th May @ 7pm

Contact: curiousincidentptc@gmail.com

Production dates:

• Tuesday 26th to Saturday 30th August with afternoon matinee 30th August

Please find below the details of the auditions for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Rehearsal Period:

Rehearsals will take place from 10th June onwards for 2-3 evenings on Monday to Thursday, as well as a rehearsal on Sundays. Sometimes there may be a need to rehearse on Saturdays and to rehearse on different days and times. Most actors will only be called for 2 rehearsals a week until the final few weeks, when actors should be prepared to rehearse on up to 4 days a week.

 

Audition Preparation:

You do not need to prepare anything but please ensure that you have read the play FULLY and that you have an understanding of the character/s you are auditioning for.  Please arrive on time. 

Please email director, Frances Bodiam at curiousincidentptc@gmail.com to request an Audition Form and confirm which audition date you will be attending.

  

Play Synopsis:

The dog is dead. Pierced with a garden fork. Standing on the lawn in the middle of the night beside Wellington is fifteen-year-old Christopher. His neighbour and the police believe he is responsible.

Determined to uncover the killer, Christopher turns detective, recording his findings in his special book. His quest will not be straightforward, however. He can remember all the world’s capital cities and every prime number up to seven thousand five hundred and seven, but he can’t bear being touched and he has never explored beyond the end of his road.

Solving the mystery will turn Christopher’s small world on its head in this heartwarming, life-affirming and bleakly funny drama adapted from Haddon’s bestselling, award-winning novel. 

First presented by the National Theatre in 2012 it garnered many accolades including the 2013 Olivier Award for Best Play and 2015 Tony Award for Best Play.

This production will be a challenging ensemble piece with movement and physical theatre. The actors will need to be skilled character players who are willing to be flexible and explore the script and storyline as part of a team. In the rehearsal period, we will begin without any scripts, working on character creation and definition, with focus on exploring and creating the dynamics of the play. In these workshops we'll be using some theatre practitioner techniques.  

Actors must be creative, flexible and able to work as part of a team.  Ensemble actors will be required to play more than one character. All actors will remain on stage throughout the performance.

A limited number of scripts are available from theatre General Manager Veronika Wilson.  Please email veronika@putneyartstheatre.org.uk to request one on loan.

 

CHARACTERS

Playing ages included for audition purposes. Actual age of the actor is less important than their ability to create the character.  We will be casting 10 ensemble actors in addition to Christopher, Ed, Judy and Siobhan.

• Christopher Boone                        (playing age) 15 years old
• Ed                                                            Over 30s - Christopher’s Dad.
• Judy                                                        Over 30s - Christopher’s Mum
• Siobhan                                                  Over 25 - Christopher’s Teacher
• Mrs Alexander/Ensemble            Over 50s – neighbour
• Mrs Shears/Ensemble                    Over 30s – neighbour
• Roger/Mr Shears/Ensemble        Over 30s – ex-neighbour
• Mrs Gascoyne/Ensemble             Over 40s – head teacher at Christopher’s school
• Reverend Peters/Ensemble        Over 30s
• Uncle Terry/Ensemble                  Over 30s – Ed’s brother
• Other characters will be allocated to ensemble actors as cast.

Backstage opportunities available include:

• Lighting operator,
• Set construction,
• Assistant stage manager
• Stage manager
• Sound operator
• Costume assistants
• Hair and make up assistants

Please get in touch with info@putneyartstheatre.org.uk if you are interested in getting involved.

You can get in touch with Director, Frances Bodiam with any questions you may have by emailing curiousincidentptc@gmail.com 

 

Please note:

We are committed to improving diversity in our casting, and unless stated for artistic reasons, we aim to actively adopt an inclusive casting policy. 

This is an amateur production. You do not need to be a member of Putney Theatre Company to audition, but actors and crew will need to become a member of Putney Theatre Company to take part in the show for £30 a year. A  £30 show fee will also need to be paid by all actors in the production. We encourage you to become a member of PTC anyway, even if not cast. 

Our company is run by volunteers and we expect all actors cast in a play to volunteer for Front of House duties at least once a year. Our shows could not go up without our Front of House volunteers.