Note:  the ages are a guide.  Please do not let them put you off auditioning – we can, and will adapt for the right person – this applies to both female and male roles.

Female

Chris – 40 – 50yrs.  Best friend of Annie and life of the party

Annie – 40 – 50yrs.  Best friend of Chris and a little bit reserved – but under the influence of Chris will get up to lots of mischief

Cora – 40 ish.  Bit of a joker and must be able to sing well enough to start the show.

Jessie – 50 – 60yrs.  Jessie is a teacher.  She is pedantic about grammar.

Celia – 35 – 50yrs.  Celia likes shopping and is a wee bit out of place in the WI – but is enough of a rebel to fit in.

Ruth – 40 ish.  Ruth is always eager to please - but not someone that you can walk all over. Ruth wants more to life.

Marie – 50ish.  Marie has built a different ‘Marie’ than what she actually is.  She likes to brag about things.

Lady Cravenshire – 60 -70yrs.  She is patronizing – but really doesn’t mean to be. Must be over the top.  Please note – that this role will be doubled up with the following:

Brenda Hulse: 60 – 70yrs.  Brenda is very knowledgeable on Broccoli.  The opposite of Lady Cravenshire.

Elaine – 20yrs.  Elaine also doesn’t mean to be patronizing – but she is.  The world of the WI is very unusual to her.

Male:

John: 50yrs ish.  Annie’s husband.  John is one of life’s genuine nice guys.  When he dies – it feels like someone somewhere has turned an important light out.

Rod: 50yrs ish.  Chris’s husband.  Rod gives as good as he gets.  He kind of has to as he is married to Chris.

Lawrence – late 20s.  Shy – but not nerdy – there is a quiet wit to Lawrence

Liam – late 20s.  Little bit bored with having to direct the photo shoot – would rather be doing bigger and better things.  Doesn’t let the boredom show – but you kind of know.