Scandaltown

by Mike Bartlett

Directed by Stuart Watson

Tuesday 19th - Saturday 23rd March 2024

Matinee, Saturday 23rd, 3pm

Main Stage, 7.45pm

Moral and progressive young heroine Phoebe Virtue disguises herself as an IT consultant and journeys to London to rescue her brother Jack from the temptations of the depraved metropolis, where she suspects he is taking drugs and reading the Daily Telegraph.

Meanwhile, vampy, scheming Lady Susan Climber attempts to ascend the ladder of influence and land a breakfast TV spot by getting cancelled for being outrageous on social media. Their fates collide in a night of mayhem, mistaken identities, and mind-blowing sex at the Netflix masked ball.

Mike Bartlett’s post-pandemic love letter to the reopened theatres is a rollicking modern take on Restoration comedy that holds a satirical mirror up to the fads and fashions of our time, as well as a joyful celebration of London.

AUDITIONS

You can audition on Sunday 26th November at 7.30pm or Monday  27th November at 7.30pm. If successful, you will be asked to attend recalls on Thursday 30th November at 7.30pm.

Please register to audition by emailing the director, Stuart Watson at ptcscandaltown@gmail.com 

CASTING INFORMATION 

Scandaltown requires an ensemble cast of six men and six women playing 15 roles (three actors doubling). Playing ages should be regarded as a rough indication only.

The original production had a multicultural cast, and it would be great if our company also reflects the diversity of London’s population. However, there is very little in the dialogue that indicates any character’s ethnicity, and the audition process will assume that any role could be played by an actor of any ethnicity.

The audition pieces can be downloaded from below the cast breakdown.

AUNTY JULIE
Female 40s, northern. Jack and Phoebe’s aunt and adoptive parent

Doubles with:

REBECCA DE SOUZA
40s, posh, incredibly southern. Daily Mail journalist married to Matt Eton.

PHOEBE VIRTUE
Female 20s, her niece. Our heroine. Morally upstanding and progressive.

JACK VIRTUE
Male, 20s, Phoebe’s twin brother. Bisexual libertine.

SIR DENNIS HEDGE
Male, 40s-50s. Enormously rich businessman and dragon on Dragons’ Den.

Doubles with:

KEVIN THE POSTMAN
Male 40s-50s, rustic. Aunty Julie’s lover.

FREDDIE PERIPHERAL
Male, 20s. Jack and Jenny’s flatmate. Gay man with an interesting job that no-one ever bothers to ask about.

JENNY HOOD
Female, 20s. Jack and Freddie’s flatmate. Gay woman, anti-capitalist, and occasional thief.

HANNAH TWEETWELL
Female, 20s-30s. Vengeful social media consultant.

LADY SUSAN CLIMBER
Female, 40s. Ambitious and avaricious former reality television star.

MATT ETON
Male, 30s-40s, very posh. Conservative MP and Secretary of State for Procurement.

PETER MEDIA OBE
Male, 50s. Cambridge-educated television executive.

Doubles with:

CARSON
Male, 70s. Lady Climber’s aged manservant.

ROSALIND DOUBLE-BUDGET
Female, 40s-50s. Cambridge-educated television producer.

TOM DOUBLE-BUDGET
Male, 20s. Her son. Sheltered young man and would-be documentary-maker.

Click below to download audition pieces
Scandaltown audition pieces combined.pdf

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 PTC to audition, but actors and crew will need to become members for £30 a year by direct debit. A £25 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.