Mordialloc Theatre Co. Inc.
Author: Lucy Kirkwood
Director: Peter Newling
Genre: Drama
Synopsis
In a small English coastal cottage, former nuclear scientists Hazel and her husband Robin are enjoying a quiet retirement, despite living just outside the exclusion zone of a dangerously crumbling nuclear power plant.
She practices her yoga, while he tends to his cows and, bar the rolling blackouts, their lives seem mostly untouched by the chaos outside – until a visit from an old friend and colleague shakes their
peaceful existence, forcing them to confront their secret jealousies
and their past and future.
Characters
Acting Roles:
HAZEL: Aged 65+. Retired nuclear scientist and wife of Robin. Very smart, but has a tendency to overthink things. As a result, she comes across as rather fragile, distrustful and brittle.
Likeable, but nervous and worried about most things.
Genders: Female
Ages: 65+
ROBIN: Aged 65+. Retired nuclear scientist and husband of Hazel. Comes across as a bit of a wag – quick with a one-liner or pithy observation. Would be great company at a dinner party.
However his good nature covers a deep sense of unease.
Genders: Male
Ages: 65+
Backstage Roles: Lighting Design, Lighting Operating, Sound Operating, Set Build Set Crew
Precast Characters:
Rose
Audition Venue & Dates
Audition Dates and Times:
2:00pm on:
8:00pm on:
Audition Venue Name: Mordialloc Theatre Company
Audition Venue Address:
Unit 8, 417-419 Warrigal Rd Cheltenham
*To book an audition time and to download a copy of the play, go to https://mordialloctheatre.com.au/auditions-the-children/
*or contact the Director, Peter Newling, by phone on 0419 205 200 or e-mail: peter.newling@gmail.com
Audition Enquiries Contact: Peter Newling at peter.newling@gmail.com
Performances
Season Dates: 22 May 2025 - 31 May 2025
Showtimes:
2:30pm on:
- Sat 24th May 2025
- Sun 25th May 2025
- Sat 31st May 2025
8:00pm on:
- Thu 22nd May 2025
- Fri 23rd May 2025
- Sat 24th May 2025
- Wed 28th May 2025
- Thu 29th May 2025
- Fri 30th May 2025
- Sat 31st May 2025
Other Information
Other Information:
*To book an audition time and to download a copy of the play, go to https://mordialloctheatre.com.au/auditions-the-children/
*The director will be using excerpts from the play as audition pieces.
*Please check that you are available for all performance dates before booking your audition time.
*Rehearsals will kick off with a read-through on Sunday 23 March; then continue on Tuesday evenings, Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons until opening.
*Please also inform the director if there are any potential rehearsal dates on which you may not be available.
