AUDITION NOTICE: Around the World in 80 Days - Tugun Theatre Company

Title: Around the World in 80 Days

Presented by: Tugun Theatre Company

About: This production embraces a “giant drama game” style of storytelling, reminiscent of 10 Seconds to Make, where everyday objects transform into trains, boats, elephants, and entire worlds. Cast members will perform, create live sound effects, manipulate props, and shift characters constantly, with eight actors bringing over 125 roles to life. Join Phileas Fogg and his devoted valet Passepartout as they race around the globe from Victorian London to the Indian subcontinent and beyond. The show celebrates imagination, physical storytelling, and ensemble collaboration, using inventive props, costumes, and live sound effects to complete each illusion.

Audition Details:

• Audition Date: Saturday 31 January 2026

• Audition Time: 3:00pm

• Audition Location: Tugun Village Community Centre

• Register online or simply turn up on the day https://www.tuguntheatre.org/audition

• Director enquiries (SMS only): 0412 263 281 Nathan Schulz

Scheduling:

• Rehearsals Dates: February – April 2026

• Rehearsal Times: Monday & Thursday evenings at 7:00pm

• Performance Dates: 8 – 30 May 2026

  • Fridays & Saturdays – 7:30pm

  • Saturdays – 2:00pm

  • Thursday 28 May – 7:30pm

Character Breakdown:

PHILEAS FOGG

• Male

• Mid-30s to mid-40s

• Accent: English (upper middle class)

• A fastidious, composed English gentleman. Intelligent, meticulous, and quietly adventurous, with unwavering confidence and resolve.

PASSEPARTOUT

• Male (female actors welcome to audition, playing a young man)

• Mid-20s to early 30s

• Accent: French (English acceptable for auditions)

• Former acrobat and loyal servant to Fogg. Brings youthful energy, humour, and physicality.

• Physically demanding role — dance or acrobatic skills welcomed but not essential.

INSPECTOR FIX

• Male

• Mid-30s to early 50s

• Accent: English

• A determined detective obsessed with capturing Fogg, convinced he is responsible for a Bank of England robbery. Clever, persistent, and comedic in his interactions.

PRINCESS AOUDA

• Female

• Mid-20s to early 30s

• Accent: Indian or English

• A brave and intelligent Indian princess who escapes an arranged marriage and becomes an integral part of Fogg’s journey.

• Tugun Theatre Company strongly encourages diverse casting for this role while respecting the cultural context of the story.

ENSEMBLE 1 ⚠️ This role has already been cast.

ENSEMBLE 2

• Male or Female (in men’s wardrobe)

• Mid-20s to early 40s

• Accents: Various

• Speaking roles include:

  • James (English)

  • Mr Ralph (English)

  • Clerk (English)

  • Liverpool Policeman (English)

• Non-speaking roles include:

  • Aouda Guard, Opium Denizen, Luigi (circus performer), Rangoon Passenger, Train Bandit, General Grant Passenger, Mr Mudge, Henrietta Crewman, Angry Malabar Man

• Will dance in Red Sea number

ENSEMBLE 3

• Male or Female (in men’s wardrobe)

• 18 to early 30s

• Accents: Various

• Speaking roles include:

  • Flower Seller (English)

  • Clerk (English)

  • Sailor (American)

• Non-speaking roles include:

  • Henrietta Crewman, Aouda Guard, Opium Denizen, Train Bandit, Circus Performer, General Grant Passenger, Carnatic Passenger, Angry Malabar Man

ENSEMBLE 4

• Male or Female (in men’s wardrobe)

• Mid-20s to early 30s

• Accents: Various

• Speaking roles include:

  • Beggar Woman (English)

  • Club Man (English)

  • Peninsula Conductor (English)

  • Miss Singh (Indian)

• Non-speaking roles include:

  • Henrietta Crewman, Aouda Guard, Opium Denizen, Train Bandit, Circus Performer, General Grant Passenger, Carnatic Passenger, Angry Malabar Man

• Will dance in Red Sea number

ENSEMBLE 5

• Male or Female (in men’s wardrobe)

• Mid-20s to early 40s

• Accents: Various

• Speaking roles include:

  • Mr Flanagan (English)

  • Mongolia Purser (Italian)

  • Calcutta Policeman (Indian)

  • Captain Von Darius (American)

  • Engineer (English)

• Non-speaking roles include:

  • Henrietta Crewman, Aouda Guard, Opium Denizen, Train Bandit, Circus Performer, General Grant Passenger, Carnatic Passenger, Angry Malabar Man