Title: Black Comedy & Lockdown in Little Grimley (Double Feature)
Presented By: Sunnybank Theatre Group
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis:
Black Comedy (by Peter Shaffer) – A power failure in a London flat causes mayhem, mistaken identity, and chaos. Set some decades ago before mobile phones, the play is almost entirely acted ‘in the dark.’
Lockdown in Little Grimley (by David Tristram) – During a lockdown, the chairman of a struggling theatre group calls an emergency meeting to discuss a love story production destined to benefit the NHS. Based on their past efforts, will their well-meaning plan backfire?
AUDITION DETAILS:
Black Comedy:
Audition Date: Saturday, 8 February
Audition Time: 10:00 AM
Lockdown in Little Grimley:
Audition Date: Saturday, 8 February
Audition Time: 12:00 PM
Audition Location: Sunnybank Theatre Group, 14 Mains Rd, Sunnybank QLD 4109
Audition Requirements: Cold read from provided script pages.
Audition Registration: Register Here
Audition Packs:
Production Website: Sunnybank Theatre Group Auditions
Available Roles:
Black Comedy:
Brindsley Miller – Young sculptor, 20s.
Carol Melkett – Brindsley’s fiancé, spoiled and vacuous.
Miss Furnival – Middle-aged, refined, repressed.
Colonel Melkett – Carol’s father, brisk and bossy.
Harold Gorringe – Neighbouring antique dealer, 40s.
Schuppanzigh – German refugee, happy and cultivated.
Clea – Brindsley’s mischievous ex-mistress.
Bamberger – German millionaire art collector (small role).
Lockdown in Little Grimley:
Gordon – Theatre chairman, persistent optimist.
Margaret – Bossy diva actress.
Joyce – Secretary, struggles with lines.
Bernard – Backstage member, minor actor.
Performance Dates: 2 May – 17 May 2025
Performance Location: Sunnybank Theatre Group, 14 Mains Rd, Sunnybank QLD 4109
Crew:
Black Comedy Director: Dierdre Robinson
Lockdown in Little Grimley Director: Cristina Hope

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