Audition – Home, I’m Darling – 24th June

Come along to the audition for our Autumn production!

Home, I’m Darling
By Laura Wade
Directed by Tim Schuler

Audition Date: Wednesday 24th June, 19:45
Performance dates: 29/30/31 October

SYNOPSIS

Judy and Johnny lead a 1950s lifestyle, complete with the clothes, décor and appliances. She stays at home while Johnny works as an estate agent. But behind the gingham curtains, being a domestic goddess isn’t as easy as it looks.

Winner of 2019 Olivier award for best new comedy, this witty and sometimes poignant play explores gender roles and the right of women to choose how they live their lives – even if this is as a perfect housewife!

CHARACTERS

Judy – has left her well-paid job to recreate a fantasy of being a 1950’s housewife. She’s beginning to realise the challenges of maintaining this lifestyle in a modern world

Johnny – works as an estate agent, desperately hoping for promotion. He’s initially unaware of the financial problems Judy’s been hiding from him

Fran – is Judy’s easy-going best friend. She struggles to maintain her belief that her husband is a victim of the ‘me-too movement’

Marcus – is Fran’s husband. His interest in the 50s mainly centres around dancing. His attitude towards his female colleagues however also seems a throwback to another era

Sylvia – is Judy’s mother. She brought Judy up on a commune, and as a staunch feminist is highly critical of her romanticised view of the 1950s

Alex – is Johnny’s new boss. She is young and ambitious, and presents a threat to Judy and Johnny’s world