Sunday 26 August at 1pm

Director:                                      Kurt A Lerps

Assistant to the Director:               Lee Bowers

Stage Manager:                            Rhyll Bucknell

Place:                                         Chelmer Community Centre

                                                 Cnr Queenscroft and Halsbury Sts Chelmer

Season:                                        3^rd – 24^th November 2012

Plot summary

On a foggy night, Michael Starkwedder enters the home of the Warwicks through a window in the study. He finds the dead body of Richard Warwick, and finds Warwick's wife, Laura, holding a gun that supposedly killed him. Despite the murder being obvious, and overwhelming evidence pointing towards it, Starkwedder does not believe she killed him, and she soon tells him she's innocent. The two decide to place the blame on an enemy from the past, MacGregor, a man whose son was run over by Richard while he was drunk. As the story progresses, the two fake the fact that they were just finding out about the murder, and others in the house were introduced. It is revealed Laura was having an affair due to Richard's cruel nature, and was vouching for the man she was cheating with when she claimed to have killed Richard. But there are other suspects as well - Warwick's mother, his simple half-brother, the sinister Angell or the apparently goody-goody Miss Bennett. The real murderer could be anyone!

 Characters (7m 3f)

Richard Warwick (40s to 50s) [Non-speaking role]

A despicable man, murdered in his wheelchair while in his own study

Michael Starkwedder (35 to 45)

An engineer whose car breaks down outside the Warwick house on the night of the crime

Jan Warwick (18 to 25)   

Richard's mentally disturbed half brother

Henry Angell (40s)     

Richard's personal valet and male attendant

Julian Farrar (30s)   

Warwick family friend that is running for local political office

Sergeant Cadwallader (20s) 

The poetical young sergeant assigned to the case

Inspector Thomas (40s to 60s)

The no-nonsense inspector assigned to the case

Laura Warwick (25 to 35)

Richard's beautiful, younger wife who is discovered standing over his body with a gun

Miss Bennett (40s to 50s)

The Warwick family's faithful nurse

Mrs. Warwick (60s to 70s)

Richard's mother; a proud, commanding woman

Orientation after the cast is announced will take place on Saturday 1^st September at 11:00 AM at the Director’s home in Hendra.

Rehearsals would start Monday 3^rd September and BASICALLY continue every Tues/Thurs/Sun at the following times:  

Tuesday & Thursday                 7;00pm – 10:00pm

                                    Sunday                                     10:00am – Noon/1:00pm – 5:00pm

For information concerning auditions and the production, please contact the Director, Kurt A Lerps on (07) 3268 6431 (answer machine) or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Audition - Sunday 24 June at 1pm

Chelmer Community Centre, Cnr. Queenscroft & Halsbury Streets, Chelmer

Inquiries to Rod (director) 0416 164 064 or Rhyll (SM) 0414 816 976

Expressions of interest are called for the Queensland première of Ken Ross' revised script of Breaker Morant 

Season 08 -29 September 2012  -  Fridays & Saturdays  at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm

Cast

Lt Harry Morant    mid 30s   British ,  aristocratic but lacking in drawing room poise, strong arrogant features & manners, contradiction of a man – poet yet pragmatist ,reckless yet suspicious, frivolous yet solemn

Lt Peter Handcock   mid 30s   Australian bushman type   Handlebar waxed moustache

Lt George Witton   late 20s early 30s   Large man

Major Thomas late 20s   Australian .country bush solicitor fresh boyish face, gains strength, assurance and confidence through performance,   shrewd. not urbane,  earnest believer in clients

Major Bolton    40s   middle class English solicitor,  poised and polished, has reservations but fights  vigorously to win case

Lt Colonel Denny  mid 50s  President of court, English,  used to exercising authority (also first interrogator?)

Dr Johnson   late 50s   Scot,  dour,  preserver of life, contemptuous of the court martial (also second interrogator?)

Van Rooyan  50s   bearded Dutch farmer  (also trooper or Doctor Johnson?)

Mr Robinson  40s  a failure, symptomatic of alcoholism, hollow featured, nervous , subordinate attitude (also Colonel Hamilton, third interrogator and officer?)

Lord Kitchener 50s   British  autocratic manner and bearing, good looking   heavy walrus moustache

Sergeant Major Drummitt  40s   British stiff parade ground manner

Corporal Taylor  late 20s  British forceful, aggressive,  crisp military manner, displays nervous energy

(also corporal?)

Trooper Botha  30s  Dutchman  in British army,  slightly comical,  played with some sympathy (also trooper?)

Corporal Sharp 20s  cockney soldier

Additional extras   Officers and Troopers     some judicious doubling………