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AGATHA CHRISTIE’S ~ AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
11 February @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Written By: Agatha Christie
Creative Team: Director – Justine C. Lewis
And Then There Were None is Agatha Christie’s own dramatic adaptation of her best-selling novel.
Setting – 1939, An Island off the coast of Devon, England
Ten strangers are summoned by mysterious host U.N Owen to a mansion on Soldier Island, just off the coast of Devon, England.
All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for MURDER!
Baffled, these strangers realise that they have no idea who their host is; and as the weather turns, the group is cut off from the mainland, they understand that they have been brought to the island by a maniac who intends to dispense their own perverted form of justice.
And then as the first guest is dispatched the bloodbath truly begins and it is clear that the remaining guests can trust no one. As one by one they are brutally murdered, falling away to the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme!
But who is the Killer?
Is it Mr Phillip Lombard? The mysterious regiment captain who abandoned his men?
Could it be Dr. Armstrong? A Doctor who has an intense interest in nervous disorders?
What about Sir Lawrence Wargrave? A Court Justice with an eerily calm demeanor?
Or perhaps Miss Vera Claythorne, a young secretary with a heartbreaking secret?
Will anybody survive this gathering to make it off the island?
(Phoenix Variety and Music Group is proud to announce that this production restores the original 1939 ending, drawn from the novel and using entirely Dame Agatha Christie’s own words.)
Information Session: 11/02/2024
Noarlunga Uniting Church Hall – 23 William Road, Christies Beach
Audition Information:
| Audition Information #:0 | |
| Date: | 24/02/2024 |
| Time From – Time to: | 13:00 – 19:00 |
| Audition Information #:1 | |
| Date: | 25/01/2024 |
| Time From – Time to: | 12:00 – 18:00 |
| Character Descriptions #:0 | |
| Role Name: | RODGERS |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 35 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Supporting Dialect: West Country AccentSoldier Island’s devoted butler. Task orientated and dedicated to his work. Ethel Rodgers husband. |
| Character Descriptions #:1 | |
| Role Name: | MRS RODGERS |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 29 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Supporting Dialect: West Country AccentRogers’s faithful wife. Anxious and easily stressed. Soldier Island’s resident housekeeper and acclaimed cook. No nonsense and well-to-do. |
| Character Descriptions #:2 | |
| Role Name: | PATRICIA ‘PAT’ NARRACOTT/ ANTONIA ‘TONI’ MARSTON |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 30 |
| Role Information: | Part Size(s): Featured/ Supporting Dialect(s): Manchester or Gordie/ Posh Cockney or Estuary English/London AccentPat – Soldier Island’s head of transport and supplies. Pat is responsible for keeping the island stocked with groceries, mail and other supplies as well as ferrying they island’s guests to and from the Island. Gruff and Working-class lady. (Role only requires a small amount of stage time and hence this role will be merged with that of Antonia Marston)Antonia – Wealthy and spoiled young lady from a high class aristocratic family. Cheeky, fun-loving, high spirited and happy-go-lucky. Very charming and attractive, throws all caution to the wind. Yet she is also quite immoral, callas, irresponsible and referred to as ‘a danger to society’ . Actress must have a wide range to portray both characters. |
| Character Descriptions #:3 | |
| Role Name: | VERA CLAYTHORNE |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 25 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Lead Dialect: Received Pronunciation (RP)/ Queen’s/ King’s EnglishFormer Governess, turned sports mistress at a prestigious girls school now turned secretary to Mrs U.N Owen. Vera Claythorne is the shows resident heroine/ damsel-in-distress and is the most emotive character in the show and runs the emotional gauntlet. Returns Phillip Lombard’s crush on her. Bright, sweet natured, No-nonsense and well-to-do. Task orientated and very driven. As the play unfurls she becomes the voice of reason and maternal figure to the other guests. However her resolve also begins to strip away and she too begins to lose her bearings. And she may not be as sweet as she portrays. Actress must be comfortable on stage and have a strong stage presence. Must be able to show the strong but yet easily “filp-flop” between the aforementioned strength to panic, fear and eventually despair. |
| Character Descriptions #:4 | |
| Role Name: | PHILLIP LOMBARD |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 35 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Lead Dialect: Estuary English or CockneyA mercenary, gun-for-hire, soldier- of – fortune. Cocky, confident and quite sure of himself. Very charming and is used to taking charge of situations. Very hard-headed, but also intelligent, cunning and a bit of a “Smart Alec” he has quite the crush on Vera Claythorne and sees himself as a protector. Owner of a revolver and by his self-procession “very used to getting out of tight places”. |
| Character Descriptions #:5 | |
| Role Name: | WILLIAM BLORE |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 45 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Supporting Dialect: YorkshireFormer Police Inspector turned Private Investigator hired by Soldier Island’s Owners Mr & Mrs U.N Owen to keep an eye on all the guests. On first introduction is undercover as “Mr Davis” a slightly eccentric rich land owner from South Africa. When revealed as Henry Blore he becomes haughty, no-nonsense, very task orientated and regimented. Therefore must be good at portraying very two different characters within this role. |
| Character Descriptions #:6 | |
| Role Name: | GENERAL MACKENZIE |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 55 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Supporting Dialect: GlasgowRetired World War I General. Very softly spoken and absent minded. Must be able to portray delirium as throughout the play he begins to lose his mind. |
| Character Descriptions #:7 | |
| Role Name: | EMILY BRENT |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 57 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Supporting Dialect: RP/ Queen’s/King’s EnglishA pious, spinster. Very self-assured and a Strong, Christian, Traditionalist, who loves Knitting and Crochet. Believes that the younger generation are uncivilised and immoral. Quite catty and has a very dismissive attitude towards Mrs Rodgers, Antonia Marston and especially Vera Claythorne. |
| Character Descriptions #:8 | |
| Role Name: | SIR JUSTICE LAWRENCE WARGRAVE |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | 75 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Lead Dialect: RP/ Queen’s/ King’s EnglishRetired criminal court judge. Known as “The Hanging Judge” for his affinity for sentencing guilty defendants to death via hanging. Calm, Logical and always in charge of the situation. Must be able to have a strong stage presence and bring an overwhelming sence of authority and control to the role. |
| Character Descriptions #:9 | |
| Role Name: | DR. ARMSTRONG |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | 45 |
| Role Information: | Part Size: Supporting Dialect: Estuary English/ London Accent or Northern IrishA reasonably well known doctor from Harley Street, Westminster. Has great respect for her profession but is constantly trying to keep a calm and upstanding demeanour. Is greatly relied upon by the other guests for her medical knowledge and prowess but has an uneasy relationship with almost all the other guests expect Sir Lawrence Wargrave but especially Henry Blore. Very skilled in her field and respectable. Must be able to portray a person in distress while trying very hard to remain outwardly calm. |
| Character Descriptions #:10 | |
| Role Name: | THE VOICE |
| Gender: | Undefined |
| Stage Age: | N/A |
| Role Information: | Gender: Male or Female (Male Preferred) Part Size: Featured Dialect: RP/ Queen’s/King’s EnglishThe mysterious voice that seemingly comes out of nowhere and accuses each and every guest of heinous crimes that they have supposedly committed. This is supposedly also the voice of the guest’s host U.N Owen. Very Theatrical, Authoritarian, Mysterious & Strong, Although never seen must have a strong stage presence that commands attention and respect but also able to project fear into all the characters and the audience.(As this role is very small and only has one monologue in the show; this role will most likely be double cast with another of the characters and will be pre-recorded rather than live for performances.) |
More Information at: phoenixvariety.musicgroup@gmail.com
Please be advised that the ages and genders listed below are stage ones and apply to the characters only.
Also please note that all roles are required to have a British accent.
(Please use these videos as accent references https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y1dKCnBaqA or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWwx_MXoxGY)
After Information Night (11th February, 7:30pm)
A Trybooking link will go live for auditions to be booked if you are unable to attend the Information Night, An Information Pack will also be made available at this time.
Please watch the Phoenix Variety and Music Group Facebook page for more information or email.
~ Thank You
Contact: Justine C. Lewis
allthingsjapanese1995@gmail.com
0431 987 988
