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Dial M for Murder
Written By: Fredrick Knott
Creative Team: Director – Warren McKenzie
Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice wants to have his wealthy wife, Margot, murdered so he can get his hands on her inheritance. When he discovers her affair with Mark Halliday, he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her. He blackmails an old acquaintance into carrying out the murder, but the carefully orchestrated set-up goes awry, and Margot stays alive. Now Wendice must frantically scheme to outwit the police and avoid having his plot detected.
Information Session:
Audition Information: mckenziw@hotmail.com
| Audition Information #:1 | |
| Date: | 13/09/2025 |
| Time From – Time to: | 13:30 – 16:30 |
| Character Descriptions #:1 | |
| Role Name: | Tony Wendice |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | 30s/40s, English. An ex-tennis player with a taste for living the high life. Tony is married to Margot, but he is creating a plan that will alter their futures irreparably. He is charming, charismatic, self-assured and thinks he has it all figured out. |
| Character Descriptions #:2 | |
| Role Name: | Margot Wendice |
| Gender: | Female |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | 30s/40s, English. The wealthy wife of Tony Wendice. Although she tries to hide it from her husband, and the world, Margot was unfaithful to her husband. She is charming, kind, and completely unaware of the plan her husband is hatching. |
| Character Descriptions #:3 | |
| Role Name: | Max Hadley |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | 30s/40s, American. crime-fiction writer who is using his sleuthing skills to help the love of his life be exonerated. He is loving, smart, and resourceful. He is a much better partner for Margot than her cold-blooded husband. |
| Character Descriptions #:4 | |
| Role Name: | Captain Lesgate |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | 30s/40s, English. A former schoolmate of Tony Wendice. Lesgate appears to have an issue with his identity, which gets him into some hot water with Tony. His past is less than perfect; he has committed foul deeds to live the life of comfort. |
| Character Descriptions #:5 | |
| Role Name: | Inspector Hubbard |
| Gender: | Male |
| Stage Age: | |
| Role Information: | 40s/50s, English. A Scotland Yard detective who takes his job quite seriously. Although he may appear calm, there is a strength to him that indicate he will not be messed with. |
More Information at: https://www.galleon.org.au/html/auditionsDialM.html
Performance Dates – at the Domain Theatre
Fri 8th, Sat 9th, Thurs 14th and Fri 15th May 2026 @ 7.30pm
Sun 10th and Sat 16th May 2026 @ 2pm
Contact: Warren McKenzie
mckenziw@hotmail.com
0418890117
