by Kate Roche. Directed by Simona Hughes.
This is one of four plays being presented together as Writers’ Room : Home, showcasing talent from the Tower Theatre’s Writers’ Room.
Performance dates and venue :
Tuesday 12 – Saturday 16 December at 7.30pm. Matinée on Saturday 16 December at 3pm.
To be performed in the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington
Audition dates and time :
Wednesday 11 (7pm) and Saturday 14 October (1pm) at the Tower Theatre.
Please contact the Director, Simona Hughes to obtain a copy of the script, find out more and reserve your place.
Please read the script before auditioning.
Auditions are for Tower Theatre Company Members only.
If you would like to join the Company, please click here for more information.
About the play
London-based Evelyn invites her adult daughter and son over for ‘lunch’. Their suspicions are rightly aroused, as this is not something she normally does. It turns out she has a very dramatic request to make of them. She has decided that when she dies, she “wants to go home” to be buried in Ireland….
In this beautifully written, in equal measure funny and moving piece, we dig deep into what “home” actually means and the pull of our roots, especially as the end draws near. There is much to get our teeth into here!
Cast Required
Evelyn (Female, White, playing age 70s/80s)
Smart, witty and determined woman who has a tough exterior but a keen emotional intelligence and a deep understanding of her children. Evelyn was born to Irish parents and spent the first 8 years of her life in Cork, Ireland before coming to England. She has no trace of an Irish accent.
Tessa (Female, White, playing age 30s)
Evelyn’s sensitive and emotional daughter, we are told she takes after her father in this. Tessa is a mother herself and a warm and devoted daughter. She finds her mother’s sudden declaration very difficult to absorb and process. How will she be able to properly grieve Evelyn when her body is so far away and across the sea?
Irvine (Male, White, playing age 30s)
Irvine is made of very different stuff from his sister, and has inherited Evelyn’s practical, no-nonsense attitude and emotional restraint. He is also fairly disengaged as a son or brother and does little to disguise the fact….. He has some very funny lines!
Rehearsals
Rehearsals will begin in the week beginning 30 October, times/days to be decided and to accommodate cast availability. The get-in is on Sunday 10 Dec with tech/dress rehearsals throughout the day on Monday 11 Dec. Cast must be available for all of this period, and for every performance.
