Show Auditions : Some Explicit Polaroids

by Mark Ravenhill. Directed by Nick Edwards.

Performance dates and venue :
Evenings at 7.30pm : Wednesday 13 – Saturday 16 September and Tuesday 19 – Saturday 23 September.
Matinées at 3pm on Saturdays 16 and 23 September.
to be performed at the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington

Audition dates and times :
Monday 6 July and Tuesday 7 July from 7pm at the Tower Theatre.
Possible recalls on Saturday 11 July from 11am – we may or may not have recall auditions, but if you are auditioning please do try to keep this time free as well.
Auditions are for Tower Theatre Company Members only.

If you would like to join the Company, please click here for more information.

Please email the Director, Nick Edwards, to book a slot, confirming the role/s you’d like to audition for. He will send out audition sides in advance of the audition dates. You do not need to learn any script, but it is important to be familiar with the excerpts in advance. A full copy of the script can be found in the Tower Theatre bar.

About the Play
Fresh from prison, Nick returns to a world that has moved on without him – fast, glossy and emotionally numb. As he searches for connection and his present and past begin to overlap, a younger generation chases sex, identity and the search for belonging. 

Some Explicit Polaroids explores a world in which everyone and no-one is connected. From author of Shopping and F**king Mark Ravenhill, this biting and perceptive play was first performed in 1999 at the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds, before transferring to the New Ambassadors in London.

Cast
All parts are open to all ethnicities. We are keen to ensure a diverse and representative cast.

Nick (Late 30s/Early 40s, male presenting) : An ex-convict returning to society after 15 years in prison, struggling to understand a world that has moved on without him. Idealistic, dislocated, intense.

Helen (Late 30s/Early 40s, female presenting) : A former political activist turned councillor who has learned to survive within the systems she once fought against. Pragmatic, guarded, compassionate.

Jonathan (40s, male presenting) : A recovering addict whose charm and cynicism mask a deep sense of emptiness and disillusionment. Cynical, charming, hollow.

Nadia (20s/30s, female presenting) : A lonely young woman searching for love, meaning, and connection in an increasingly superficial world. Fragile, romantic, lonely.

Tim (20s, male presenting) : A young man immersed in club culture and emotional detachment, hiding insecurity behind confidence and irony. Defensive, hedonistic, adrift.

Victor (20s, male presenting) : A charismatic Russian rent boy who embraces the excess and moral emptiness of modern life. Seductive, nihilistic, volatile.

Rehearsals
Mondays from 7-10pm, Thursdays from 7-10pm and Sundays from 4-8pm, from Sunday19 July.

All cast are required for the Get-In, Technical and Dress Rehearsals on Sunday 11, Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 September.

Nick Edwards previously directed Cock for the Tower Theatre in 2024, as well as Breathing Corpses for KDC Theatre in 2015. He has also acted in a large number of productions for the Tower and other theatre companies, most recently appearing in My Night With Reg this February. Other notable appearances for the Tower include roles in Consent, Sweat, Clybourne Park and London Wall. Nick is thrilled to be directing a play by Mark Ravenhill and remains passionate about championing LGBTQ+ voices and stories on stage.