Auditions

Playing Dates 10th-13th December 2025 Open auditions are on 28th September at 2.00pm, 1st October at 7.00pm and 15th October at 7.00pm, all in the theatre lounge.

The play follows Stanley Webber, a former piano player, who lodges with Meg and Petey in their seaside boarding house. This is targeted by two mysterious men, Goldberg and McCann.

Set in the mid-20th century, the play explores themes of identity, paranoia and the breakdown of reality as Stanley’s past and mental state are unravelled, ultimately leading to a chaotic Birthday party and his abduction.

The cast of characters and their playing ages are:

Meg 60’s, Petey 60’s, Goldberg (Jewish) 50’s, McCann (Irish) 30’s, Lulu 20’s, Stanley late 30’s

Rehearsal dates are: 10th-12th November 19.30, 16th-18th November 19.30, 23rd- 25th November 19.30 27th November 19.30, 30th November 13.30- 21.00, 1st-4th December 19.30-22.30, 7th December 13.30- 21.00, 8th-9th December 19.00 NB: some of these dates may be subject to change.

As you can see from the proposed rehearsal dates, we don’t have that long. So please bear that in mind when auditioning.

If you want to read the play before the audition, Owen Brooks has copies in the theatre office which can be borrowed for a few days and will need to be returned before the audition. The office hours are Monday to Saturday mornings between 9.30 and 12.30. Phone number is 01858 463673

If you want anymore information, then please email or call me, Howard James, director of The Birthday Party

lindfieldjames@aol.com or 07939531118  Mob.

These are open auditions, so anyone may attend, but if you are offered a part or become involved with the production in another capacity you will need to join the Market Harborough Drama Society. You can do this online via our website, or at the office with Owen.

Sunday 9th November and Wednesdays 12th & 19th November, in the lounge, all from 7.00pm

Playing dates 3rd to 7th March 2026

Directed by John Foreman

Quartet is a poignant and funny play set in a retirement home for people who have spent their lives working  in the theatre  – especially opera, but at the end of their careers find themselves relatively impoverished because they have always been ‘on tour’ and have no homes to retire to. The play was successfully adapted for film  a number of years ago.

 Annually the musicians put on an entertainment to mark the birthday of Guiseppe Verdi, the composer.

 All is sweetness and light until the arrival of an opera star whose husband had died leaving her unexpectedly without a home and relatively impoverished. The play then follows the inter-personal relationships of the four characters while they are trying to find a way they could perform for the concert.

The Characters are  Cecily, Reggie, Wilfred and Jean.

It’s quite a wordy play and I will need 2M, 2F probably 50-60 who we can age up a bit and are capable of learning a fair chunk of script.

Auditions will take place in November  (9^th, 12^th 16^th) with casting and read-throughs before Christmas and rehearsals starting in the New Year before performances in March.

If anyone would like more information or a script to read please contact me on 07870 582814  or by email (jc.foreman@btinternet.com)

These auditions are open to anyone, but if you are cast or become involved with the production in another capacity you will be asked to join the Market Harborough Drama Society.

Directed by  Steve Wilson

Performance Wednesday 11^th – Saturday 14^th February 2026

‘Big Brother is watching you!’ Foxfinder is a penetrating dystopian play that examines the struggles of living under a regime of propaganda, fear and manipulation.

William is the nineteen-year-old indoctrinated Foxfinder who is thrust into the world of Samuel and Judith Covey, (twenties/thirties). They are a couple struggling with a traumatic secret and the fear of Foxes being discovered on their land.  Adding complications to this mix is their activist neighbour Sarah (broader age range).

Foxfinder is a tense atmospheric piece that would suit four actors who may, as yet, not have had the opportunity to take a lead role but would relish the opportunity to develop their craft.

You may borrow a script from Owen at the office, Mondays to Saturdays 9.30am-12.30pm.

If you wish to talk to Steve about the play before the auditions you may email him on steve@foxfinder.co.uk or phone him on 07507 490768

These auditions are open to anyone, but if you are cast in the play or get involved in another aspect of the production you will be asked to become a member of the Market Harborough Drama Society.