All MHDS auditions are open, which means everyone is free to turn up and be considered, irrespective of previous experience.
If you are cast in a production and are not already an MHDS member, you will need to join.
Details of auditions will be posted below as they become available.
Open Auditions for Lilies on the Land by The Lions Part
Dates and times
Auditions to held at 7.30 p.m in the theatre lounge on: Tuesday, 24th June and Monday, 30th June
Playing dates 23rd-27th September 2025
Lilies on the Land is based on the testimony of women who worked as land girls during World War II, gathered through interviews and letters. Four women, from different backgrounds, and with little or no previous experience or awareness of life on a farm, tell their stories through narration and enactment, interspersed with snatches of songs from the period. A moving, funny and thought-provoking play, this is very much an ensemble piece, with the four actresses taking on many of the roles within those stories. The characters are:
Poppy – a girl from a privileged home background, keen on fashion and with a zest for life. She quickly learns to muck in.
Margie – a Geordie from Newcastle, warm and childlike who has the most difficult experiences to deal with than the others but still maintains her energy and enthusiasm.
Vera – an educated bank employee who is keen to explore life outside the strict confines of her employment and home life. Thoughtful and well read she is “perhaps the most lonely of the four”.
Peggy – a happy, confident cockney with a positive attitude to her experiences and a sense of humour (most of the time!)
Age range between 20s-40s
Actresses must be reasonably fit (there’s a lot of moving boxes around!), have a good sense of humour, be flexible and be able to hold a tune (singing will be a capella).
If you are interested in seeing a script, please contact the director, Liz Clarke, on 07757736415 or email lizandmartin@talktalk.net.
Dial M for Murder, by Frederick Knott, Open Auditions
Dates and times
Auditions in the theatre lounge
Sunday 27th July 2.30pm
Wednesday 30th July 7.30pm
Wednesday 6th August 7.30pm
Performance dates 4th – 8th November, 2025
This psychological thriller, set in the early 1950s, unravels a thrilling elegant mystery about an ex-tennis player star who plots to kill his wealthy wife.
Tony Wendice, who married his wife Margot for her money, now plans to murder her for the same reason. Tony arranges the perfect murder: he hires a scoundrel he once knew to strangle Margot, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself. But on the night of the planned attack there is a thrilling surprise twist,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
The characters are:
Tony Wendice, age late 30s/40s – a charming but manipulative ex-tennis player
Sheila Wendice, age 30s/40s – a naïve and wealthy wife
Max Halliday, an American author and former love interest of Margot, age 40/50s
Captain Lesgate, age 30s/40s – a blackmailed former classmate of Tony’s
Inspector Hubbard, age 50/60s – the investigating Police Officer
To express interest in the play prior to auditions, please contact Director Sue Waller suewaller64@gmail.com
To borrow a script pre-audition please contact our Administrator Owen Brooks owen.brooks@mhds.org.uk