With auditions just a couple of months away and Christmas just a memory, thoughts are turning to Acorn Antiques and what they fancy having a go at.
So to help all you would-be Mrs O's and Hugh the pitiful's out, here's a run down of the characters you'll find in the show as described by our director, Jake...
Miss Babs
Hoity Toity & Plummy- Single but desperate for a hot red blooded man to take control
- Big Breasted (implants can be used)
- Dominant over Berta
- Playing age 30 – 50
- Solo Song: Have You met Miss Babs? – but featured heavily in most numbers.
Mrs Overall
Must have a brummy accent- Working class ethics
- Needs someone who can manage doing the whole show hunched over and has the physicality to move in a elderly style
- Solo Songs: Love From Mrs O and Macaroons – also features in several other numbers
- Playing age 60 - 70
Miss Berta
Meek and slightly timid compared to Babs- Rather sheltered
- Her heart belongs to Mr Clifford whom she was engaged to before his button back beech veneer banquette accident and the ensuing memory loss
- Playing age 30 – 50 (should look similar age wise to Babs and Bonnie)
- Solo Song: Remind Him – but also featured heavily throughout most numbers
Miss Bonnie
P
owerful, cold, and sophisticated- Very ‘Metro’ and out of place in Manchesterford
- One of the two ‘villains’ of the piece
- Playing age 30 – 50 (should look similar age wise to Babs and Berta)
- Some super vocals in numbers such as ‘Once in a Lifetime’
Mr Clifford
Slightly bumbling character- Can’t remember his engagement to Miss Berta due to his button back beech veneer banquette accident and the ensuing memory loss
- Playing Age 35 – 55
- Features in most numbers and takes the lead in Mr Clifford’s Anthem
- Solo Song: Find Her
Tony
A cock in tight trousers. Should be fairly attractive as he uses this to get what he wants- Woos Babs into taking out a loan she can’t afford whilst struggling with the side effects of his ‘Fatkins’ diet
- The worse of the two villains in the show – but comes good in the end!
- Solo Song: The Old Small Print (with backing vocalists)
- Playing age 30 - 40
Hugh
Double act with Mimi- Seemingly uneducated but with a hidden talent for letters
- Features in most of the musical numbers through the show
- Playing Age: 15 - 25
Mimi
Double act with Hugh- Seemingly uneducated but with a hidden talent for letters
- Features in most of the musical numbers through the show
- Chews a lot of gum until she is reformed by Antiques
- Playing Age: 15 - 25
Derek & Mr. Watkins
Life partners- Regular browser in Acorn Antiques
- Duet: Gents Duet
- Playing Age 40 - 65
Ensemble consists of:
- Miss Willoughby – Owner of Willoughby’s Wools
- Mr Furlong – The Manchesterford Draper
- Christine – Owner of Christine’s Corsets
- Minchin’s Lad – Assistant in the Hardware store. A virgin.
- Bev – backing singer in ‘The Old Small Print’
- Debra - backing singer in ‘The Old Small Print’
- Evelyn - backing singer in ‘The Old Small Print’
- Lucy – Mans the school crossing
- Postman – Man in a uniform and therefore subject of Miss Babs innuendo
- Miss Cuff – Regular browser in Manchesterford, runs MAOS with Miss Wellbelove
- Miss Wellbelove – Regular browser in Manchesterford, runs MAOS with Miss Cuff
Therefore we will be seeking a maximum cast of 21. There will not be an ‘un-named company’ for this show. The total cast could be reduced to 18 with the doubling up of Bev, Debra and Evelyn.
