Auditions for Abigails Party
Tuesday 11th of February
in Silchester Village Hall Clubroom
Synopsis
British suburbanites Laurence and Beverly are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Susan, whose teenage daughter, Abigail is having a party to which Susan has been dis- invited. Over drinks and snacks, cliches and fatuous small talk abound.
Characters
Beverley
An ex-department store cosmetics demonstrator and wannabe model, Beverley is a housewife, can't drive or use the kitchen gadgets but she is very house proud and firmly believes her taste in music and art to be every bit as good as her husband Laurence. An attentive host, she politely bullies the guests to agree with her throughout the evening on topics such as what music to play and whether to serve olives.
Laurence
Married to Beverley, he is an estate agent but does aspire to the finer things in life such as Shakespeare (leather bound), Van Gogh and music by Beethoven. He is powerless to compete with Beverley’s more flamboyant persona so works far too much.
Angela
Angela is a hard-working nurse that has recently moved into the area with her husband Tony. They are financially struggling with furnishing the property. She is meek and somewhat childlike, cheerfully tactless and drives her husband mad.
Tony
Married to Angela and works in computing but used to play professional football for Crystal Palace but it didn't work out. Tony is quiet, monosyllabic and acerbic but grows increasingly irate during the evening especially with Angela, but his aggression can be attributed to his shyness and social awkwardness.
Susan
Next door neighbour and mother of Abigail. She is a single mother, middle aged, unable to break the stifling social norms which would have allowed her to decline Beverley’s invitation so doesn't really want to be there. Susan was expecting dinner, not peanuts, olives and cheesy bites.