On one dark and stormy night in the upper day room of the Silver Retirement Home, five elderly women are trading stories of their remarkable (or, in some cases, unremarkable) lives. With the storm floods rising and no rescue team in sight – just one witty but clueless temp careworker for help – the ladies are faced with the sudden realisation that in order to survive they are going to have to do what they have always done – do it themselves!
Silver Lining is a hilarious comedy by Sandi Toksvig. It tells the tale of a group of extraordinary yet forgotten women, who come together one treacherous night to recreate The Great Escape – senior-citizen style.
Main auditions: Monday 15th December, 7pm
The general plan is…
- Warm up & hellos!
- Brief intro to the play & its characters
- Group auditions – grab a script & let’s play with some extracts!
- Opportunity for you to try out different characters, and for me to see how actors interact with each other. No preparation required.
- Individual auditions – see audition extracts in this pack. You can leave when you are done.
Call backs: Friday 19th December, 7pm
Theatre available to us for call backs and/or if we run out of time on the Monday!