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EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON

Character Auditions and Downloads

Click below to download an audition form. To be considered for a role, please send this to Earthquakes@berkhamstedtheatre.co.uk before 10am Friday 7th February 2020.
Audition Form - Earthquakes in London
File Size: 35 kb
File Type: docx
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Character Descriptions

Sarah - The oldest of the sisters. Now government minister for Climate Change
Freya - The middle sister, a secondary school teacher on maternity leave
Jasmine - The youngest sister, thrown out of university for throwing a bookcase at her lecturer
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Colin - Sarah’s down-trodden husband, ‘a bit weird’
Steve - Freya’s husband on a mission to find out why his wife is ‘not right’
Tom - Jasmine’s ‘latest’, his family is from Eritrea, but he has never been there
Robert - Father to the three girls, he is represented both in 1970s and current day.
Mrs Andrews - Robert’s housekeeper
Peter / Emily - the future representation of Freya’s daughter
Carter - lobbyist attempting to influence Sarah on the issue of airport runways
Simon - Sarah’s Personal Assistant
Tim - Freya's doctor

Audition Pieces

Sarah - p36-37, p45-46 and p50-55
Freya - p64-65, p76-78 and p125-127
Jasmine  - p50-55, p57-58 and p70-72

Colin - p30-32 and p70-72
Steve - p15-18 and p59-62
Tom - p57-58, p52-53 and p122-123
Robert - Prologue and p59-62
Mrs Andrews - p46-47
Peter / Emily - p20-22, p125-127 and p132-133
Carter - p73-76 and p82-85
Simon / Roy / Daniel - p40-43


​The following roles could be doubled dependent on cast levels:
​Grace - Robert’s wife and mother to the sisters
Marina - Cleans at the hospital
Receptionist - Works at the hospital
Jogger - Runner in the park
Daniel - Works for a big airline recruiting Robert for his research
Roy - Works for a big airline recruiting Robert for his research
Businessman - On a plane sat next to Steve
Dr Harris - Looks after Freya in hospital
Barman - When Jasmine visits the bar
Supermarket Worker - When Colin visits the supermarket
Young Man - When Freya visits the park
WWII Soldier - When Freya visits the war memorial
Old woman - When Freya visits the war memorial
Casey - Works for Sarah
Liberty - When Jasmine and Colin visit Liberty's
​​Grace - Prologue and p143-144
All others - p138 (Narrator)

Audition Pieces
Sarah (Audition 1)
File Size: 48 kb
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Sarah (Audition 2)
File Size: 86 kb
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Sarah (Audition 3)
File Size: 128 kb
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Freya (Audition 1)
File Size: 42 kb
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Freya (Audition 2)
File Size: 72 kb
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Freya (Audition 3)
File Size: 91 kb
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Jasmine (Audition 1)
File Size: 128 kb
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Jasmine (Audition 2)
File Size: 116 kb
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Jasmine (Audition 3)
File Size: 86 kb
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Colin (Audition 1)
File Size: 82 kb
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Colin (Audition 2)
File Size: 86 kb
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Steve (Audition 1)
File Size: 120 kb
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Steve (Audition 2)
File Size: 165 kb
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Tom (Audition 1)
File Size: 116 kb
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Tom (Audition 2)
File Size: 37 kb
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Tom (Audition 3)
File Size: 47 kb
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Robert (Audition 1)
File Size: 105 kb
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Robert (Audition 2)
File Size: 165 kb
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Mrs Andrews (Audition 1)
File Size: 37 kb
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Peter (Audition 1)
File Size: 81 kb
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Peter (Audition 2)
File Size: 91 kb
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Peter (Audition 3)
File Size: 40 kb
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Carter (Audition 1)
File Size: 116 kb
File Type: pdf
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Carter (Audition 2)
File Size: 77 kb
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Simon, Roy & Daniel
File Size: 75 kb
File Type: pdf
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Narrator
File Size: 42 kb
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Grace (Audition 1)
File Size: 105 kb
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Grace (Audition 2)
File Size: 68 kb
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