Casting two female and two male roles in "Bouncers" by John Godber.
Leslie: Lead, 25-55
eager to get in fights with the clubs clientele. She also plays Kev from the group of lads and Rosie, the birthday girl whose boyfriend is seen betraying her in the nightclub as well as various other nightclub patrons.
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Ralphine: Lead, Female, 20-35
less explicitly aggressive than some of the other bouncers. He trains in judo and is described by Eric as “Mr Inner Calm”. Ralpine also plays Jerry from the group of lads, Suzy “Sexy and flashing it about a bit”, the club DJ, Nobby the Swedish postman in the pornographic film (comic exaggeration not nudity).
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Lucky Eric: 30-46
recently separated from his wife, Eric is a powerlifter and bouncer who often seems on the edge of a violent breakdown. Older than the other bouncers, he is seen as the wise owl and gives the impression that he is a deeper, more thoughtful, character than the others. His monologues, which regularly interrupt the narrative, show his revulsion at the way that he sees young women being regularly objectified and exploited within the nightlife culture. Lucky Eric also plays Baz from the group of lads, Maureen (“short but nice-fat but sickly”) and the buxom Swede in the pornographic film (comic exaggeration not nudity).
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Judd: 18-30
involved in a bit of petty theft for extra income, Judd used to be a wrestler and was trained as a power-lifter by Eric. Throughout the night Judd seems keen to pick a fight with Eric. He also plays Terry from the group of lads and ‘plain’ Elaine, (“left school at sixteen with one GCSE in metalwork. I’m on the dole”). Judd plays both the barber and the hairdresser in the early scenes where we first meet the groups of girls and lads.
Required Media: Headshot/Photo, Video Reel
Estimated payment amount: £760.00 for 80 hours of work
Additional: Pays £760 plus £100 for general expenses.
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Rehearses TBC up until January, 2023 and more intensive schedule January-February in Leeds and Manchester, UK and via Zoom; runs TBC first run early to mid-March, 2023 (for 3 nights) in Sheffield, UK.
Nationwide (United Kingdom)
