Available Roles:
8 male and 3 female actors, 1 gender neutral
Director will consider cross gender casting for some roles, and some
actors will play more than one role. Accents are very important, and there will be accent and
dialect coaching for all, led. Coach will also supply materials to help you learn
your accent. We expect to use four or five different accents. Romaine must be able do two
accents: German and Cockney.
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Sir Wilfed Robarts (Male; early 50s-60s)
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A respected senior barrister and main defense
attorney. Well regarded for his sound judgment and reasoning, very matter-of-fact and rational,
without being rude or impolite. Upper class British accent.
* Greta / The Other Woman
(Female; 20s)
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The secretary/typist for Sir Wilfred. Very sure of herself and her opinions,
but not particularly attentive to details. Working class accent. Same actress will play The Other
Woman - Confident, unabashed, and ingenuous. Totally besotted by
Leonard Vole. Working class accent.
* Mr. Carter/ Clegg (Male; Mid 30s-40s)
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The junior solicitor/clerk for Sir Wilfred. Likeable, diligent, up-
and-coming law clerk who is eager to please. Same actor will play Clegg, an assistant in the
forensic laboratory at New Scotland Yard. RP accent
* Leonard Vole (Male; Mid 30s-40s)
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A very likeable young man who is friendly and engaging,
and is genuinely perplexed by the situation that he finds himself in. Working class British accent.
*Sir John Mayhew (Male; 50s)
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Vole’s solicitor. Shrewd and rather dry and precise, he is well
respected in legal circles for his diligence and commitment to his clients. Upper class British
accent.
*Inspector Hearn (Male; 50s)
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The police officer who provides most of the prosecution evidence.
Rather humorless and officious, and proud of serving the law. Working class British accent.
*Romaine (Female; 30s-40s)
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The foreign-born wife of Leonard Vole. Very passionate and
serious and seemingly vulnerable because of her difficultly understanding English. Requires
both a German accent as well as a Cockney accent.
*Mr. Myers (Male; 50s-60s)
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The Queen’s Counsel, a starchy, self-confident, unlikeable,
and self-important prosecuting attorney for the Crown. Upper class British accent.
*Janet McKenzie (Female; 40s-50s)
-The spinsterly housekeeper who attended to the murder
victim. She is opinionated, but caring, and makes no secret of whom she likes or dislikes.
Scottish accent.
*Judge Wainwright (Male, 50+)
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The presiding judge in the trial of Leonard Vole. Upper class
British accent.
*Clerk of the Court/ Court Usher/ Warder (Gender neutral, any age)
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These three roles will be combined into
one. RP accent
*Dr Wyatt / Detective (Male, any age)
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A police surgeon. The same actor will play Detective. RP accent