Designed for small drama groups and schools

The Auditions play has won 4 awards in various festivals.

Each of the five plays is presented first as a short story as it would appear in a magazine and then as a proper drama script.

Less experienced new actors and directors may find the story version of help in understanding how to portray the scripts.

The dialogue is the same in both but the story version does not need any spoiler alerts and is closer to being what the audience will feel.

The dialogues have been chosen with the intention of reducing the possibility of causing offence.

Special Licencing Available for Amateur Groups

For genuine amateur groups and for schools (excluding professional drama schools), a perpetual performance licence will be deemed to be granted for all 5 plays if the organization purchases and retains at least 4 copies of the book.

THE AUDITIONS ( 20 to 60 minutes – you choose ! )

The author of a new play decides to adapt his play to suit the actors rather than the other way around. To achieve this, the author and director audition various actors to determine the skill set of the actors who have turned up for the auditions. Unlike most plays, in this play >you can choose which scenes to include based on the actors and time you have available. This play has won 4 awards.

THE INTERVIEW ( 10 Minutes )

When George applies for a job at Oberlong Industries he finds he is not the only candidate. But he is convinced his arrogance and blustering will see him through.

CAN I SPEAK TO JOHN ( 20 Minutes )

Soti was sure she had dialled the telephone number correctly.
But when it turns out to be a wrong number, what happens is certainly not what she was expecting.
(Based on a genuine event !)

AMERICANO ( 35 Minutes )

Helen and Gail are going to be meeting their boyfriends, Adam and Bert, in the university cafe. When they decide to test Adam’s commitment to Gail, things do not happen exactly as planned.

REHEARSAL TIME ( 15 Minutes )

Patsy and Martin will be getting married soon but first there is the small issue of the wedding rehearsal.