Murder by the Book

Play reading 10.30am Sunday September 9 Auditions 10.30am Sunday September 16 Rehearsals commence Tuesday 18 September Paying dates from November 20 to December 8 5 characters (stage ages only Accents are English) Selwyn Piper 40s - 50s a successful literary critic and thriller writer. Imogen Piper 40s - 50s Selwyn's wife; an attractive ex-actress Christine Scott 20s -30s Selwyn's secretary; attractive, likeable, efficient Peter Fletcher 30s - 40s A young man living in the flat next to Selwyn's. John Douglas 50s - 60s Selwyn's publisher; bluff, immaculately turned out bachelor. Director's note: This is not a play in which lines can be 'fudged' or 'basically learned' or a 'near enough is good enough' approach taken. The complexity of the plot/s demand that the actors deliver the lines 'in character, exactly as written', otherwise crucial connections will not be made. Actors who are not used to 'learning lines exactly' are not encouraged to audition.