WAIT UNTIL DARK
A thriller by Frederick Knott – Directed by Glenda Kenyon
SHOW DATES
August 11-September 9, 2023
AUDITION DETAILS
Auditions will be held on Sunday 2nd April 2023 at 2.00 pm. Please call Glenda Kenyon on 0408 645 325 to register your interest in advance.
PLOT SUMMARY
Wait Until Dark is the story of a blind woman besieged by three violent and devious con-men. Adapted into a
famous film starring Audrey Hepburn, this original play will keep you on the edge of your seats until the lights fade. A thriller. The play takes place in a basement flat in London, Notting Hill Gate in the mid-sixties.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
Mike – Stage Age: 30 to 45
A con man, fresh out of prison but owes heaps of dough to the
loan sharks. This makes him a potentially desperate man. Handsome and rugged, but not
necessarily prone to violence. He is capable of bluffing his prey with his smooth talking
and personable charm.
Croker – Stage Age: 30 to 45
Another con man who shared time in prison with Mike, but
does not have quite the same intellect or patience as Mike. He is a nervy character, prone
to “get in your face” with his knuckle duster, motivated by an immediate need for cash.
Roat – Stage Age: 40 to 55
The chess master of the 3 con-men. A story-teller. He can
manipulate every person and situation, with acute adeptness. He appears fluent in Italian
and a master of disguises. He has a back-up plan for each scenario and conveys an air of
potential brutality.
Susy Henderson – Stage Age: 25 to 35
Blinded in an accident 12 months ago, and recently
married to Sam, she is learning how to cope with her new normal – she is still coming to
terms with it and willing herself to be as independent as possible – she is intelligent,
determined & passionate.
Sam Henderson – Stage Age: 30 to 40
Husband to Susy, and keen for her to develop her
independence and autonomy for coping with her blindness. A dedicated, professional
photographer, who travels internationally and has a photographic studio in an adjoining
neighbourhood.
Gloria – Stage Age: 12 – 13
A young kid with an “attitude”, and problems coping with
other kids at school. She wears glasses and if her school mates call her “4 eyes” she can
go into a rage. She lives upstairs from Susy, her parents have separated and she misses her
father.
1st Policeman – A Minor role which appears at the end of the show with torchlights.
2nd Policeman – A Minor role which appears at the end of the show with torchlights.