Richmond Shakespeare Society
Audition Notice
CYMBELINE
William Shakespeare
Playing dates: 24th -31st October 2009 [not 28th]
Reading at the Mary Wallace Theatre, The Embankment, Twickenham
Wednesday 15th July 7.45 pm
Audition at the Mary Wallace Theatre, The Embankment, Twickenham
Monday 27th July 7.45 pm
[pre-audition possible if you can't manage this date – please ask]
Rehearsals start in the week beginning 10th August, and will follow a Sun, Tues, Thur, Fri
pattern. Some flexibility may be possible to accommodate pre-planned holidays; I need to
know about this on audition slips.
Director – Stephen Oliver
01372-451996 stephen.oliver97@ntlworld.com
Set Design: Stephen King
Costume Design: Tess Nowell
Lighting Design: Jim Osmond
Stage Manager: Sarah Bland
I will use an ensemble of 11 actors to cover all the roles [30+] in the play. Double-casting is as
follows, with everyone [except Imogen] additionally involved in other minor roles and as ensemble:
Cymbeline/'Battlefield Lord'
Guiderius/1st Lord
Arviragus/2nd Lord
Imogen
Queen/Mother of Posthumus
Posthumus/Cloten
Pisanio/Jupiter
Belarius/Philario
Iachimo/Captain Act 4
Lucius/Frenchman/1st Gentleman
Cornelius/Soothsayer/'2nd Gentleman
NB You can use any edition of Cymbeline at the audition. I shall subsequently be using the
Penguin edition in rehearsal, with a number of cuts.
Cymbeline Audition Pieces
Cymbeline /'Battlefield Lord'
Cymb: Act 5, scene 5, c.62-100 [with Lucius]
Mine eyes/Were not in fault...The noblest ta'en
Guiderius/1st Lord
Guid: Act 4, scene 2, c.113-130 [with Belarius]
Guid: Act 4, scene 2, c.258-281 [with Arviragus]
This Cloten was a fool...Discover you abroad.
Fear no more...And renowned be thy grave.
Arviragus/2nd Lord
Arv: Act 4, scene 2, c.209-229 [with Belarius and Guiderius] How found you him?..To winterground thy corpse.
Arv: Act 4, scene 2, c.258-281 [with Guiderius]
Fear no more...And renowned be thy grave.
Imogen
Act 3, scene 4, 10-47 [with Pisanio] What's the matter?...Thy favour's good enough.
Act 4, scene 2, c.291-320
Yes, sir, to Milford Haven...O Posthumus, alas.
Queen/Mother of Posthumus
Qu: Act 1, scene 5, c.6-53 [with Corn] But I beseech your grace...is at last gasp.
Posthumus/Cloten
Post: Act 2, scene 4, c.153-180
Is there no way for men to be...In part or all, but rather all.
Clot: Act 3, scene 5, c.95-141 [with Pisanio] Discover where thy mistress is...merry in my revenge.
Pisanio/Jupiter
Pis: Act 3, scene 2, 1-20
How? Of adultery?...Black as the ink that's on thee.
Pis: Act 3, scene 4, 10-47 [with Imogen] What's the matter?...Thy favour's good enough.
Belarius/Philario
Bel: Act 3, scene 3, 79-107 How hard it is...The game is up.
Iachimo/Captain Act 4
Iach: Act 2, scene 2, 11-37 The crickets sing...To th'madding of her lord.
Iach: Act 1, scene 6, 82-112 [with Imogen] What do you pity, sir?...Encounter such revolt.
Cornelius/Soothsayer/2nd Gentleman
Corn: Act 1, scene 5, c.6-44 [with Queen]
Lucius/Frenchman/1st Gentleman
Luc: Act 2, scene 5, 62-100 [with Cymb]
But I beseech your grace...So to be false with her.
Mine eyes/Were not in fault...The noblest ta'en.
Auditions are open only the R.S.S. Acting Membership.
For details on how to join, please contact the Membership Secretary on (020) 8940 1606
or membership@rss-mwt.org.uk
(You may join at either the reading or the auditions)