Welcome to our open auditions for the Finn-Brit Players’ main spring production, There’s No F in Finnish by Ian Eastment with Graham Lees, at FINNBRIT (Fredrikinkatu 20 A 9, 2nd floor) on Sunday 28 February at 12–16 pm. (Please arrive in good time to begin at 12.)
The performances will be held on 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 & 8 June 2016.
The play
This delightfully provocative comedy examines the relationships between ex-pats and the local population. Set in a Helsinki apartment during a dinner party, it follows the pre-dinner banter and the post-prandial aftermath of too much wine and too many exposed nerves.
The characters
Gerald Walker-Krisp (40–70) – a terminal British ex-pat with a PhD from Oxford. (Pseudo) ‘posh’ UK accent required.
Elaine Aminoff (30–70) – an American import, attracted to Europe and living with Gerald. North American accent required.
Norman Perks (20–50) – a recent Northern UK import. Northern UK accent required.
Heidi Kilpeläinen (20–50) – Norman’s Finnish girlfriend. Slight Finnish accent with strong English skills required.
Note: some adaptations can be made with regard to accents, but Gerald and Norman should be from different sides of the North/South UK divide and Elaine should be from another native English-speaking country.
Registration & more information
If you’re interested in auditioning, it would help us to plan smoother auditions if you registered in advance to: ulfskribent(at)gmail.com.
There is no need to prepare an audition piece in advance.
If you’d like more information about the characters or script, or if you have any other questions about the audition arrangements, please also contact Ulf at the above address.
Working backstage
If you’d like to be involved with the production off stage, please contact Ulf at: ulfskribent(at)gmail.com.