Dad’s Army-Auditions

Auditions Information

Audition Dates

Auditions will be held on:

Sunday 16th March 2025 at 2-4pm at the theatre.
Tuesday 18th March 2025 at 7.30- 930pm at the theatre.
Tuesday 25th March 2025 at 7.30- 930pm at the theatre.

Rehearsals Dates

To be agreed at first read through.

Audition Scripts

Please email: chair@knutsfordlittletheatre.com to express an interest for a copy of the rehearsal material.

Performance Dates

25th- 28th June and 2nd -5th July 2025

Synopsis

The classic BBC TV comedy series of the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea who battle daily against the Germans and local ARP Warden Hodges, comes to the stage complete with all the well-loved characters: “stupid boy” Pike, “Don’t panic, don’t panic” Jonesey, “Doomed, we’re all doomed!” Fraser, “May I be excused, sir?” Godfrey, and all under the command of the redoutable Captain Mainwaring and his effacing deputy Sergeant Wilson.

Written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft

Directed by April Johnson and Rex Mears

Act One – The deadly attachment

The classic U-Boat captain “Don’t tell him Pike” episode.

And a grenade down someone’s trousers!

Captain Mainwaring

Officious and pompous local bank manager. Self appointed leader

Sergeant Wilson

Upper middle class chief bank clerk. Smooth, urban, diffident, public school educated. Often quietly questions Mainwarings judgement. IDEAL IF HE CAN PLAY A BIT OF PIANO.

Lance Corporal Jones

The local butcher. “They don’t like it up em!”

Private Fraser

Scottish and dour. Prone to theatrical poetry. “We’re all doomed. Doomed!”

Private Godfrey

Very Old. A retired shop assistant. Has a weak bladder and often needs to “be excused”.

Private Walker

Cheeky Chappy. One of only two able bodied men in the group. Relaxed cockney demeanour.

Private Pike

Young and gangly. Able bodied youngest ember of the platoon. Addresses Sargeant Wilson as Uncle Arthur. Cosseted immature mothers boy.

Private Hancock

Small speaking part.

Private Sponge

Small speaking part. Second section leader.

Colonel

Serious senior army officer. Smaller speaking part.

U-Boat Captain

Some German to speak, arrogant and intense. May need to smoke or at least light cigarettes

Chief Warden Hodges, ARP Warden

Calls Mainwaring Napoleon. Local greengrocer. Turn those lights off! The platoons major rival and nemesis.

Mr Yeatman, The Verger

Hostile to the platoon but sycophantic to the vicar who struggles to tolerate him.

Several other platoon members

Seven U-Boat sailors

Act Two – Mum’s Army

The ladies of Warmington-on-Sea are invited to become members of the platoon.

Marching and gossip all in the same Act. The roles are very stereotypical of the time.

Captain Mainwaring gets a little carried away with Mrs Gray.

Captain Mainwaring

Officious and pompous local bank manager. Self appointed leader

Sergeant Wilson

Upper middle class chief bank clerk. Smooth, urban, diffident, public school educated. Often quietly questions Mainwarings judgement. IDEAL IF HE CAN PLAY A BIT OF PIANO.

Lance Corporal Jones

The local butcher. “They don’t like it up em!”.

Private Fraser

Scottish and dour. Prone to theatrical poetry. “We’re all doomed. Doomed!”

Private Godfrey

Very Old. A retired shop assistant. Has a weak bladder and often needs to “be excused”.

Private Walker

Cheeky Chappy. One of only two able bodied men in the group. Relaxed cockney demeanour.

Private Pike

Young and gangly. Able bodied youngest ember of the platoon. Addresses Sargeant Wilson as Uncle Arthur. Cosseted immature mothers boy.

Mrs Fox

Glamourous widow with a mutual attraction to Jones. Small speaking part.

Ivy Samways

Very quiet retiring younger girl, shop assistant, small speaking part – friend of Private Pike.

Edith Parish

Blonde, and outgoing. Works as an usherette in the cinema. Girlfriend of Walker

Mrs Gray

Good looking, well dressed, charming. With an eye for the men. Bigish part.

Miss Ironside

Non speaking part – works at the Gas Board and is a ‘friend’ of Fraser – suitable age for the old undertaker.

Mrs Mavis Pike

Overbearing widowed Mother of Pike. Relationship with Wilson.

Waitress

Can double up as the girl in the station café – young ish

Mrs Prosser

Another good friend of Jones – similar age. Non speaking part

Serviceman

Small speaking part (2 lines) can be one of U-Boat crew.

Other members of the platoon

Including Private Hancock and Private Sponge

Rail Passengers

These will be the U-Boat sailors and the Wardens for the Floral Dance scene.

Ongoing

Interested in Auditioning?

Please email: chair@knutsfordlittletheatre.com to express an interest for a copy of the rehearsal material.