Goodnight Mr Tom Auditions Sunday 8th Feb / Sunday 15th Feb

Goodnight Mr Tom

Written by David Wood

Directed by Pete and Rach Davis

Audition dates:

Sunday 8th Feb 2026, 1-2pm kids only. 2-4pm all

Sunday 15th Feb 2026, 1-2pm kids only. 2-4pm all

Performance Dates : 2nd - 12th September

Goodnight Mister Tom is a tale of two broken souls at very different ends of the age scale that celebrates the value of love and proves that friendship knows no barriers. Set during the dark and dangerous build-up to the Second World War, Goodnight Mister Tom follows young William Beech, who is evacuated to the idyllic English countryside and builds a remarkable and moving friendship with the elderly recluse Tom Oakley. All seems perfect until William is devastatingly summoned by his mother back to London.

Roles:

• William - 10-13 years old. Deprived evacuee

• Zach - 10-13 years old. Jewish evacuee, from a theatrical family

• George - 10-13 years old. Youngest son of Mrs Fletcher

• Carrie - 10-13 years old. One of the twins. Very academic

• Ginnie - 10-13 years old. One of the twins. Very practical

• Tom Oakley - 60-70 years. Widowed, loner

• Mrs Beech - 30-40 years. William’s mother. Strict, prim, mentally disturbed, very religious

• Mrs Hartridge - Late 20-early 30. Village school teacher

• Dr Little / Ticket Collector - Dual role – can be male or female. Local village doctor who takes in the evacuee Zach. / London ticket collector.

• Miss Miller / Social worker - Dual role. Late teens – early 20s. Helps her father in the village shop. / Kind-hearted social worker.

• Mr Hartridge / Policeman - Dual role. Late 20 – late 30. Mrs Hartridges husband. An RAF pilot. / Solid and strong policeman.

• Glad / Billeting officer - Dual role – can be male or female of any age 18+. A warm-hearted Londoner. / The village billeting officer in charge of the evacuees.

• Mrs Fletcher / Sister - Dual role – 40’s. Housewife and mother. / London hospital Sister who stands no nonsense.

• Miss Thorne / Nurse - Dual role – any age 18+. Village librarian and amateur dramatics producer. / London hospital nurse who is sympathetic.

• Mr Miller / ARP Officer - Dual role – 50-60 years old. Father to Miss Miller and runs the village shop. / London ARP officer

• Charlie / Vicar / Mr Stelton - Multi-role – late 20 – late 30s. Enthusiastic village ARP warden. / Young village vicar. / London hospital psychiatrist

1-2pm kids: workshop.

2-4pm everyone: script extract readthrough as a group.

(No singing or dancing in the audition, although a small amount of group singing is in the play)

For more information please email the directors on treasurer@priorytheatre.co.uk