CASTING CALL – THE ODD JOBS (REHEARSED READING)

Description

PRODUCTION DETAILS
The Odd Jobs, a new musical by Jack Reitman and Raphael Smith, is holding a public rehearsed reading of the script. Three comedic actors are sought to bring its eccentric 1950s world to life

SEEKING
ROLE 1 – MR KIDD (AND OTHER ROLES)
Male-presenting performer, mid-20s to 30s. An outsider desperate to become an insider. A post-room worker at MI6, Kidd is pernickety, meticulous and a stickler for the rules. He dreams of promotion, respectability and a place among Britain's elite, but beneath his buttoned-up exterior lies a closeted gay man navigating a world in which he doesn't quite belong

Must have fantastic comic chops. No singing required for this showing

ROLE 2 – MRS GARLAND (AND OTHER ROLES)
Female-presenting performer, 40–50+. Formidable and fiercely controlling, Mrs Garland presides over Florian Heights with an iron grip. Her obsession with a priceless Fabergé clock is matched only by her belief that its discovery will bring her the fame and social status she craves. Overbearing towards her son Cedric, she nevertheless adores her absent favourite son

Must have fantastic comic chops. No singing required for this showing

ROLE 3 – CEDRIC (AND OTHER ROLES)
Male-presenting performer, mid-30s to 40s. Socially awkward, clever and profoundly lonely, Cedric lives under his mother's thumb as the odd-jobs man at Florian Heights boarding house. His only companion is his cat, Crumpet. Unusual and underestimated, he secretly dreams of revenge on the world that has wronged him

Must have fantastic comic chops. No singing required for this showing

KEY DATES
Thursday 12 November, 10am–6pm
Sunday 15 November, 10am–6pm

LOCATION
London on Thursday 12 November
Peterborough on Sunday 15 November

PAYMENT
All roles are paid, with travel covered between London and Peterborough

DEADLINE
Applications close at 6pm on 29 October 2026