Description

Central Character

AUDREY
Female | Playing Age: 25–30

A burned-out social worker, blind to her own unhappiness. Avoids confronting her struggles by trying to uphold the polished family image she was raised to believe in, unaware of the harm it causes her mother.

Supporting Characters

LINDA
Female | Playing Age: 40–60
The protagonist’s mother, who has spent too long prioritising her daughter’s stability over her own happiness.

PHIL
Male | Playing Age: 40–60
A charming, well-meaning father who protects the illusion of a perfect family by refusing to see the damage his avoidance causes his wife.

ISOBEL
Female | Playing Age: 18
The embodiment of obliviousness. The protagonist’s younger sister who recently left home for university.

DENISE
Female | Playing Age: 60–70
Phil’s mother and the family’s matriarch. Quietly undermines Linda for never fitting the life she envisioned for her darling son.

DENNIS
Male | Playing Age: 60–70
A loyal, unquestioning husband to Denise and Phil’s father. Obediently upholds Denise’s vision of a perfect family.

Production Details

Must be available w/c 23rd March
Unpaid – food and travel reimbursed
Shooting in or around Greater Manchester