Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

After The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams went on to create Dirk Gently, a detective with a belief in the fundamental interconnectedness of all things, a unique relationship with the laws of probability, and a love of cats and pizza. In Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Dirk finds himself on the trail of a gruesome murderer who is somehow involved with the works of Coleridge, quantum physics, and the enigmatic study of the Cambridge Professor of Chronology. Ultimately, the stakes of the case are far greater than a single murder, but go to the fate of life on Earth. Confused? Don’t be — everything is connected.

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Named roles are as follows:

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*denotes characters suitable for multi-rolling

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Dirk Gently (male presenting)

A holistic detective

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Janice Pierce (female presenting)

Dirk's secretary

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"Reg", Professor Urban Chronotis (any gender presentation)

Regis Professor of Chronology, University of Cambridge

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Richard MacDuff (male presenting)

A coder

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Gordon Way (male presenting)

A tech magnate

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Susan Way (female presenting)

A musician (cellist, ideally) and Gordon's sister

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Michael Wenton-Weakes (male presenting)

A magazine editor

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Sergeant Gilks (any gender presentation)

A plainclothes police detective

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*Perkins (any gender presentation)

A police officer

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*Albert Ross (male presenting)

Editor, Fathom Magazine

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Sarah Androyd (female presenting)

A little girl

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*Marvin Androyd (male presenting)

Sarah's father

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*Watkin (male presenting)

A don

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*Gordon's housekeeper (any gender presentation)

An unnamed housekeeper

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*Ensemble (various gender presentations)

Waitress, bride, groom, wedding guests, dons, ghosts, aliens, etc.

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All who are over the age of 18 are welcome to audition, whether you've worked with us before or are a newcomer. No prior preparation is necessary and auditions will be workshop style. You only need to attend one audition, but please try to keep yourself free for callbacks, if possible.

 

Callbacks are an opportunity for our directors to have another look at certain characters and test stage chemistry between actors suitable for those roles. Being called back does not guarantee a part. Equally, if you are not called back, it doesn't mean you're out of the running for getting cast. Everyone who attends auditions will have an opportunity to get cast.

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