Herewith, details about the auditions for the four new plays that make up our 2011 new writing season, which will be performed in Barons Court Theatre over the course of two weeks, as follows:

Monday 23rd May - Sunday 29th May
PLAYS ON THE MIND by Michael Sands, directed by Andrew Cleaver
AUTUMN LEAVES by Michael Sands, directed by Noel Le Bon

Monday 30th May - Sunday 5th June
BYSTANDERS by Tracey Sinclair, directed by Barrie Addenbrook THE TINIEST POEM IN THE WORLD by Gareth Strachan, directed by Lindy Henny

Auditions for all four plays will be held on the afternoon of Saturday 12th March at: St Gabriel's Parish Hall, Churchill Gardens, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AA.

Please register your interest in auditioning by dropping our Artistic Director Andrew Cleaver a line: andrew@cp-theatre.org.uk.

State your name, telephone number and which part(s) you are interested in auditioning for.

Further details about the audition will then be sent to you. Please note that some people may be asked to attend recall auditions on Sunday 13th March.

Synopsis and character lists...

// Plays On The Mind
In a secure hospital ward The Writer types his memories onto his laptop trying to remember a family long gone. Soon his sister Suzy will leave to and unable to handle the loneliness, one of his characters comes back to help make sure his sister never leaves.

The Writer - quiet and lonely man, 20s-30s Suzy - The Writer's sister, caring and compassionate, 20s Mark - The Writer's companion, 20s-30s Phil - Suzy's boyfriend, bumbling but honest, 20s Harriet - Suzy's best friend, flirty and outgoing, 20s Brian - Harriet's boyfriend, unassuming, 50s

// Autumn Leaves
On a park bench, two friends meet for the first time in years, but as they discuss the past, the man has to say something that will change their friendship forever. But is the risk of losing her too great to say what he wants?

Man - 30s-40s
Woman - 30s-40s

// Bystanders
Martin and Ailsa are a happily married couple when their life is disrupted by the arrival of journalist Katrina who has stumbled on a secret from Martin's past. For Katrina, it is the scoop of the decade; for Martin the resurfacing of a life he thought he'd left behind.

Martin - middle-class, 40s Ailsa - middle-class, 40s Katrina, trendy, 20s

// The Tiniest Poem in the World
A tired poetry competition, two tired ladies and too much wine. A brief look at the search for perfection.

Lesley, good-hearted, slightly neurotic, 40s-50s Ruth, kind, motherly, literary, 50s