Play name
The Last Return
By Sonya Kelly
Director and Contact Details
Playing dates
22nd-26th April Matinee and evening performances on Saturday 25th April; please note the Sunday performance on 26th April begins at 18-45 TBC
Get-in and Strike
Get-in Sunday 19th April; Strike Monday 27th April
Venue
Bromley Little Theatre ‘In the Bar’
Audition
Sunday 9th November at 2:30pm
About the play
Not all good things come to those who wait.
One final night. One last chance. Five people queue for a ticket to the hottest show in town. All they must do is simply wait in line. But what in life is ever simple?
Who will triumph, who will fail, and who will walk away with… The Last Return?
A new play by acclaimed playwright Sonya Kelly (Once Upon a Bridge, Furniture), The Last Return is a thrilling comedy about conflict, peace and the pursuit of territory at any cost.
Druid’s world premiere production of The Last Return opened at Galway International Arts Festival 2022 and then played Edinburgh Festival Fringe (where it won a Fringe First Award) and Dublin Theatre Festival at the Gate Theatre.
Time
The present
Location
The foyer of a theatre
Style and Genre
Dark comedy
Characters
- Newspaper Man, a university professor trying to save his job. Large role. Playing age 60+
- Umbrella Woman, a professional trying to get a promotion at work. Large role. Playing age 30-40
- Ticket Person, works at the theatre. Medium/Large role. Age-neutral, gender-neutral.
- The Woman in Pink, a woman of African descent. Medium/Small role. Playing age 30-40
- Military Man, an American soldier with PTSD. Medium role. Playing age ‘early twenties’
- Girl, a girl of African descent. No lines. Playing age ‘pre-teens’
Audition pieces
Ticket Person
Page 53-54.
Ticket Person: “Perhaps we did. Perhaps we didn’t. […] That’s how little I’d remember
you!”
Newspaper Man
Page 11-13
Newspaper Man: “At one time yes, I had a whole symphony of strings at my disposal.
[…] I simply cannot fail
Umbrella Woman
Page 14-15
Umbrella Woman: “Oh, yes. – Well, no. […] She hasn’t seen the Oppenheimer.’”
Woman in Pink
Page 61-62
Woman in Pink: “I would like to tell you a story, if I may. […] and were by their very
nature the mountain sheep of shame.”
Military Man
Page 39-40
Military Man: “Two thumbs poised to rid the world of evil with a click. […] Now do your
fucking duty, son, so we can all go home.”
Umbrella Woman, Woman in Pink
Page 62-63
Umbrella Woman: “You speak the language of commerce, I see.”
[…]
Woman in Pink: “but my daughter wasn’t there.”
Newspaper Man, Ticket Person
Page 52-53
Newspaper Man: “Excuse me. […] And then we had that wonderful chat about
recyclable cat litter.”
Ticket Person, Military Man
Page 34-35
Ticket Person: “Good evening […] You’re welcome.”
Note: I don’t expect you to know these lines for the audition, you are welcome to use the
script. I’m much more interested to see how you interpret the character(s). If you still
have a script, please bring it with you. See you then and break a leg!