Thanks to everybody who auditioned for the Bradfordians summer production of ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ at the Tithe Barn, Bradford on Avon, 2 – 6 July 2019. As always we had a lot of very talented people at auditions, which made the casting teams decision-making very difficult indeed. Congratulations to those cast. They are as follows:
| Part/s | Actor |
| Tess Durbeyfield | Rachael Courage |
| John Durbeyfield | Ian Smart |
| Joan Durbeyfield | Cally Smart |
| Liza-Lu Durbeyfield, Mercy Chant | Kitty Grieg |
| Abraham Durbeyfield | Harrison Keyzar |
| Jess Durbeyfield | Poppy Foot |
| Parson Tringham, Groby | Simon R. Green |
| Jenny, Nancy, Ruth Clare | Anna Pemberton |
| Mary, Car, Marian | Gan Shermer |
| Susan, Janet, Izzy | Felicity Simpson-Morfey |
| Fred | Toby Pemberton |
| Rachel, Retty | Georgianna Snelling |
| Leah, Mrs Crick, Mrs Clare, Mrs Brook | Helen Sanders |
| Mrs Rolliver | Freda Ferne |
| Driver of mailcoach, Mr Clare | John Davies |
| Alec d’Urberville | Iorwerth Mitchell |
| Henry, Felix Clare, Officer | Julian Thomas |
| Farmer Crick | Alan Schönfeld |
| Angel Clare | Tom Schönfeld |
| Villagers, farmworkers, officers | Reuben Keyzar, John Davies, Julian Thomas, Freda Ferne, Toby Pemburton, Anna Pemburton, Kitty Grieg, Harrison Keyzar, Helen Sanders. |
Please e-mail director Phil Courage at courages@tiscali.co.uk to confirm your acceptance of your part/s. The first rehearsal will be a read-through at the Music Centre on Tuesday 2 April 2019. If you would like an electronic version of the script please let Phil know.
