Kafka's Dick

by Alan Bennett

200th Production. This hilarious absurdist comedy by Alan Bennett takes us from early 20th Century Prague, via a Leeds Semi-Detached and on through the gates of Heaven. On the way we explore the nature of fame and the way artists, their work and reputation are remembered and manipulated by critics and historians. The actors will need to fully inhabit the characters and their complicated relationships. These relationships- Husband and Wife, Parent and offspring, Hero and acolyte and the loyalty of friends is at the centre of the comedy in the play. I have been intentionally vague about the ages of the characters, essentially Sidney and Linda are middle aged and Dad/Mum must look old. Kafka and Brod are back from the dead and can be any age. Hermann and Julie were still alive when Kafka died so don’t have to look older but should be middle aged.

Audition pieces are : Auditions on 7th January 2025 7.30pm at the Studio

Brod and Kafka Start of play to ‘they must be sick’ on page 3.

Linda, Sidney and Father Page 5 from ‘that fool tortoise’ to ‘pick his teeth’ on Page 6

Father and Kafka Page 27 top to Fathers exit

Hermann K and Linda, Sidney and Brod Page 29 entrance to top of Page 31 ‘do we get a percentage?’

Julie and Hermann K Top of Page 37 ‘My little Julie to ‘1966 world cup’

Father and Hermann K, Julie and Linda Page 38 Father enters to ‘I know, I’m going’

Kafka and Linda Page 19 from ‘you think I’m a criminal’ to Bottom of page

Please let me know if you are auditioning at:- paul.foster3@virgin.net