‘ALLO ‘ALLO 2
“THE CAMEMBERT CAPER”
By Milton Keynes Theatre of Comedy
March 2025
Directed By Colin Aldous
Audition information
A readthrough will take place on 17th November at Sacred Heart at 2pm,
with auditions the following week on the 24th November.
The following scenes will be used for auditions:
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SCENE 1: RENÉ’S CAFÉ
René, French Peasants, Airmen, Yvette, Crabtree, Michelle, Mimi, Edith, Alphonse
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SCENE 2 THE COLONEL’S HQ
Colonel, Geering, Grüber, Helga, General
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SCENE 3 FANNY’S BEDROOM
Fanny, Edith, René, Mimi, Michelle, Crabtree, Airmen, Radio voice
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SCENE 4 HERR FLICKS’ DUNGEON
Flick, Helga
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SCENE 5 RENÉ’S CAFÉ
René, French Peasants, Mimi, Yvette, Colonel, Geering, Grüber, Edith, Leclerc, Michelle.
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SCENE 6 THE FUNERAL PARLOUR
Edith, René, Alphonse
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Act 2 SCENE 6 FANNY’S BEDROOM
Fanny, René, Edith, Michelle, Leclerc, Crabtree, Mimi, Grüber
'Allo 'Allo Cast:
THE FRENCH
RENÉ ARTOIS – Male, our hero. A café owner in war-torn France
EDITH ARTOIS – Female, René’s wife
MONSIEUR ALPHONSE – Male, an elderly but wealthy funeral director
MADAM FANNY LA FAN – Female, the bed-ridden, elderly mother of Edith
YVETTE CARTE-BLANCHE – Female, a waitress
MIMI LABONQ – Female, another (shorter) waitress
MICHELLE DUBOIS – Female, an agent for the French Resistance
MONSIEUR LECLERC – Male, the Resistance’s forger and master of disguise
THE GERMANS
GENERAL VON KLINKERHOFFEN – Male, the ruthless commander of the district
COLONEL VON STROHM – Male, Commandant of the town of Nouvien
CAPTAIN GEERING – Male, aide to the Colonel
LIEUTENANT GRUBER – Male, a (camp) German tank officer
HERR FLICK – Male, head of the local Gestapo
PRIVATE HELGA – Female, secretary to the Colonel and lover of Herr Flick
THE BRITISH
OFFICER CRABTREE – Male, a British agent (disguised as a Policeman)
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT FAIRFAX – Male, a British airman requiring repatriation
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT CARSTAIRS – Male, a second British airman
RADIO VOICE – Male/Female, the voice of SOE in London
RADIO VOICE #2 – Male/Female, a second radio voice. Johnson’s tailors in Wimbledon
THE ENSEMBLE
SUPPORTING CHORUS – Male/Female GERMAN SOLDIERS, MEMBERS OF THE RESISTANCE AND ASSORTED FRENCH PEASANTS
More information and full scripts are available by messaging Colin Aldous directly, or by emailing alloallo@lbdg.org.uk
Rehearsals Monday, Wednesday, Thursday starting 27th January
Production Dates 27th - 29th March 2025
Note: this production has an eight week rehearsal period only.