Auditions
Neighbourhood Watch
By Lally Katz
Directed by Kathryn Thomas
20 – 31 May 2026
About the Play
“Many people will want to kill you. Better you is ready.”
Neighbourhood Watch is a glorious comedy about hope, death and pets.
Ana is a battle hardened Hungarian-Australian veteran of the twentieth century. Catherine is her neighbour: a 20-something aspiring actress waiting for a better world.
As their unlikely odd-couple friendship develops, Catherine’s life is transformed by Ana’s stories of the traumas of war, the desolation of the refugee experience, and the struggle of settling in a foreign land. In turn, Ana is granted one last great friendship at a time when the journey to her life’s end was looking to be a lonely one.
This glorious comedy about hope, death and pets, takes on a sense of enormity in the midst of the ordinary, questioning whether we really know what’s out there in the ‘burbs’.
Please note: this production contains strong language, violence, adult themes (abortion, suicide, death), and references to cancer, mental illness and sexual violence
Auditions Times:
By appointment:
Sunday 22 February 2026. 9:00am - 3:45pm
Tuesday 24 February 2026. 5:00pm - 8:45pm
Location: The Living and Learning Centre, Level 1/180 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove
Audition Requirements:
Please prepare a two-minute monologue and be prepared to do a cold script read.
By Lally Katz
Directed by Kathryn Thomas
20 – 31 May 2026
About the Play
“Many people will want to kill you. Better you is ready.”
Neighbourhood Watch is a glorious comedy about hope, death and pets.
Ana is a battle hardened Hungarian-Australian veteran of the twentieth century. Catherine is her neighbour: a 20-something aspiring actress waiting for a better world.
As their unlikely odd-couple friendship develops, Catherine’s life is transformed by Ana’s stories of the traumas of war, the desolation of the refugee experience, and the struggle of settling in a foreign land. In turn, Ana is granted one last great friendship at a time when the journey to her life’s end was looking to be a lonely one.
This glorious comedy about hope, death and pets, takes on a sense of enormity in the midst of the ordinary, questioning whether we really know what’s out there in the ‘burbs’.
Please note: this production contains strong language, violence, adult themes (abortion, suicide, death), and references to cancer, mental illness and sexual violence
Auditions Times:
By appointment:
Sunday 22 February 2026. 9:00am - 3:45pm
Tuesday 24 February 2026. 5:00pm - 8:45pm
Location: The Living and Learning Centre, Level 1/180 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove
Audition Requirements:
Please prepare a two-minute monologue and be prepared to do a cold script read.
Please only book an audition time if you are fully committed to attending and auditioning at the selected time.
Audition spots are limited, and holding a time you don't plan to use may prevent others from having the opportunity to audition.