The Vicar of Dibley Pre Audition Meeting
The Vicar of Dibley
By Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter, adapted from the original
TV series by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer
SYNOPSIS
Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation brings together key moments taken from series 1 & 2 with all the favorite characters. Time spans from Geraldine’s arrival and first parish meeting, through struggles with lent to the finale of Alice and Hugo’s wedding.
THE CHARACTERS
REVEREND GERALDINE GRANGER
Geralding is the bouncing, bubbly, curvy female vicar of Dible. She has a keen sense of moral correctness and will stand up for injustice; she also has a deep love of the people of Didley despite their many flaws! She has an even greater love of chocolate and ice cream… especially when upset or angered and she would love to find a partner.
DAVID HORTON
Is one of those people who enjoys being in charge and assumes he is: he might even be described as being a bit power trippy. He’s a pompous Cambridge educated, upper class millionaire and although divorced, an upholder of stern traditional family values especially his own. He longs for tradition, law and order and status quo.
ALICE TINKER
Alice has a few sandwiches (and cakes, pork pies and sausage rolls) short of a picnic. She has a heart of gold but doesn't understand many of the common issues of life nor Geraldine’s jokes.
She's very sensitive and easily upset - but a bit too vague to be easily offended!! More amusing and key to the plot of the show is the way she’s also easily confused and has a vivid imagination surrounding what's normal (such as Teletubby bridesmaids and page boys).
HUGO HORTON
Poor Hugo is the veritable puppet of his controlling father. He was brought up by David only for most of his childhood and it becomes quickly apparent that the upbringing was emotionally abusive. He aims to avoid conflict, always aims to please, and does not know how to express his feelings towards Alice.
FRANK PICKLE
Frank is very “English” in appearance: highly eccentric in both manner and dress and outstandingly well-spoken. However, whilst he does exceptionally well linguistically, most of the Dibley inhabitants wish he would speak a little or a lot less and has been known to bore people to sleep when he speaks!
As clerk of the Parish Council, Frank is keen to take the minutes as accurately as possible but has a habit of dithering about the finer details of things, such as whether to minute someone saying nothing, so the minutes end up taking twice as long to record as the meeting itself!
JIM TROTT
John has a very unfortunate stutter, insofar as he proceeds almost every statement with “No, no, no, no, no…”. Needless to say, the other residents find this annoying, time consuming and confusing when trying to gain a straight answer from him! This aside, Jim spends a lot of time generally dithering anyway and so rarely manages to achieve much. Jim has a great interest in sex and can turn any conversation towards it.
OWEN NEWITT
Owen is the local farmer. He regularly suffers with gastric health complaints and describes these in disgustingly graphic detail. He's a bachelor with broad tastes... he often hints at both desiring after and having had previous relationships with animals, as well as women. Like many of the other male residents of the village, he lusts after Geraldine.
LETITIA CROPLEY
Letitia is a very caring lady who longs to provide nourishing refreshments and sustenance to her close friends and neighbours, and ensures the church is full of attractive flower arrangements during Sunday worship.
The problem is her creativity could be described as rather eccentric: her mourning flower arrangement included a pineapple! Her palette is a bit odd too; she has created countless dishes which require, shall we say, an acquired taste? Parsnip brownies are the tamer end of her repertoire! The villagers fear her cooking but eat out of courtesy; unfortunately, this only spurs her on further “gourmet” creations.
WOMAN
The woman has two lines at the end of the play and objects to Alice and Hugo getting married and then realises she is at the wrong wedding.
CHILDREN (aged 6-8 years old)
5 Children, Lizzie, Katie, Archie, Cameron and Luke have a small part towards the end of the first act where they meet the Vicar. And as Teletubbies at the end of the second act.
Auditions
Pre-Audition Read Through Sunday 24th August 2025 2pm
Auditions Sunday 31st August 2025 2pm
Recalls Monday 1st September 2025 7pm
Performances
Wednesday 5th November 2025 – Saturday 8th November 2025 Start 7.30pm
Matinee Sunday 9th November 2025 Start 2pm.
Wednesday 12th November 2025 – Saturday 15th November 2025 7.30pm Start.
9 shows all up.
By Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter, adapted from the original
TV series by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer
SYNOPSIS
Based on the much-loved BBC sitcom, this stage adaptation brings together key moments taken from series 1 & 2 with all the favorite characters. Time spans from Geraldine’s arrival and first parish meeting, through struggles with lent to the finale of Alice and Hugo’s wedding.
THE CHARACTERS
REVEREND GERALDINE GRANGER
Geralding is the bouncing, bubbly, curvy female vicar of Dible. She has a keen sense of moral correctness and will stand up for injustice; she also has a deep love of the people of Didley despite their many flaws! She has an even greater love of chocolate and ice cream… especially when upset or angered and she would love to find a partner.
DAVID HORTON
Is one of those people who enjoys being in charge and assumes he is: he might even be described as being a bit power trippy. He’s a pompous Cambridge educated, upper class millionaire and although divorced, an upholder of stern traditional family values especially his own. He longs for tradition, law and order and status quo.
ALICE TINKER
Alice has a few sandwiches (and cakes, pork pies and sausage rolls) short of a picnic. She has a heart of gold but doesn't understand many of the common issues of life nor Geraldine’s jokes.
She's very sensitive and easily upset - but a bit too vague to be easily offended!! More amusing and key to the plot of the show is the way she’s also easily confused and has a vivid imagination surrounding what's normal (such as Teletubby bridesmaids and page boys).
HUGO HORTON
Poor Hugo is the veritable puppet of his controlling father. He was brought up by David only for most of his childhood and it becomes quickly apparent that the upbringing was emotionally abusive. He aims to avoid conflict, always aims to please, and does not know how to express his feelings towards Alice.
FRANK PICKLE
Frank is very “English” in appearance: highly eccentric in both manner and dress and outstandingly well-spoken. However, whilst he does exceptionally well linguistically, most of the Dibley inhabitants wish he would speak a little or a lot less and has been known to bore people to sleep when he speaks!
As clerk of the Parish Council, Frank is keen to take the minutes as accurately as possible but has a habit of dithering about the finer details of things, such as whether to minute someone saying nothing, so the minutes end up taking twice as long to record as the meeting itself!
JIM TROTT
John has a very unfortunate stutter, insofar as he proceeds almost every statement with “No, no, no, no, no…”. Needless to say, the other residents find this annoying, time consuming and confusing when trying to gain a straight answer from him! This aside, Jim spends a lot of time generally dithering anyway and so rarely manages to achieve much. Jim has a great interest in sex and can turn any conversation towards it.
OWEN NEWITT
Owen is the local farmer. He regularly suffers with gastric health complaints and describes these in disgustingly graphic detail. He's a bachelor with broad tastes... he often hints at both desiring after and having had previous relationships with animals, as well as women. Like many of the other male residents of the village, he lusts after Geraldine.
LETITIA CROPLEY
Letitia is a very caring lady who longs to provide nourishing refreshments and sustenance to her close friends and neighbours, and ensures the church is full of attractive flower arrangements during Sunday worship.
The problem is her creativity could be described as rather eccentric: her mourning flower arrangement included a pineapple! Her palette is a bit odd too; she has created countless dishes which require, shall we say, an acquired taste? Parsnip brownies are the tamer end of her repertoire! The villagers fear her cooking but eat out of courtesy; unfortunately, this only spurs her on further “gourmet” creations.
WOMAN
The woman has two lines at the end of the play and objects to Alice and Hugo getting married and then realises she is at the wrong wedding.
CHILDREN (aged 6-8 years old)
5 Children, Lizzie, Katie, Archie, Cameron and Luke have a small part towards the end of the first act where they meet the Vicar. And as Teletubbies at the end of the second act.
Auditions
Pre-Audition Read Through Sunday 24th August 2025 2pm
Auditions Sunday 31st August 2025 2pm
Recalls Monday 1st September 2025 7pm
Performances
Wednesday 5th November 2025 – Saturday 8th November 2025 Start 7.30pm
Matinee Sunday 9th November 2025 Start 2pm.
Wednesday 12th November 2025 – Saturday 15th November 2025 7.30pm Start.
9 shows all up.