AUDITION NOTICE
Burn Her
by Sam Brooks
Directed by Catherine Falstie-Jensen
Season Dates: 3 – 14 November 2026
Rehearsals are Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm and Sunday afternoons from 2pm.
Starting from Sunday 6 September.
All roles are unpaid.
SYNOPSIS:
It’s election night and the small left-leaning Aroha Party led by Aria Robson manages to clinch one seat in Parliament. That same night, one of her interns comes to her with a scandal that could sink the party by morning. As the media frenzy builds, loyalties fracture and truth becomes a weapon. With wit as sharp as its politics, Burn Her explores ambition, feminism and the relentless pressure to stay untarnished in a world that thrives on outrage.
This is a fantastic New Zealand play, with strong roles for women and topical content in an election year.
ROLES:
Aria Robson - Aroha Party Leader. Compassionate and charming. Age can be broad, but around 30’s-40’s.
Georgina ‘George’ Rush - Aroha Campaign Advisor. Ruthless, but heavily principled. Age range is also broad, but ideally younger than Aria, late 20s to early 40’s.
Danny Henderson – An Intern to the Aroha Party. Described as “a bag full of puppies”. Late teens to early 20s.
Richard Miler - 50s. Aria’s mentor and a career politician /backbencher. Described as "aggressively bland”.
Lauren Grant - 50s Labour Party Communications. A veteran of political life.
Harriet Simmons - Journalist for the Herald. A friend of George’s.
The main actors in this play have now been cast:
Aria: Marion Prebble
George: Jessamy Neilsen
Danny: Indie Keddell
Richard: Scott Harding
Lauren: Kerynn Walsh
Harriet: Kate Watson
And our non-speaking role interns are:
Hari Lees, Jenny Macintyre, Hannah Pronk, Sally McGowan and Shannon McClennan.
by Sam Brooks
Directed by Catherine Falstie-Jensen
Season Dates: 3 – 14 November 2026
Rehearsals are Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm and Sunday afternoons from 2pm.
Starting from Sunday 6 September.
All roles are unpaid.
SYNOPSIS:
It’s election night and the small left-leaning Aroha Party led by Aria Robson manages to clinch one seat in Parliament. That same night, one of her interns comes to her with a scandal that could sink the party by morning. As the media frenzy builds, loyalties fracture and truth becomes a weapon. With wit as sharp as its politics, Burn Her explores ambition, feminism and the relentless pressure to stay untarnished in a world that thrives on outrage.
This is a fantastic New Zealand play, with strong roles for women and topical content in an election year.
ROLES:
Aria Robson - Aroha Party Leader. Compassionate and charming. Age can be broad, but around 30’s-40’s.
Georgina ‘George’ Rush - Aroha Campaign Advisor. Ruthless, but heavily principled. Age range is also broad, but ideally younger than Aria, late 20s to early 40’s.
Danny Henderson – An Intern to the Aroha Party. Described as “a bag full of puppies”. Late teens to early 20s.
Richard Miler - 50s. Aria’s mentor and a career politician /backbencher. Described as "aggressively bland”.
Lauren Grant - 50s Labour Party Communications. A veteran of political life.
Harriet Simmons - Journalist for the Herald. A friend of George’s.
The main actors in this play have now been cast:
Aria: Marion Prebble
George: Jessamy Neilsen
Danny: Indie Keddell
Richard: Scott Harding
Lauren: Kerynn Walsh
Harriet: Kate Watson
And our non-speaking role interns are:
Hari Lees, Jenny Macintyre, Hannah Pronk, Sally McGowan and Shannon McClennan.