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DOOR OPENS

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Hi! You must be...

Emilia.

Stacy. Felicity, for the lady part.

I'm Florence. Reading for...

The leading lady part. I'm Gemma.

And what did you think of it, the part? Well, I loved it.

It's just a great part. I think she's... Great.

How do you see her? She was feisty.

Feisty?

She's bold. Huh! Mm... Oh, jeez...

She's the one calling the shots, she's... THEY GROAN

I think she's pretty... Thank God! ..clever, she's... She's pretty... CASTING AGENT SPLUTTERING

..clever. That's not what you're going for? Well... No.

I mean, we hadn't really... No.

Clever's not really something we...

Want or care about, at all, actually.

You do realise this is the leading lady part?

Sh... Shall we have a read?

CINEMATIC MUSIC

It's what I've always wanted.

The chance to speak... All right, thank you.

I'm not sure that's quite what we're after, really.

Do it again but just this time try it a bit more...

..smiley.

You want me to s-smile? Yeah.

Just, you know, more...leading lady.

The scene gets quite tragic. So?

I...sort of thought she'd be crying. Crying?!

She could cry. Mm. But not, like,

ugly cry.

More like sensual, sexy crying, like, wet... In a shower.

Shower of crying.

And smiling.

Think of the poster.

It's what I've always wanted.

The chance to... And let's stop you there.

Do it again, only this time could you try it with a bit more...

..make-up. I'm sorry?

She's our leading lady, she's got to be...peachy.

If you could just...

CINEMATIC MUSIC

It's all I ever... Maybe lose the jumper. Sorry? The jumper.

And the shirt. The-The shirt, why? And the rest of it.

Is that really necessary? It's the character. But she's a doctor.

Yes, and it's very hot - in the hospital.

In south London? Exactly.

It says here that it's November. The heating's broken.

WHISPERING: NHS cuts. And she's trying to operate

but all this stuff keeps getting in the way.

Her clothes? Yes, her clothes!

Could we just...

CLOTHES CRINKLING

UNZIPPING

It's what...

I'd always wanted.

The chance... Oh, no.

That was fine.

I mean...fine.

But could you just be a bit...

..thinner?

Thinner? Yeah, we really saw her as...

Thin. Like a twiglet. Like a twiglet.

Yeah. You know, feminine, vulnerable, delicate and...thin.

But with a great rack.

What? Stick thin - with boobs.

And hips. Oh, but not big hips. No. Not, you know...

WHISPERING: ..baby-bearing... HA! Can you imagine?!

Sorry, I don't really get it. I... What are you asking me to do?

It's not rocket science, darling, we're just asking you to be thin

AND curvy, sexy AND innocent.

So, which? Both.

You know, sexy virgin.

Thin, sexy hooker virgin with boobs and hips but not big ones.

She's never had sex but she's all about sex.

She definitely wants it. Oh, she wants it. But not too much!

Not too much but a bit. Yeah, like, a lot.

But a bit. Just, you know...

..leading lady.

SHE EXHALES

CINEMATIC MUSIC

It's... OK, stop there.

THEY WHISPER

I just... I don't think...

WHISPERING INAUDIBLY

Is everything all right?

WHISPERING

Yeah, could you just be a bit more...

..white?

Hi, I'm Lena, it's really nice to meet you. No. Sorry?

We're after leading ladies, not leading lady's mum. Ha!

Yeah, I am a leading lady. No, you're not. I AM a leading lady.

No, you're not. Yes, I am. Nope! Mum.

Have you seen my IMDb?

Yeah, you're a mum. Yeah, I've played some mums. Mum.

I played a kick-arse mum. Kick-arse mum's still a mum. But you're hot.

Yeah, hot mum! Hot mum, I could get on board with that.

I can hear you.

Next!

NE-E-EXT!

Wow, what's wrong with her?!

WHISPERING: Menopause. Mm.

Oh, thank God. Oh!

I'm gagging for a coffee.

Three skinny cappuccinos. Do you want yours extra hot?

Oh, I'm... I'm actually here to read.

What? I'm here to audition.

For...the leading lady?

Don't get it.

WHISPERING: She seems to think she's here for leading lady.

Yeah, but she's...

This is awkward. Look, it's not that kind of film, darling.

Uh, and what kind of film is that? I know what's happened.

You've been sent to the wrong room.

They're auditioning for that other film, um... What is it?

Black Panther Returns. That's it. That's in the next suite.

No, I'm not here to addition for Black Panther Returns,

I'm here to audition for your film.

THEY WHISPER, GIGGLE

Are you...really not going to let me read?

SHE SCOFFS

WHISPERING

Wait.

If you're passing Starbucks on the way out...

DOOR SLAMS

What are we going to do?

Mm.

That first one's big on Instagram.

Yeah, but she's...meh.

I don't think we've... No, I just don't think we've found

THE ONE. Nope.

Hey! Yep? Is that it?

Is that everyone? I'm afraid so.

Do you think... What?

Actually, I'd quite like to read. I'm just starting out.

Look at my face.

Sorry.

I think someone else just turned up, let me check.

THEY LAUGH, WHISPERING

Who is that?! That's ridiculous!

GASPING

Oh! He-llo!

Hi. I'm Tom,

and I'm here to read for the leading lady.

I'm just going to stop you there.

You've got the part.

Great.

Hi.

Yeah, yeah, it was...

It's always hard to tell, isn't it? But...I think I did all right.

Yeah, I'm...

I think I'm in with a shot.

Me too.

Me...too.