The Last Audition | Star Theatres

A once-celebrated Shakespearean actor, Sebastian Drake, returns to an empty stage for what he believes will be his greatest comeback — an audition for King Lear. But as he begins to rehearse beneath the ghost light, his memory falters, old voices echo, and reality starts to blur. Is this truly a second chance or his final curtain call?

The Last Audition is a moving, darkly funny, and deeply human solo play about an actor fighting to hold onto his art, his identity, and his independence. As the rehearsal unfolds, we meet the unseen characters who shaped his life: a daughter urging him toward assisted living, critics who never stopped judging, and a wife whose love still haunts the wings.

Performed with raw honesty and flashes of humour, this intimate one-hour drama invites audiences into a space between memory and performance — where courage outlasts certainty and the light of the stage becomes both sanctuary and reckoning.

Poignant, powerful, and unforgettable, The Last Audition speaks to anyone who’s ever fought to stay seen, to keep creating, or to begin again.