Must be able to speak French believably. All cast need to be able to sing unaccompanied in harmony. Permission to produce Spider should be saught from the author before starting rehearsals - there may be a small charge, which is negociable. They stopped touring it only because of prior committments. I had expected Spider to go no further, but the audience reaction during the tour and the cast's wishes persuaded me to try for a wider performance.
Spider contains no violence on stage, but there is reported violence which has occurred off-stage.
The Prisoner recounts an episode of physical torture. The actor playing Spider plays a number of other roles, and theses should be made very clearly different, by use of props etc, as well as by body posture and the different types of speech in the script. She is comforted in her distress by Joan of Arc, who becomes her friend and advisor as the two gradually get to know, trust and love each other. Joan, she is to the Prisoner. We are introduced to all of this by a street-wise Spider, who acts as guide, interpetter, commentater and other parts.