Casting

The hostess of the show is intended as a drag queen but could be played as an over the top glamourous aging celebrity. Age - mid forties.

Master of protocols for the competition.  He is boring, full of unnecessary details and  self importance.  He is Swedish with a ‘hurdy gurdy’ accent and is unaware that no-one is as interested in statistics as he is

Entrant for Sweden. Based on the Swedish Eurovision winner 2012 and 2023. Astrid is an eccentric, somewhat crazed woman in her late twenties to late thirties.

Entry for Poland are a three piece male electronica group whose vocals are limited. The act is counterpointed by three Polish milk maids dancing and singing along with a polka. The maids are young the males can be any age or even masked.

Entrant for Romania. Dark and serious, Anastasia is a woman of indeterminate age who sings her nonsensical lyrics as if they were profound and loaded with meaning.

Entry for the United Kingdom.  Harking back to music hall style performances, this English couple could have featured in a Carry On movie in the 1960s.  They are a middle aged couple.

Entry for Lithuania. The young man and woman performing for Lithuania are totally deadpan in their performance which is at odds with the upbeat nature of their song.  With opportunities for unintentionally (on their part) hilarious choreography, Idomus are probably early to mid 20s.

Cultural Ambassador for Liechtenstein. She is mid to late twenties, bright eyed and very enthusiastic in every aspect of her presentation on the wonders of her homeland.

Cultural Ambassador for Liechtenstein. He is mid to late forties and, in stark contrast to Fanny, is serious, almost dismissive, in his presentation on his homeland and on the script he apparently endures rather than enjoys.

Entry for Greece.  Persephone is a woman of two sides. In the beginning she is based on the Greek icon Nana Mouskouri, telling an apparently traditional story from her homeland. In the middle of the number, like the girl she is singing about, she undergoes a drastic transformation as she sheds her modest outer attire to become a raging nymph, ably assisted by her backing nymphets. Persephone can be any age from early 20s to late 30s.

Entry for Portugal. Mateus is a wistful, dreamy young man based in part on the singer of the winning entry for Portugal in Eurovision in 2017. He is a young man in his early to mid twenties.

Entry for Vatican City.  This mother superior and her trusty backing nuns are like a religious version of Diana Ross and the Supremes. They can be any age but typically Mother Morag would be early thirties to mid forties and the sisters somewhat younger.  The big gag in this number is the reveal where they shed their nun’s habits only to be wearing the same thing underneath.

Entry for France.  Estelle is very much the French chanteuse – serious, sad, almost contemptuous of everyone. She is in her thirties

Entry for Norway. The trio making up Hammer of Thor are a disparate group. One member is a pop crooner, the next is a heavy metal rocker and the third is an operatic soprano straight from Wagner’s Ring Cycle. They can be any age.