Amber gives up her baby in hopes her son can have a better life.

English. Cheeky and full of fun. Runs a green grocer. Has lost all sense of respect and affection for men. Doesn’t suffer fools, but has enormous warmth and kindness. Sassy but sensitive. Vocally robust

Immediately sensitive and motherly. She has the air of a wealthier woman. Well kempt, sophisticated, but authoritative. Mezzo – Legit/classical sound.

A gentleman who makes great attempts to appear more stately and sophisticated than he actually is. He walks with a stick. He adores his wife, but is controlled by her. Charles is gentle, simple, distant. Baritone – Legit/Classical sound.

Daughter of Charles and Agatha. A doll. Well-rehearsed and perfectly polite in public, but sullen, distracted and smart-mouthed at home. Curious, questioning and with an explosive temper. Mezzo – high belter. Must have large vocal control/colour.

Elegant, handsome young gentleman who works as the compiler of the buy-and-sell column at The Herald. A son of the bourgeois: prim, well-spoken, judgmental, impatient. A worrier with a grand sense of morality. Strong High Tenor.

The same actor plays both roles. Baritone/Bass 

A drainer. James Hanoney is a merry, hardworking, older man. Friendly and naïve.

Justice Stephen is a regal, dry-witted judge. He is stern, laconic and majestic.

A cocky and brash attorney. Smart-mouthed, callous and confident. Handsome and arrogant with a great sense of smirk, swagger and masculinity. High Baritone/Tenor.

Single mother with a classical beauty. Stern, private young woman. Hardened. High Legit Soprano with some high chest voice passages. Must have top Eb.

Single mother. Very young, very timid, vulnerable and alone. Mezzo – Mixed vocal role. Must be strong at harmony singing.

Single mother. Very guarded and defensive. A great sense of hidden guilt. Mezzo/Alto – Strong legit with deep chesty quality. Must be strong at harmony singing.