The Casting Director of Hollyoaks has contacted me to help him find a really exciting young actor to play a new regular character in the show, a stunning looking 18 year old bad boy type. Filming will be in Liverpool from 14 September onwards.

If you are suitable, interested and available, then please email me a covering note with your CV and photos.

Castings will take place from 31 August to 5 September in London and Liverpool.

The full character brief is as follows:

18 years old.

The epitome of the good looking bad boy, but a bad boy with charm and a twinkle in his eye. He has an eye for the ladies and can smooth talk his way out of any situation. But he has an anger inside him. After a difficult upbringing, he's fresh out of Young Offenders and wants answers about who he is and where he fits in in life. He can look after himself and has a tendancy to act without thinking. Despite these flashes of aggression, he has a good idea about what's wrong and right and can be a loyal friend and a good laugh. Never overly academic, he has a passion for music and dreams of being a DJ. Any accent is fine for this role. Must be able to play 18 convincingly. This character has some huge, challenging stories already written for him, and the role will be a great opportunity for a young actor to show and explore their range.

NATIONWIDE AUDITIONS FOR THE COMPANY OF FIRST EVER UK TOUR OF DIRTY DANCING TO TAKE PLACE IN BIRMINGHAM,
CARDIFF AND EDINBURGH

 

 

The producers of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, one of the most successful musicals in West End history, are delighted to announce that they will be holding nationwide auditions to find outstanding performers to star in the first ever national tour of the production.

 

Dirty Dancing is the classic story of the iconic ‘Johnny Castle’ and idealistic ‘Baby Houseman’, played so memorably by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the 1987 movie. Since its announcement in November 2010, demand for tickets for the first ever UK tour for has been phenomenal, with sales already exceeding £10m for the first seven cities currently on sale, and many performances already sold out.

 

Auditions will be held as follows:

 

Tuesday 3 May          Birmingham

Hippodrome/ Dance Xchange Ltd
Birmingham Hippodrome, Thorp Street, Birmingham, B5 4TB

 

Wednesday 4 May                 Cardiff                       

THE GATE ARTS & COMMUNITY CENTRE
Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3JW

 

Thursday 5 May         Edinburgh     

DANCEBASE

14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU

 

For each of the venues:

Women: Sign-in begins at 7.45am. Sign-in/be in line no later than 7.30am

Men: Sign-in begins at 12.45pm. Sign-in/be in line no later than 12.30pm.

 

Women must wear dance shoes with a heel, and no baggy clothes. All auditionees should bring along a photo and CV stapled together, and artists of all ethnicities are encouraged to attend.

 

The producers of Dirty Dancing have said, “After five triumphant years in the West End, we are so pleased to be able to expand on the production’s success to date and take this iconic story to cities across the UK. The production demands performers of huge talent and passion, and we are really looking forward to drawing on the incredible quality of artists across the UK to fill these much loved roles and bring this classic love story to life.”

 

For further press information, please contact:

 

David Bloom - Target Live

T: 020 3372 0950
E: david.bloom@target-live.co.uk

 

Arabella Neville-Rolfe – Target Live

T: 0203 372 0961

E: arabella.neville-rolfe@target-live.co.uk

 

 

Tour Venues

 

Bristol – Bristol Hippodrome, Thursday 1^st September to Saturday 8^th October 2011

Glasgow – King’s Theatre, Wednesday 19^th October to Saturday 12^th November 2011

Manchester – Manchester Palace, Tuesday 22^nd November 2011 to Saturday 7^th January 2012

Dublin – Grand Canal Theatre, Tuesday 17^th January to Saturday 25^th February 2012

Aberdeen – His Majesty’s Theatre, Tuesday 6^th to Saturday 31^st March 2012

Southampton – Mayflower Theatre, Tuesday 3^rd to Saturday 28^th April 2012

Milton Keynes – Milton Keynes Theatre, Tuesday 1^st to Saturday 26^th May 2012

Leeds – Leeds Grand Theatre, Tuesday 29th May to Saturday 23^rd June 2012

Birmingham – Birmingham Hippodrome, Wednesday 4^th July – Saturday 25^th August 2012

Norwich – Norwich Theatre Royal, Tuesday 28^th August – Saturday 15^th September 2012

Sunderland – Sunderland Empire, Tuesday 18^th September – Saturday 6^th October 2012

Liverpool – Liverpool Empire, Tuesday 9^th October – Saturday 27^th October 2012

Cardiff – Wales Millennium Centre, Tuesday 6^th November – Saturday 1^st December 2012

Edinburgh – Edinburgh Playhouse, Tuesday 4 December 2012 – Saturday 12^th January 2013

 

 

www.dirtydancingontour.com

 

 

For the West End production, please contact:

Kate Etteridge/ Ali Castriotis - LD Communications

T: 0207 439 7222

E: kate.etteridge@ldcommunications.co.uk / ali@ldcommunications.co.uk

LES MISERABLES 25th Anniversary Tour at the Barbican / 02
(September 13 to October 3)

The Casting Director for Les Miserables is looking for girls to play Cosette at these very special performances. 

This little girl is no taller than 4' 4 and has a sweet soprano voice.
London based not necessary.     

Auditions will be held next week please make suggestions as soon as possible to editor@uktheatre.net who will represent a small selection of candidates.