Auditions Diary
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Diary of auditions in the near future for performance opportunities in Edinburgh.
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See bottom of page for details of how to add your audition to this listing…
Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn
Tuesday 22 & Thursday 24 October 2024
Production Company: The Edinburgh Makars
Status: Amateur Theatre
Audition dates: Tue 22 & Thurs 24 Oct 2024: 7.30pm.
Audition Venue: Edinburgh Makars Clubroom, 13 Brunswick St Lane, (off Montgomery Street), EH7 5JG
Performance Dates: Thurs 8 – Sat 10 May 2025
Performance Venue: Church Hill Theatre, 33 Morningside Road, EH10 4DR
About Bedroom Farce: Bedroom Farce takes place in three bedrooms over the course of one claustrophobic night and the following morning. While the older couple are getting ready to celebrate their wedding anniversary dinner, the younger couples spend their evening in a housewarming party. Unfortunately, nothing goes exactly as planned as tensions begin to unravel and hilarity ensues!
Characters needed: Eight all told. Four male, four female.
Delia (older) and Ernest (older).
Trevor (Ernest and Delia’s son) and his wife Susannah.
Malcolm and his wife Kate.
Nick and his wife Jan.
Further details: Rehearsals start at the end of February. The director will be Mark Wilson. If you need more information, you can email his at umwilson@gmail.com.
Further links: You can find more information about the Makars on the Edinburgh Makars website.
Ember Ever After
Wednesday 25 Sep – Friday 25 Oct
Production Company: Fables’ Stage Community Theatre
Status: Community Theatre
Audition period: Wed 25 Sept – Fri 25 Oct. Times to be arranged with those auditioning. Self-Tapes more than welcome (either via messenger or email).
Venue: To be arranged with those wishing to audition in person.
Performance venue: TBC.
Run dates: TBC. – Early to mid-January
Rehearsals: TBC – Early November onwards.
About Ember Ever After: “Stuck in a job that is going nowhere, under a tyrant who cares more about money than the welfare of their patrons, Ember craves more. They want to be a DJ, to bring joy. So, when DJ Cass says they can get them a gig at The Glass Slipper grand opening, they leap at the opportunity, and a chance meeting changes their life forever.”
Roles available: All principal roles and chorus members. Age ranges from 18+. Most roles are non-gendered with the exception of Dick, who we are looking for someone who is male/male-presenting. All the information for this can be found in the casting call on our Facebook page.
Fables’ Stage is a brand new Edinburgh-based community theatre created to help new writers to perform their work, while also creating a fun, safe and inclusive space for people to come and experiment with theatre. Whether you are a seasoned professional or never tried acting before, we hope you come join us on this magical stage that we call life.
Further details: Sign-up/further information can be provided by emailing FablesStageCommunityTheatre@gmail.com or going to our socials @fablesstagecommunitytheatre on Instagram, Threads and Facebook.
Fuckers by Ruaraidh Murray
Tuesday 29 October
Production Company: 4Play
Status: Professional profit share
Audition dates: Tuesday 29 October
Audition venue: Central Edinburgh
Performance dates: Weds 4/Thurs 5 December 2024
Performance venue: Traverse 2. (Details here).
About Fuckers: A 50 min two hander dark comedy, written by Ruaraidh Murray and directed by Eleanor Felton. An actor and a comedian fall in love at the Edinburgh Festival and embark on a transatlantic romance but will ambition kill it? Can you have it all…love AND success?
Characters needed:
Andrew: A Scottish actor/writer who falls in love at the Edinburgh Fringe. Playful, bold, cheeky. A chancer. Playing age 30-40 The role involves intimacy and nudity.
Lois: A comedian/actor from New york who falls in love at the Edinburgh Fringe. Explosive. Caring. Looking for stability. Adventurous. Playing age 28-40 The role involves intimacy and nudity.
To apply: please email your cv, headshot, and showreel or a contemporary comedic monologue to Efelton8@gmail.com. 4Play will respond to everyone who replies.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Saturday 7/Sunday 8 December 2024
Production Company: The Forth Act
Status: Amateur theatre
Audition Dates: Saturday 7 December in the afternoon; Call backs Sunday 8 in the afternoon.
Audition venue: Central Edinburgh
Performance Dates: Wed 25 – Sat 28 June 2025
Performance Venue: Saughton Park.
About Twelfth Night: One of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies about cross dressing, mistaken identity and misguided love.
Characters Needed: There are 14 roles with three strong roles for Women 2 (Olivia and Viola) of which will be 20 to 35 years old and one(Maria) can be older, 5 strong roles for men (Duke Orsino, Sebastian, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew) and a range of other roles including Malvolio that will be cast gender blind. Some parts may be doubled up.
Further details: Rehearsals start on Wed 15 Jan 2025 and continue on Wednesday and Thursday evenings until June.
Contact: helenlucyschofield@gmail.com for audition address, to get more details of the workshops or of content of video auditions.
If you would like to add your Edinburgh auditions and casting calls to the diary, please email All Edinburgh Theatre using the contact page here.
You should include at least: Name; company; status (amateur/professional etc); any restrictions such as junior show; Audition dates/times/venue. Production run dates/time/venue. Up to 50 words about the show. Cast required (M/F). Details of how to book an audition slot. Link for further details.
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