The Riverfront Theatre & Arts Centre, Newport are delighted to announce that auditions to find the young company for pantomime Robin Hood will take place at The Riverfront on Sunday 11 September between 10am and 3pm with registration between 9.30am. All talented youngsters welcome!
Robin Hood will star a very talented cast featuring some familiar faces: Newport favourite Richard Elis and Geraint Rhys Edwards. This high-quality, professional and family-friendly pantomime will be full of magic, glitz and laughs and will run for a month from Tuesday 29th November 2022 to Saturday 7th January 2023. It will also feature three teams of children in fun singing and dancing routines, who will be selected through these auditions.
The Riverfront are looking for 24 - 30 children and young people who will be selected, plus some reserve choices, to form three troupes of 8 – 10 children, who will perform on alternate days of the pantomime’s run. The Riverfront is keen to see children’s ‘personality’ as well as their singing, dancing and acting skills. It is important that all auditionees are skilled across all three areas – singing, dancing and acting.
The audition will include the young people learning a short dance routine, singing as a group (and possibly individually). We may also ask them to recite a very short poem or joke of their choice. All talented youngsters are welcome, whether they go to drama school, study drama or dance in school or are a novice.
Auditionees should wear comfortable clothes and footwear suitable for moving and dancing in. Clothing should be non-branded and not shiny material, as numbers won’t stick to it. Auditionees will not need to prepare anything but might want to bring water and snacks. The Café at The Riverfront will also be open on the day.
The auditions are open to children and young people who live in the boroughs of Newport, Cardiff and Torfaen only. The minimum age is 9 years on the first day of rehearsal (14 November 2022) and the maximum age is 15 years and 11 months on the last day of the run (7th January 2023). A list of performances and rehearsal commitments will be available on the day. It is essential that selected children must be able to commit to the full period of the pantomime, which will include a small number of term time dates during the rehearsal period.
To help us manage timings on the day and to give us an idea of attendance, if you are planning to join us for the auditions, please complete this short form: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/robinhoodauditions
For more information on auditions, please contact The Riverfront Box Office on 01633 656757.
AUDITION INFORMATION:
Location: The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, Kingsway, Newport NP20 1HG
Date: Sunday 11 September 2022
Time: Registration opens 9.30am
Auditions 10am – 3pm (auditionees will not be seen without registering)
Rehearsals: 14 November 2022 to 28 November 2022
Show dates: 29th November 2022 to 7th January 2023
Rehearsals will take place after school W/C 14/11/22 & W/C 21/11/22 and between 10am & 6pm Saturday 19th & 26th. Call times TBC for Friday 25th and Monday 28th.
Please note there is no parking on site at The Riverfront. There is a public car park adjacent to The Riverfront, at Friars Walk and also across the road at the Kingsway Centre.
Robin Hood
Tuesday 29 November – Saturday 7 January
https://www.newportlive.co.uk/en/events/c0335bfc-4dd0-ec11-80e5-00505601006a/
