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PENDLE PRODUCTIONS CASTING BREAKDOWN 2022

ALADDIN

(Tour to schools & arts centres)

Physical performers required for our busy pantomime tour. Will suit those who enjoy the challenge of daily touring to a variety of venues. Please be not afraid of hard work. All members of the company will share some stage management duties including get ins/outs. Our pantomimes are pieces of theatre first and foremost and are 100% family friendly. All cast sing and move in fully choregraphed routines. Directed and choreographed by the same team as our static shows. North West England-based performers preferred. Drivers with a full UK driving license preferred but not essential. Auditions and rehearsals are in NORTH WEST ENGLAND. Pendle Productions encourages diversity and equality of opportunity

Aladdin – Traditional Principal Boy. Excellent singing and movement skills. Great audience appeal and rapport. Male or Female. Female performers should be ideally used to working/dancing in heels. Age 21 – 35.

Wishee Washee – Traditional Pantomime comic. Very physical performer. Good singing and movement skills. Additional circus or acro skills desirable but not essential. Excellent audience appeal and rapport. Great comic timing. Male or Female. Age 21 – 40.

Widow Twankey – Traditional Pantomime Dame. Larger than life character. Great audience appeal and rapport. Good comic timing. Good singing and movement skills. Male or female. Age 25 – 50.

Abanazer – Traditional pantomime villain. Must be a huge character and very physical performer. The one the audience love to hate. Great singing and movement skills. Excellent audience rapport. Male. Age 21 - 50.

Princess Jasmine – Traditional pantomime princess but with a strong personality. Great singing and movement skills. Huge audience appeal. Female. Age 21 - 30

Emperor/Genie of the Lamp – Dual role. Emperor – traditional father role. Genie – Physical and charismatic. Circus or acro skills useful but not essential. Great audience rapport and appeal for both characters. Male. Age 25 – 50.

Fairy of the Ring – Traditional pantomime good Fairy. Great audience rapport. Good singing and movement skills. Can be played in a variety of ways so would suit character performers of all types. Female. Age 21 – 40.

ALADDIN

(Static production, Old Courts, Wigan)

Physical performers required for our static pantomime production. Please be not afraid of hard work. All members of the company will share some stage management duties. Our pantomimes are pieces of theatre first and foremost and are 100% family friendly. All cast sing and move in fully choregraphed routines. North West England-based performers preferred. Auditions and rehearsals are in NORTH WEST ENGLAND. Pendle Productions encourages diversity and equality of opportunity.

Aladdin - Traditional Principal Boy. Excellent singing and movement skills. Great audience appeal and rapport. Male or Female. Female performers should be ideally used to working/dancing in heels. Age 21 – 35.

Wishee Washee - – Traditional Pantomime comic. Very physical performer. Good singing and movement skills. Additional circus or acro skills desirable but not essential. Excellent audience appeal and rapport. Great comic timing. Male. Age 21 – 40.

Genie of the Lamp/PC Ping - Dual role. Traditional father role doubling with physical Genie character. Very physical and charismatic. Circus or acro skills useful but not essential. Great audience rapport and appeal for both characters. Male. Age 25 – 50.

Fairy of the Ring/PC Pong – Dual Role. Traditional pantomime good Fairy doubling with comedy police officer. Great audience rapport and comic timing. Very physical performer. Good singing and movement skills. Would suit character performers of all types. Female. Age 21 – 40.

THE STORYTELLERS THEATRE COMPANY

The Storytellers Theatre Company is branch of Pendle Productions specialising in two-handed theatrical adaptations of classics and original stories. 

Opportunities - Ongoing. The work is extremely rewarding as well as hard, and allows a performer to explore their own skills and play roles that they may not usually play. Most pieces involve both performers playing multiple characters. Productions are fast-paced and range from dramas, through plays with music to full musical shows. Usually, performers are required to learn multiple shows. All performers must be very physical and have good singing and movement skills. They must be able to engage with an audience and have great rapport and appeal. Both performers on a production will be required to set up and take down the show and operate their own sound. Full instruction is provided. Performances take place in all types of venues – schools, theatres, arts centres, libraries etc as well as outdoors during the Summer months. Pendle Productions work alongside theatres and arts organisations which creates opportunities for further diverse work outside the Storytellers.

North West England. Auditions and rehearsals are in NORTH WEST ENGLAND. Pendle Productions encourages diversity and equality of opportunity.

THE ELVES & THE TOYMAKER

Male and Female performers required for this two-handed musical production. Physical performers with strong personalities, good singing voices and good movement skills. Not afraid of hard but rewarding work. Ability to play multiple characters. Touring to mainly schools in December. Shared stage management duties including get ins/outs. Full UK driving license holders (for at least one year) and confident drivers preferred. Auditions and rehearsals are held in NORTH WEST ENGLAND. Pendle Productions encourages diversity and equality of opportunity.

Performer 1 – Female. Physical performer with good singing voice and movement skills to play multiple roles. Not afraid of hard touring work with stage management duties with get ins/outs. Full UK driving license (held for at least one year) and confident driver preferred. Age 21 - 40.

Performer 2 – Male. Physical performer with good singing voice and movement skills to play multiple roles. Not afraid of hard touring work with stage management duties with get ins/outs. Full UK driving license (held for at least one year) and confident driver preferred. Age 21 - 40.

SANTA CLAUS’S SHOES

Male and Female performers required for this two-handed musical production. Physical performers with strong personalities, good singing voices and movement skills. Commedia/Mime skills an advantage. Not afraid of hard but rewarding work. Ability to play multiple characters. Touring to mainly schools in December. Shared stage managements duties including getins/outs. Full UK driving license (held for at least one year) and a confident driver preferred. Auditions and rehearsals are in NORTH WEST ENGLAND. Pendle Productions encourages diversity and equality of opportunity.

Performer 1 – Male. Physical performer with strong personality, good singing voice and good movement skills. Commedia/mime skills an advantage. Not afraid of hard but rewarding work. Ability to play multiple characters. Touring to mainly schools in December. Shared stage management duties including get ins/outs. Full UK driving license (held for at least one year) and confident driver preferred. North West England base preferred.

Performer 2 – Female. Physical performer with strong personality, good singing voice and good movement skills. Commedia/mime skills an advantage. Not afraid of hard but rewarding work. Ability to play multiple characters. Touring to mainly schools in December. Shared stage management duties including get ins/outs. Full UK driving license (held for at least one year) and confident driver preferred. North West England base preferred.

A New Musical try out

TIMES LIKE THESE by Barry Speed.

Directed by Tim Lince

Rehearse from 20^th February.

Perform 13^th – 18^th March @ Lowther Pavilion Theatre, West Beach, Lytham St Annes.

Fees £450 per week. 

CHARACTERS

STEVE STEIN:      Singer Guitarist Songwriter. Very fond of his young singing partner Rosi  

                    but not romantically involved. (Baritone/ Tenor Bluesy) 

ROSI SWEET:       Plain looking young girl with fabulous voice. She is in love with Steve but                                                               

                    believes that he is unaware of her true feelings ( Mezzo Bluesy) 

VINCE PRINCE:     Egotistical Superstar who lives life to the full. (Contemporary pop/ rock sound)

SADIE STARR:      Vince’s American singing partner. Aware of her sexuality and extrovert. Vince and her                 

                    have a stormy relationship but are terrific together on stage. (Contemporary pop/ rock 

                     sound)

DANNY DE BLASIO: Vince and Sadie’s manager. A sharp operator attempting to keep the whole                                         

                     Act together mainly for his own financial game (Country Tenor)

Some characters may double with minor roles.

Replies for casting to:-

casting@pendleproductions.co.uk