The Victoria Theatre in Halifax is to host open auditions for young dancers to perform in Cinderella.
The Victoria Theatre in Halifax and Imagine Theatre are delighted to announce that they will hold open auditions to find their talented Junior Ensemble for this year’s magical family pantomime, Cinderella. Auditions will be hosted on Sunday 10 September 2023 at The Victoria Theatre.
The auditions are being held to find young dancers aged between 9-16 and in school years 4-11 to perform this Christmas season.
Steve Boden, Managing Director of Imagine Theatre, the pantomime producer:
“We are one of the only UK-wide pantomime companies to continue to host open auditions for our Junior Ensemble each year for pantomime. This is very important to us as we believe in offering youngsters from every background and with all levels of experience the chance to be part of pantomime and the opportunity to work in a professional company, maybe for the first time.
A number of pantomime stars we work with tell us that performing in the Junior Ensemble in their local pantomime was what sparked their love of theatre and say that this is where they believe their acting careers began. We want to continue to nurture this talent year on year.
Open auditions allow absolutely any child of the right age to come along and try out for the show. Theatre and the arts are an integral part of local communities, and we are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity out widely to local youngsters.
On the day the children will be taught a routine that they perform as a group back to the audition panel. As well as their dancing, we do look for that little something that makes them stand out and sparkle on stage.”
If you think you have what it takes to bring that little bit extra to this year’s pantomime – or you know someone who has – you can find out more about the auditions, including further information on age and attendance requirements. Just visit: www.victoriatheatre.co.uk or www.imaginetheatre.co.uk.
Cinderella runs from Saturday 16 December 2023 – Saturday 6 January 2024. Tickets are on sale now at www.victoriatheatre.co.uk
