Fantastic Mr Fox Auditions

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, adapted by David Wood

auditions When:

Sunday 18 January 2009 at 10am, 11am and 1pm

Where: The Lockwood Day Centre, Westfield Road, Slyfield Green, Guildford GU1 1RR Auditions last 45 minutes. All members are allowed to audition. Parents do not need to stay to the audition. Your audition time must be booked in advance. Auditions are like a workshop. If you would like to try for a speaking role you will need to read aloud, although you don’t have to learn anything. We do not allow children to audition for specific parts. We will write to let you know how you did and if you were successful, the following week. Some rehearsals and performances may be during term time. Please check with your school that you are allowed to appear in the production before you audition.

parts There is a large cast. We will decide after the auditions which will be principal roles (attending all rehearsals and performances) and which will be split into teams (yellow and blue). All parts have some lines to learn either as solos or as part of a group. Mr Fox

Mrs Fox Rat

Badger

Mrs Badger

Mabel

Four Small Foxes

The Mole Family

The Rabbit Family Farm Workers

Boggis

Bunce

Bean

One Small Badger The Weasel Family

Villagers

show fee The show fee is £55, paid when you audition. It is only refunded if we don’t offer you a part. It includes a production t-shirt, costume and script hire. It does not include tickets to see the show, shoe hire, socks or tights (if required). Script hire requires a £10 returnable deposit payable by cheque at your first rehearsal. Paying the show fee shows a commitment to attend all rehearsals and performances. To appear in Fantastic Mr Fox, you must remain during the Spring Term 2008.

children and young persons act 1963, s. 37 All cast members need a licence to appear in the production. There is no charge for this, it is simple to apply for and we will send you information about how to do it.

tickets Each cast member is expected to sell a minimum of 10 tickets to their family and friends. You will be given a publicity pack (called Bums on Seats) and an Accelerator Offer with reduced ticket prices, to help you do this. Being entirely unsubsidised, it is only through ticket sales that we can continue to present productions at The Electric and to maintain the show fee at £55.

chaperones We need one chaperone for every twelve children in the production. Chaperones play a vital part in looking after the cast during the performances. It is also an exciting opportunity to see what goes on backstage to put on the production. Without chaperones the performance is not allowed to go ahead. We currently have a very small and dedicated group of volunteer chaperones; very few of whom actually have children in the production. We desperately need more parents to register. If we are not able to find enough chaperones, we will have no other option than to use professional ones. This would increase the show fee by over £35 per child. If we had enough volunteer chaperones, they would only need to do one or two performances each. Being a chaperone is enjoyable and rewarding. It can take a little time to register, so if you are interested in registering, please contact your local authority as soon as possible. If you live in Surrey you can contact the Child Employment Team in the Education Welfare Service on 01483 517838 If you live in Hampshire you can contact the Child Employment Office on 01962 876300 or 01962 876301

rehearsal schedule Rehearsals are at The Lockwood Day Centre, Westfield Road, Slyfield Green, Guildford Sunday 25 January

10am to 12pm 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 1 February

10am to 12.30pm 1pm to 3.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 8 February

10am to 12.30pm 1pm to 3.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 22 February

10am to 12.30pm 1pm to 3.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 1 March

10am to 12.30pm 1pm to 3.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 8 March

10am to 12.30pm 1pm to 3.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 22 March

10am to 12.30pm 1pm to 3.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 29 March

10am to 12.30pm 1pm to 3.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 5 April

10am to 12.30pm 1pm to 3.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Sunday 12 April Easter Sunday

10am to 12pm 12.30pm to 2.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

All Cast must be able to attend this rehearsal

Rehearsals and performances at The Electric Theatre, Onlsow Street, Guildford GU1 4SZ Tuesday 14 April

10am to 2.30pm 4pm to 8.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

Dress Rehearsal Dress Rehearsal

Wednesday 15 April

1pm to 4pm 6pm to 9pm

Yellow Team Blue Team

2pm Performance 7pm Performance

Thursday 16 April

1pm to 4pm 6pm to 9pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

2pm Performance 7pm Performance

Friday 17 April

1pm to 4pm 6pm to 9pm

Yellow Team Blue Team

2pm Performance 7pm Performance

1pm to 4.30pm 6pm to 9.30pm

Blue Team Yellow Team

2pm Performance 7pm Performance

Saturday 18 April

and finally ... If you let us know when you audition that you would have to miss a rehearsal, we will try and put you in a team that’s rehearsing on a different day. Please advise us in writing of your team choice and also the date of the rehearsal you would have to miss at the time of auditioning. Please Note: Choosing a team greatly reduces your chance of being offered a role and makes casting the production very difficult. Only choose a team if you REALLY have to!

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