Description
The BMDS Pantomime is returning to the Earl Cameron Theatre, City Hall December 2nd to 13th with Jack & De Beaniestawk.
SAVE de DATE
ADULT (16+) Principal and Chorus Auditions
Saturday June 21st and Sunday June 22nd at BMDS
The Daylesford Theatre, 11 Washington Street, Hamilton
Child auditions will be held in September
Characters and Audition Pieces
JACK: Bright, plucky, confident young man. (Can either be played by male, or female as Principal Boy)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
DAME DOTTY DIMPLE: Typical pantomime Dame – Jack’s long-suffering mother, a poor dairy farmer. (Obviously, best played by a man)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
SIMPLE SIMON: Jack’s daft brother, as obvious. (Usually male, but could be played by female)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
Audition Piece 3
PICCALILLI THE WITCH: Typical Wicked Witch character, played slightly tongue-in-cheek. (Female)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
Audition Piece 3
FAIRY SUGARDUST: Typical good Fairy character. (Female)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
VECTOR CONTROL: The local rat-catcher who becomes the Giant’s Henchman – a “comedy baddie”. (Male)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
KING CRUMBLE: Typical King character – somewhat henpecked and a bit of a ditherer. (Male)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
QUEEN APRICOT: A little brighter and more worldly than the King. (Female)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE: Young Princess – kind and innocent. (Principal Girl)
Audition Piece 1
Audition Piece 2
SNATCHET & SCARPER: The Broker’s men – typical panto-style comedy twosome. Snatchet is the more idiotic of the two. (Either can be male or female)
Audition Piece 1
HUMPHREY: The Royal Equerry – a bit of a twit. (Male – smaller part, possibly a youngster)
Audition Piece 1
BUSTER GUT-BUCKET: The Giant
Audition Piece 1
BUTTERMILK: A Pantomime Cow. (two parts)
Audition Piece 1
CHORUS: Villagers, Harbour Night Goers (as Villagers again, or in their ‘Sunday Best”) The Giant’s Minons
DANCERS: Featured in musical numbers, also perform in the ultra-violet scene