Auditions – 2025 Season

By William Gaminara; Directed by Jason Munn

Performance: 29th September – 3rd October 2025
Casting: 14th July 2025 at 6.30pm

A sharp, hilarious behind-the-scenes glimpse of diplomacy in action, centring on England’s bid for the 2018 World Cup.

A footballer, a prince and a prime minister walk into a hotel room…

Cast Required

• Johannes/Hendrik – A South African hotel porter, not very good at his job – neither is he interested. British accent. Hendrik Johannes twin brother. Discreet, loyal, and extremely enamoured of the British Empire. Encyclopaedic knowledge of British sporting achievements, especially cricket. South African accent. Any age. (Both played by the same actor)
• Penny – Intern of the Conservative party. Public school educated – no qualifications! She aims to please, and is starstruck by David Beckham and Prince William. Very posh / RP accent. Mid 20s.
• David Beckham – Football superstar with an eye for fashion. Brighter than he looks. South London accent. Late 30s.
• David Cameron – Leader of the Conservative party. Exasperated by his fellows. A bit of a twit who is trying to be better. Posh accent. Mid 40s.
• Prince William – Charming, endearing, a bit of a joker. Name dropper. Very posh /RP accent. Early 30s.
• Lachlan – A large good looking Australian man in his 30s. Surfer dude. Australian accent.

As well as these onstage roles, backstage and technical staff are required, so if you are interested in these aspects of the production, please come to the audition, If you are unable to attend on the night, contact the director.

Contact Details: jasonjmunn@gmail.com

By Tim Baugh; Directed by Tim Baugh & Dawn Armstrong

Performance: 27th November – 6th December 2025
Casting: 16th/18th July 2025 at 6.30pm & 19th July 2025 at 2:00pm

There will be a maximum of 10 people per audition date, please book your preferred date at lrrh2025@gmail.com with your name and contact email and phone number. If there are no remaining spaces on the session of your choice, we will contact you. Please note you can only book one session to make it fair for everyone, as interest is normally high for the pantomime. There is an opportunity for you to sing at the audition if you wish to. Reading material will be provided at the auditions .

All auditions will be in the Cellar Bar at the Theatre

Please arrive 10 minutes before your start time, so we can start promptly. Below are a list of the characters and a little about them.

Cast Required

• Little Red Riding Hood (Female)  – Gullible, not the sharpest tool in the box. (Some audience participation)
• Mrs Hood (Dame, Male) – LRRH’s mother. Typical Pantomime Dame, flirtatious, loves the men in the audience. (lots of audience interaction)
• Bear Grills (Honey Seller) – talks like Del-Boy, (but does not have to). Thinks of himself as a bit of a stand-up ,wants to be everyone’s friend. ,He’s confident. (Some audience interaction)..
• Willow the Wispabar (Forest sprite, speaks in rhyme) – Mythical creature, possibly like Puck from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Keeps the audience up to date. (Audience interaction).
• Wrong Panto Guy (Prince Charming) (Male preferably) – Speaks in floral Shakespearean tongue, looking for Sleeping Beauty, Dressed as a knight.
• Amazon Prime Delivery Guy (Male or Female) –  Delivers stuff, can be played straight or comedic.
• Jack (Principal Boy) (Female) – Love interest of LRRH. Slightly more intelligent than LRRH.
• Big Bad Wolf (Male or Female) – Traditional baddie. Smarmy, confident, definitely needs to get the audience against him or her. Definitely evil. (Audience participation)
• Henchman 1 (Eddie) (Male or Female) – Forest creatures. Gullible want to impress the Wolf. Desperate to become villain and work for Mr Wolf, but soon discover that he’s using them.
• Henchman 2(Richie) (Male or Female) – Same as above. Could perhaps dress the same as twins, brother and sister? (Will play a game with Bear Grills and 2 children).
• Dobbin (WPG’s horse) (Male or Female) –  Has coconuts for horse noises walks behind WPG. Not many lines but could be a comedic rôle with facial impressions and interaction with WPG. Bit of a double act. Needs, comedy timing.
• Forest Bees (Male or Female) –  Two of them. Dress as Bees. They buy honey off Bear Grills some dialogue. Could be other forest creatures, not necessarily Bees.

In addition help will be required for all aspects of this production. If you are interested, please use the contact details provided.

Contact Details: lrrh2025@gmail.com