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HALL FOR CORNWALL, TRURO, ENGLAND - December 21st 2023 : Stage side and BTS images of a performance by the Cornwall Playhouse of Peter Pan; Photographed by HFC photographer in residence Hugh Hastings.

Well here’s a giant opportunity to gain real theatre industry experience! We’re putting a casting call out to young people across our region who love performing. Here’s a chance to get in on the fee-fi-fo-FUN (get it?). Be the sparkle on our stage, performing with professionals, in the youth ensemble of this year’s Christmas show at Hall for Cornwall… 

It’s panto’ time, and Cornwall Playhouse Productions 2024 festive extravaganza will be a giant production of Jack And The Beanstalk. We’re casting two teams of young people to make up our Youth Ensemble, joining our professional cast for the production which runs 06-31 Dec 2024. Availability for rehearsals required from 04 Nov, auditions will take place on 07 Sep, and we’re looking for brilliant youngsters from school years 5-10 or equivalent ages.  

We’re unable to audition anyone going into Year 11 GCSE or who is 15 or older at 01 Aug 2024.  

Interested? Grab your beanstalk climbing gear and click below to apply. 

Closing date for applications 19 Aug 2024. No late applications accepted. We’ll share audition info’ around 2 weeks out from auditions.   

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Call-out for Actors and Directors to work with Hall for Cornwall on the RSC’s 37 plays programme

37 Plays – Actor and Director Call Out for October 2023

We’re looking for 10 Actors and 5 Directors to work together this October to perform 3 Rehearsed Readings across Cornwall of 5 new scripts.

Hall for Cornwall are proud to be one of 12 Regional Theatre Partners of the Royal Shakespeare Company. We work collaboratively with the Royal Shakespeare Company across a number of programmes including The Associate Schools Programme and Shakespeare Nation.  Following on from their successful 37 Plays programme launched last year (you can read more about the project here: 37plays.co.uk), we are delighted to be producing 3 Rehearsed Readings of the new 37 Plays scripts this October.

Working with our colleagues at The Writers Block, we’re seeking 10 professional actors to read 2 Full Length scripts that have been selected by the panel from the Royal Shakespeare Company. You can read more about the panel and the plays here: 37plays.co.uk. We are also adding 3 extracts of 3 new scripts, written and submitted as part of the programme to the Writers Block and Hall for Cornwall. The evening will consist of sharing these 5 new plays and a facilitated post show Q&A with some of the writers and directors.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for ‘teams’ to read the 5 plays (2 full length and 3 extracts).

The pay is £120 per day, plus travel to be arranged at the start of the contract. As per our environmental policy, we will be aiming to car share and use public transport where possible.

Actors 

If you’re interested in applying please email the following information to [email protected]

  • Your CV, Spotlight or Showreel (whatever you have, don’t make one especially)
  • An email, voice note or film (from your phone is fine – it’s applying in a way that suits you) to tell us the following:
  1. Why you’d like to do this and your experience of delivering script/text.
  2. Your playing age and your accent range.
  3. Tell us if you’d like to be in team A,B or C (see dates below)

(Please note that films / voice notes need not be longer than 2 mins)

You’ll need to be free on the following dates:

7th, 11th,13th October (these are the 3 rehearsed reading dates in Truro, Redruth and Liskeard)

  • Team A: 1st , 6th October (10am-5pm) and 7th, 11th,13th October (3pm – 10pm approx.) – There is a fee of £600
  • Team B – 1st, 2nd, 6th October (10am-5pm) and 7th, 11th, 13th October (3pm-10pm approx.) – There is a fee of £720
  • Team C – 1st,2nd, 4th, 5th,6th October (10am-5pm) and 7th, 11th, 13th October (3pm-10pm approx.) – There is a fee of £960

Directors

If you’re interested in applying please email the following information to [email protected]

  • Your CV or Showreel (whatever you have, don’t make one especially)
  • An email, voice note or film (from your phone is fine –it’s applying in a way that suits you) to tell us
  1. Why you’d like to do this and your experience of directing so far.
  2. Your suitability for directing a Rehearsed Reading (there will be no physical staging of the work, the sharings are to focus on the text and delivery. There will be no lighting or props or costumes)
  3. Tell us if you’d like to be in team A,B,C or D (see dates below)

Please note that films / voice notes need not be longer than 2 mins. The one day rehearsals are to work up a 10-12 minute extract. The 2 days are the full length pieces.

Rehearsal days are with the actors being called from 10am-5pm, and Rehearsed Reading days are approximately 3pm-10pm.

  • A  – 1st,2nd October– plus a pre planning meeting with the writer and attending 1 Rehearsed Reading (7th, 11th or 13th October) to take part in the post show Q and A – There is a fee of £670
  • B – 1st October  – plus planning meeting with the writer and attending 1 Rehearsed Reading (7th, 11th or 13th October) to take part in the post show Q and A – There is a fee of £470
  • C- 6th October  – plus planning meeting with the writer and attending 1 Rehearsed Reading (7th, 11th or 13th October) to take part in the post show Q and A – There is a fee of £470 (there are 2 Director positions available for these dates)
  • D – 4th, 5th October plus a pre planning meeting with the writer and attending 1 Rehearsed Reading (7th, 11th or 13th October) to take part in the post show Q and A – There is a fee of £670

 

The closing date for both applications is the 7th September at 12 noon.  We will let you know by the 9th September at 5pm .

 

How to Apply

Please send your application to [email protected]

If you’d like to ask any questions or talk to anyone ahead of submitting an application please email [email protected]

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Cornwall Playhouse Productions Auditions

Callout for Professional Performers for Fisherman’s Friends The Musical and Cinderella

Hall for Cornwall are excited to announce the scheduling of auditions in Cornwall for the first two productions of its new in-house producing company, Cornwall Playhouse Productions.

Expressions of interest are invited from professional performers living and working in Cornwall who would like to be considered for roles in two world premiere shows in its inaugural opening season.

Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical

The world premiere of Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical will be the first co-production for Hall for Cornwall’s new in-house producing company, Cornwall Playhouse Productions, and produced in partnership with UK producers ROYO.

This brand-new musical is based on the true story of Cornwall’s favourite singing sea-shanty sensations and the smash-hit 2019 Universal Pictures film which grossed over £11.5 million worldwide at the box office.

The production will be directed by James Grieve (former Joint Artistic Director of Paines Plough and former Associate Director of the Bush Theate). It is designed by Lucy Osborne with musical supervision from David White.

The creative team are keen to meet professional performers, singers and musicians with excellent acting skills, big personalities and comedy bones, and the ability to be serious, sincere and direct. All voice types and ranges required. If you think you fit the bill, please contact Casting Director Jim Arnold, via email [email protected] with your spotlight link or professional CV, agent details, headshot and showreel (if you have one), with the email subject line ‘Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical – Cornwall Auditions’ by Friday 9th July 9am.

Please also indicate in your email if you play an instrument and, if so, to what standard. The creative team are only able to meet those aged 18 and above.

Dates and location: The casting call will be held on Thursday 22nd July in Falmouth. An application must be made to the casting director ahead of the day in order to be considered and those selected to be auditioned will be notified by Friday 16th July.

Cinderella

This family Christmas Show, produced by Cornwall Playhouse Productions, is written by the  stellar creative team of Hall for Cornwall’s previous record-breaking Christmas productions, Sleeping Beauty and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Packed with all the traditional ingredients and a large sprinkling of Cornish heart and magic, this homegrown retelling of the classic Cinderella tale will charm adults and children alike. The production is co-written by Simon Harvey and Richard Healey (Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk & Kernow King’s A Cornish Carol), directed by Simon Harvey (HIRETH (o-region), FUP (o-region / Kneehigh), Brief Encounter on Tour / West End (David Pugh Ltd) and with Musical Direction by Richard Healey (HIRETH (o-region), New Jersey Nights (MK Theatre & International Tour), Ordinary Days, (Finborough Theatre & West End, ALP).

A full casting breakdown of requirements can be found at this link

Please contact Casting Director Suzy Catliff via email [email protected] with your spotlight link or professional CV, agent details, headshot and showreel, with the e-mail subject line ‘HfC Cinderella Auditions.’ For this casting opportunity, a self-tape of a pop song up to two minutes in length is required. Please provide a link in your email and send to us by Friday 9th July 9am.

Dates and location: The casting call will be held on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd July in Falmouth. An application must be made to the casting director ahead of the day in order to be considered.

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Wealth of dance skills developed across the South West

Wealth of dance skills developed across the South West

Hall For Cornwall, Plymouth Dance and Dance in Devon CPD Dance Card Bursary

The CPD Dance Card Bursary is a partnership support programme set up by Hall For Cornwall, Plymouth Dance and Dance in Devon which has impacted on the development of a wealth of skills in dance practitioners and artists across Cornwall, Plymouth and Devon from 2010 onwards.

The CPD Dance Card Bursary has been available from 2010 to February 2018 aiming to open up opportunities for individuals working in the dance sector to attend training and continuing professional development events that are self-determined, specific and high quality giving ownership over career development and ensuring that a diverse experience and range of skills are brought back into the South West.

The organisations within the partnership value the wealth of skills and knowledge of dance practitioners in the South West and the CPD Dance Card Bursary has enabled many practitioners to access high quality, career enhancing training in a national and international context whilst still working from a base in Cornwall, Plymouth or Devon.

Over the course of 8 years of Dance Card activity 134 people across Cornwall, Plymouth and Devon have received the CPD Dance Card Bursary which across this time has had a total spend of approximately £30,000. It allowed individuals to apply for a bursary of up to £250, making up to 75% of the overall costs of each practitioner’s professional development project which could take place anywhere in the world. A broad range of activity has been explored by dance practitioners from wired aerial training to Dance for Parkinson’s CPD to the Gaga Intensive in Tel Aviv.

The partnership organisations are working together to review the Dance Card programme moving forward so that we can best support artists from Cornwall, Plymouth & Devon so we are not taking further applications at this time. However there are many opportunities for dance practitioners across the South West, so subscribe to our newsletters and social media channels in order to keep informed about developments for the future of dance!

 

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Freefall callout: Associate Collaborative Practitioners

Freefall callout: Associate Collaborative Practitioners

Freefall are looking for 2 new practitioners to join their growing team. Freefall are looking to expand their pool of practitioners and are looking for 2 dance artists to support a growing independent dance company with their training and performance opportunities. Freefall will provide you with full training that encompasses their style, planning and teaching methods. We are looking for practitioners that already have an independent portfolio career, but a desire to commit and help drive Freefall into its next levels. We are looking for people who are interested in collaborating with us, dreaming ideas and putting them into practice.

This post is guaranteed intermittent work for the next 12 months, with a view (but no guarantee) for it to continue long term with the company.

Pay will be based on ITC rates. This post will be confirmed depending on the outcome of funding.

Who we’re looking for:

  • Sound technical ability in contemporary dance.
  • Degree or equivalent or above in dance or movement.
  • An overarching understanding of what Freefall do.
  • At least 1 year teaching and/ or performance experience.
  • Friendly, approachable persona. Willing and keen to work closely in a company environment and with the community you teach in.
  • Must live/ work in Cornwall or in Devon and be willing to travel to work.

We are interested in individual practitioners who are active in the dance world. This post is not full time, and would suit someone with a portfolio career.

Please send your CV with a cover letter explaining why you would like this position to [email protected] If your application is successful, Freefall will contact you to arrange an informal chat (this can be via Skype if needs be)

Application deadline: Wednesday 6th December 2017 5pm

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Casting Call – Short film in Cornwall

Casting Call – Short film in Cornwall

Synopsis: Based in a timelessly depicted modern-day Cornwall, an endearing friendship between a Grandmother and a Grandson is put in jeopardy when the Grandmother is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The boy’s interest in painting becomes the structure for the film, and a mirrored progression takes place between a series of Picasso inspired portraits of his grandmother and the advancement of her illness.

Shoot Dates: W/C 15th January 2018, Falmouth and Cornwall based, EDR pay

LOOKING FOR:

  • Hugh – LEAD ROLE

A quiet outsider, content in his own company, Hugh is most happy painting at his easel or with his nose buried in an art book. His Grandma is the main advocate for his artistic interests, and their shared passion has allowed them to build a friendship. The friendship indirectly highlights a lack of connection between him and the rest of his family. When his Grandma is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Hugh’s artwork becomes his way of coming to terms with her illness and, inevitably, the fate of her deterioration.

MALE | AGED 15-18 YRS

  • Grandmother – LEAD ROLE

Grandma is blunt yet endearing, outwardly she appears harmless and naïve but inwardly she is sharp and deceiving, something that she enjoys to play on with her Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As the illness progresses the mischief begins to fade and her joy is found predominantly in the time spent with her Grandson, Hugh, and his artwork.

FEMALE | AGED 65-85 YRS

  • Mother – SUPPORTING ROLE

Exasperated by her mother’s illness, she struggles to preserve the family’s unity and stability. Hugh’s growing detachment forms a weakness within her that builds an inevitable tension between them as she grapples with the impending fate of her mother’s illness.

FEMALE | AGED 40-55 YRS

  • Father – SUPPORTING ROLE

A comfortable family man, generally blissfully unaware of undercurrents within the family. He sees everything in a matter-of-fact manner; his life has followed a very specific and traditional formula, a formula that he wished his family would abide by more conscientiously.

MALE | AGED 40-55 YRS

Contact: Christiana Moffatt on 07895397016 or email [email protected]