This year’s Headgate Theatre Productions panto is written and directed by Sarah Young.
It will be a traditional pantomime following the well known story of Snow White – but with an additional twist. It will involve movement and singing, and will be a fun company production.
Production week: w/c Sunday 8th December 2024. Performers must be available for the whole of the week.
Rehearsals: 4pm Sundays and 7pm Mondays from 1st September. Some additional dates to be agreed once cast is known.
Auditions:
Sunday 4th August 3.30 – 4.45pm for people 12+ wishing to be part of the ‘D’ Team
Sunday 4th August 5 – 7pm and Monday 5th August 7 – 10pm for named parts
Auditions will be in the Studio at The Headgate. You only need to attend one audition. Young people aged 12+ are welcome to audition. All participants must be 12 years of age or over on 1st December 2024.
Performances:
Wednesday 11th December – Saturday 14th December 2024
Wed-Friday performances at 7pm
Saturday performances at 1pm and 5pm.
Characters
Snow White – Kind-hearted orphan (f) playing age 16-21. Must be able to sing and dance.
Donny Donut – Daft, but loveable. Quite savvy. Has a soft spot for Snow White. Should be able to sing and dance. (m/f)
Dolly Donut – Dame. Donny’s mum. (m)
Queenie – Snow White’s wicked stepmother. Nasty, manipulative, beautiful. Ideally a good mover. (f)
Mystic Merv (mirror) – Gloriously camp psychic. Bitchy. Furious at being trapped in the mirror. (m)
Lord Chamberlain – Weak. Terrified of Queenie. In charge of the servants. Has an issue with Dolly. (m – possibly female if they can carry an upright sword for long periods of time -think Penny Mordaunt! )
Mole (m) the leader and Wart (m/f) the more idiotic of the two – Hapless salesmen who are forced to be palace guards by the Queen.
The ‘D’ Team – the character names speak for themselves, and can be played by young people (12+) or short adults. They can be either m/f apart from Ditzy, where the character must identify as a female.
- Bossy (leader)
- T.T
- Sniffly
- Sarky
- Ditzy (female, girly, sparkly)
- Grouchy
- Lazy
Dave – An outsider, but desperate to be accepted into the team. (m/f)
Villagers/servants/princes and partygoers will also be needed
Interested? Then click here to complete the audition registration form