Open Auditions - Things That Go Bump - ages 8 - 23

29 Mar 2009

West End and award winning director Paul Jepson will be holding auditions for the re-write of the acclaimed 'Things That Go Bump' at Artemis on Sunday 29th March.

He will be looking for the junior cast (ages 8-16) and a community cast (17-23).

2pm-3.30pm - Workshop auditions for 8-16's
3.30pm - 5.00pm Workshop auditions for 16-23's

The other (older) adult roles will be auditioned separately by Paul. All who wish to audition MUST pre register (details below). There are, of course, no fees to audition or take part in this summer show.

About Paul Jepson:

Paul has directed classics, contemporary classics and new plays at the National Theatre, in the West End, for the new writing theatres, for commercial management, and in the major regional theatres.
He is Co-Artistic Director of FIRERAISERS.
Previously he has been an Artistic Associate of the Nottingham Playhouse

Some of Paul's credits::

THE WARHOL PARTY – Co – conceiver, Producer, Fireraisers (Autumn 2009)
HEPBURN TRACY, by Ryan Craig, Fireaisers & Hampstead Theatre (Winter 2008/Spring 2009)
A GUEST ON OTHER PEOPLE'S LAND, by Stella Duffy, Fireraisers & Yvonne Arnaud Guildford, Eastbourne Theatres (Autumn 2008)
THE TEMPEST Eastbourne Theatres (Spring 2008)
THINGS THAT GO BUMP, a site specific show for South Hill Park, Fireraisers – Co-conceiver
LOADED by Polly Wiseman; Yvonne Arnaud Guildford, South Hill Park & Fireraisers
NATIONAL HEADLINES RIGHT ANGLES, a season of reportage plays for the Royal National Theatre Platforms (Richard Bean, Ryan Craig, Stella Dufy, Lucy Prebble) co-producer and director
THREE MEN IN A BOAT by Jerome K. Jerome, adapted by Clive Francis, Ian Fricker, national tour
FIFTEEN MINUTES by Christine Harmer Brown, New Vic Workshop & Eastbourne Theatres
GASPING by Ben Elton, Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke in a revised version by Ben Elton and Paul Jepson
TELSTAR, by Nick Moran, New Vic. Workshop Kim Poster KT3, national tour, and West End
INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL, Fireraisers, Birmingham Rep and Hampstead Theatre
CAR THIEVES by Akos Nemeth in a new version by Che Walker, Fireraisers Birmingham Rep.
QUATERMAINES TERMS by Simon Gray, Guildgud Theatre, RADA – Drama School
NATIONAL HEADLINES, a season of reportage plays for the Royal National Theatre Platforms (Mark Ravenhill, Moira Buffini, Greg Burke, Tankika
Gupta & Paul Jepson), co-producer and director.
MURDER GAME by James Farwell, Arts Cambridge, B&R Productions and Stephen Levy.
THE PROVOKED WIFE at Southwark Playhouse.
BRIGHT by Polly Wiseman, Fireraisers & Soho Theatre.
PRESENT LAUGHTER by Noel Coward, Caird Theatre, RWCMD – Drama School
INNOCENT AS CHARGED by Ostrovsky in a new version by Stephen Mulrine Vanbrugh Theatre, RADA – Drama School show
LIFE AFTER LIFE - written and directed, Royal National Theatre, Lyttleton Loft.
GASPING by Ben Elton in a revised version by Ben Elton and Paul Jepson, national tour.
Manchester Evening News award nominee
ANATOL by Schnitzler and RATS BUCKETS & BOMBS by Barry Heath, Nottingham Playhouse.
TWELFTH NIGHT, Bute Theatre, RWCMD – Drama School
THE IDIOT, written and directed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Wellcome Trust Science on Stage and Screen Award.
A DOLL’S HOUSE, Salisbury Playhouse.
CHARLEY’S AUNT, Norwich Playhouse.
FAME The Musical (second cast) West End.
AS YOU LIKE IT & A DOLL'S HOUSE, Rose Theatre Fulham
EAST, by Berkoff, the Etcetera
JUDGEMENT, the Man in the Moon by Barry Collins.

Opera:

THE ESCAPE FROM THE SERAGLIO, Mozart, Opera Spezzata and the Theatre Royal Plymouth, tour.
ORPHEO, Gluck, Opera Spezzata and the Theatre Royal Plymouth. Winner, the Weavers Charitable Award

Drama School directing credits include RADA and RWCMD.
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The play performs in Berkshire and Kent from late July and through August.

All cast must be free evenings and weekends to take part. Under 16's will only perform in the Berkshire venues. This is an amazing chance to work with Paul and Polly from Fireraisers Theatre Company.

Artemis supplied the entire cast for the first version of this show in 2007.

We are also on the look out for chaperones for this event. If you are aged 18 or above, like working with children and in theatre and are able to be CRB checked get in touch!

To register email info@artemis-studios.co.uk. Please include a phone number, your age and area of interest. Forms will be sent out to you with an audition time.

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