DOG AUDITIONS FOR CRUCIBLE MUSICAL, OLIVER!
Sheffield Theatres is searching for three dogs to star in the company's production of Lionel Bart's multi award-winning masterpiece Oliver!, which takes to the Crucible stage from Friday 29 November 2013 to Saturday 25 January 2014.
Based upon the children's novel by Charles Dickens, Oliver! follows the story of an orphan who runs away from a workhouse and falls in with a gang of boys trained to be pickpockets by gang leader, Fagin, and includes well-known songs such as Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, Oom-Pah-Pah and As Long As He Needs Me. This new staging will be directed by Artistic Director Daniel Evans and will be his third musical for the company, following critically-acclaimed productions of My Fair Lady and This Is My Family.
Sheffield Theatres is looking for three bull terriers, or similar looking dogs, to share the role of Bullseye, Bill Sikes' infamous dog. Dogs can be male or spayed females, ideally with a visible patch over one eye, and need to be well-trained and good around children and in busy environments.
Open auditions will take place in Sheffield on Saturday 14 September from 10.00am at the Lyceum Theatre. Owners will be asked to demonstrate that their dogs can carry out simple instructions and behave well on a theatre stage. The audition panel will consist of Director Daniel Evans and Company Manager, Andrew Wilcox.
Successful dogs must live within an hour's drive of Sheffield and owners will need to be available to chaperone their dog throughout the entire rehearsal and production period in Sheffield from Monday 11 November 2013 to Saturday 25 January 2014.
Anyone interested in auditioning their dog will need to register in advance of the open auditions. Registration forms can be downloaded from
sheffieldtheatres.co.uk and need to be sent, together with a picture of their dog, to
oliverauditions@sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Oliver! will take to the Crucible stage from Friday 29 November 2013 to Saturday 25 January 2014. Tickets are priced from £17.00 – £32.00*, with discounts available, and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 0114 249 6000 or by visiting
sheffieldtheatres.co.uk.
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