The Railway Children Auditions – Hull Truck

Hull Truck Theatre are looking for children to perform in their Christmas production of The Railway Children. They are inviting NAPA students to audition.

Young company members will take on the role of a chorus who help tell the story alongside professional actors. This might involve singing, movement and possibly some dialogue.

This will give young people the experience of being in a professional rehearsal room, working with Truck’s Artistic Director Mark Babych and their creative team as well as performing in a run at Hull Truck Theatre.

They are looking for two teams of three, aged 7 – 12 (school year 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Auditions

Wednesday 13^th OR Thursday 14^th October 5pm – 6.30pm

Please register by 5pm Monday 11 October by completing this form. Hull Truck will email you to confirm your audition and further details.

https://forms.office.com/r/9dZ2rUTQBf

The Dates

The below dates are subject change and will be confirmed when the young company has been selected.

• Rehearsals Weeks Commencing 25^th October for 4 weeks

Young company rehearsals will take place some evenings between 4pm and 8pm and on Saturdays between 10am – 1pm. Full schedule TBC

• Technical Rehearsals Week Commencing 22nd November
• Performances Friday 26^th November until Saturday 2^nd See proposed schedule.

Note: Young Company members will not need to miss any school until technical rehearsal begin. Performers will need permission from their headteachers to miss school during the run of the performance. We can support this with a letter if it is helpful.

During the Run

The young company will be supported by licensed chaperones for every performance and any young people of statutory school age (year 11 and below) will need us to apply for a performance license from Hull City Council for them.

Each young person will receive £5 expenses per performance once the play has opened and £10 expenses for each week of rehearsal.