AUDITION TIMETABLE SATURDAY 25th JUNE
Nelson Intermediate School Hall
9am-12noon
All Primary and Intermediate Boys (and Girls willing/able to play
boys) for Oliver, Dodger and the Pickpocket chorus.
12-4pm
All High School Boys and Girls for the principal roles and chorus.
4-6pm
Call Backs and Final Casting if possible.
Sunday 26th times to be decided – Further callbacks and casting, only if required.
REHEARSALS are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6-9.30pm.
Not everyone will be required for all rehearsals until the end of August.
Rehearsals start Monday 11th July and continue through the July Holidays, with
The Performances in the last week of Term 3, Sept 22nd-25th in the Theatre Royal.
AUDITION SONGS TO PREPARE
Role
Prepare all or part of:-
Pickpocket chorus – 1st verse of “Food Glorious Food”
This will be the morning general audition piece.
Oliver
Dodger
Fagin
Sykes
Mr Bumble
Mr Sowerberry
Nancy/Bet
Widow Corney
Mrs Sowerberry
Where is Love?
Consider Yourself
Reviewing the Situation
What’s My Name?
Boy for Sale & Oliver
That’s Your Funeral
As Long as He Needs Me - REPRISE
Oliver
That’s Your Funeral.
AUDITION PANEL:Richard Carruthers – Director
Jim Wiseman – Musical Director
Margy Wallace – Rehearsal Pianist
Jessica Lively – Stage Manager
OLIVER CHARACTERS LIST
SINGING PRINCIPALS MALE X 7
Range
Oliver Twist
Artful Dodger
Fagin
Sykes
Mr Bumble
Mr Sowerberry
Mr Brownlow
Treble
Light, broken
Baritone
Baritone
Tenor/Baritone
Baritone
Non Singing
10-12 Young, sweet and innocent
12-14 Bright, cheerful, intelligent
40
Character depth, skinny
25
Villain, big, bully
50
Large & pompous
40
Skinny, dark sense humour
50
Gentleman, wealthy, breeding
FEMALE X 5
Nancy
Widow Corney
Mrs Sowerberry
Mrs Bedwin
Bet
18
45
40
40
13
Syke’s girl, cheerful, buxom
Domineering, sharp tongued
Easily frightened (undertaker)
Warm, loving housekeeper
Idolizes Nancy, Fagin’s pupil
SMALL ROLES PLAYED BY CHORUS
MALE
Noah Claypole
Dr Grimwig
Knife grinder(s)
Bow St Runners
16
60
-
Undertakers weak assistant
Strange medical doctor
Singers
Policemen
FEMALE
Charlotte
Rose seller(s)
Milkmaid(s)
Strawberry seller(s)
Old Sally
Sally
Old lady
Oliver’s Mum
15
-
Undertakers daughter
Singers
Singers
Singers
Bundle of rags
.. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. ..
Gives birth and dies.
PICKPOCKETS’S CHORUS
Orphans/Pickpockets
Young boys/girls (All sing)
Light Sop/Alto
Soprano
Light Sop/Alto
non singing
Light Sop/Alto