Audition for The Suit Parallel Production

Are you aged 15-22?
Would you like to perform in a professionally produced show at the Young Vic?

BE A PART OF IT!
The Suit Parallel Production

Auditions: Saturday 24th March

Rehearsal Dates: Monday 2nd April- Thurs 7th June

Performances: Fri 8th & Saturday 9th June

The production will give you the opportunity to:

• Work with a professional director and design team.
• Have a taste of how professional actors work.
• Perform in a production at the Young Vic to an invited audience.

What we are looking for:

• Creative young people who want to expand their understanding and knowledge of the theatre.
• Fun, committed and enthusiastic young people who enjoy performing

To apply or find out more, please  email sharonkanolik@youngvic.org

Please note that the project is only open to young people who either live or study in Lambeth or Southwark!

We are looking for young people age 15—22 to audition for The Suit, a contemporary play with music, directed by professional theatre director Suba Das.

No acting experience is necessary and the auditions will be informal drama workshops that you don’t need to prepare for!

A Parallel Production at the Young Vic

11 Questions with the cast of The Changeling: Howard Ward

Tell us about your character.

Vermandero is an angry, passionate man.

Favourite word?

Family.

Proudest moment?

Having a family.

If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?

Light dusting.

Favourite holiday?

The last one, and the next one!

Weirdest quirk?

Talking out loud to myself in public.

Favourite play?

The one I’m doing at the moment.

If you had one super power, what would it be?

The power to take away undeserved bonuses from overpaid people.

Do you have any regrets?

Nothing to speak of.

Favourite midnight snack?

Crumpets.

What were you doing at 17?

Doing my A levels, playing rugby and training to be a potter.

11 Questions with the cast of The Changeling: Charlotte Lucas

Tell us about your character.

I play two characters – Diaphanta and Isabelle.  Diaphanta is Beatrice-Joanna’s lady in waiting and Isabelle is married to Alibius. They are both victims of circumstance.

Favourite word?

Belisha beacon.

Proudest moment?

Watching my dad get a BAFTA.

If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?

Learn more.

Favourite holiday?

Cuba.

Weirdest quirk?

Lighting candles as soon as I get up in the morning.

Favourite play?

Don’t have one.

If you had one super power, what would it be?

To make Henry Lloyd-Hughes zip it when I say so.

Do you have any regrets?

Not yet.

Favourite midnight snack?

Corned beef sandwich with English mustard.

What were you doing at 17?

Suffering with glandular fever.

11 Questions with the cast of The Changeling: Alex Beckett

Tell us about your character.

I play two characters – Lollio, who is in charge of the fools at the madhouse, and Jasperino, Alsemero’s right hand man.

Favourite word?

I’m useless with words.  They’d all be swear words.

Proudest moment?

I don’t think I’ve ever felt 100% proud of myself – not in a bad way, just haven’t.

If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?

Attend a butchery course.

Favourite holiday?

Haven’t been on it yet.  Lots of lovely ones, but couldn’t choose a favourite.

Weirdest quirk?

All volumes of stereos and TVs must be on an even number.

Favourite play?

Too many, but if I could only have one: Good by C P Taylor.

If you had one super power, what would it be?

Time travel.

Do you have any regrets?

Yes…

Favourite midnight snack?

Cheese & Branston Pickle.

What were you doing at 17?

Learning to drive in Wales.  Falling in and out of love.  Learning to smoke.

2012 Summer-Autumn Season Announced

Today Artistic Director David Lan unveiled the Young Vic’s new season.  In the Main House, Carrie Cracknell will direct Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, followed by Benedict Andrews’ production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters. “Two muscular, shape-shifting plays are brought hurtling into the 21st century,” says Lan.

The new season will also see David Lan direct the premiere of Nathaniel Martello-White’s Blackta in the Maria, and Ria Parry’s production of Gbolahan Obisesan’s Fringe First winner Mad About the Boy in the Clare.

Tickets are on sale now for Friends of the Young Vic; public booking opes 27 Feb at 10 AM.

29 Jun - 26 Jul

Newly appointed Young Vic Genesis Fellow and associate director Carrie Cracknell, former Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre, teams up with Olivier Award-winner Simon Stephens (Punk Rock, Harper Regan) and Olivier and Tony Award-wining designer Ian MacNeil (Billy Elliot the Musical, Vernon God Little) for a new version of Ibsen’s classic A Doll’s House.

 

8 Sep - 13 Oct

Australian director Benedict Andrews returns to the Young Vic after his brilliant 2011 production of The Return of Ulysses to collaborate with renowned German designer Johannes Schütz on Chekhov’s Three Sisters.  Benedict has been lauded in Sydney and Berlin for his bold productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, Blackbird (Schaubühne) and The War of the Roses with Cate Blanchett and The Season at Sarsaparilla (Sydney Theatre Company).

6 Jun - 16 Jun

Fringe First winner Mad About the Boy comes to the Young Vic this summer from writer Gbolahan Obisesan, whose acclaimed production of Sus played at the Young Vic in 2010.  Director Ria Parry, co-artistic director of Iron Shoes, received the 2010 Leverhulme Director’s Bursary and became director in residence at the National Theatre Studio.

 

26 Oct - 17 Nov

Finally, David Lan will direct the premiere of Nathaniel White-Martello’s new play Blackta. An established actor seen most recently at the Young Vic in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, White-Martello’s first play is a biting and profound account of the highs and lows of trying to make it as a black actor -  a ‘blackta’.

This new season will see two of the greatest plays ever written alongside two bold new plays.  Become a Friend of the Young Vic now to jump the queue and book your tickets today!

 

Getting involved in Wild Swans

Wild Swans in rehearsal

It was by pure chance that I came across the casting call for the community chorus for Wild Swans. I happened to be in Chinatown one afternoon to do a bit of grocery shopping with my friend and if I hadn’t dropped by a snack store out of curiosity and bought something, I wouldn’t have seen the flyers sitting by the counter, calling out to be picked up and looked at. I took up the opportunity to experience what being part of a professional production would be like, being a bit of a theatre enthusiast myself; I’d never seen a real team at work, and to perform at the Young Vic, even if part of a chorus, seemed like something that would never otherwise have appeared possible. Wild Swans presents the dramatic political history of China on an English stage and is definitely something that is fresh, exciting, and unconventional. The behind-the-scenes experience I have had so far has been amazing, and even though it’s only been two weeks so far, my understanding of how professional theatre works has already grown exponentially. I cannot wait for the entire production to come together and for the audience to experience its power.

Ian, a community chorus member of Wild Swans

#40 Facts: The Young Vic is haunted….

Some of the ushers think that the Young Vic is haunted!

Next time you’re visiting, maybe ask one of the ushers the story? That’s if you’re  brave enough! Ahhh… Spooky!

Cast announcement for After Miss Julie

We’re excited to announce the fantastic cast for After Miss Julie…

• Miss Julie will be played by Natalie Dormer, leading actress in HBO’s Game of Thrones and BBC dramas The Tudors and Silk. She returns to the Young Vic following her acclaimed performance in Luc Bondy’s production of Sweet Nothings. She recently played the Queen Mother in Madonna’s debut film W.E. Other films include Captain America: The First Avenger, City of Life and Casanova.
• John, the object of Miss Julie’s affections, will be played by Kieran Bew, who recently won plaudits for his role in the acclaimed Reasons to be Pretty (Almeida). He’s also been in Almeida’s The Knot of the Heart and Trevor Nunn’s production of Richard II at the Old Vic). Films he’s been in includes Green Street, Alien vs Predator, King Lear and recent British indie film 1-2-3-4.
• Christine will be played by Polly Frame, who performed in National Theatre’s Earthquakes in London, Macbeth (West End and Broadway). She’s also starred in many films and TV shows.

As the show has been selling really well, we’ve added extra performances. The production now runs from 15 March – 14 April… buy your tickets soon!

11 Questions with the cast of The Changeling: Jessica Raine

Tell us about your character.

Beatrice-Joanna, or BJ as everyone has taken to calling her, is in love with the wrong man.  She is clever and lusty and murderous.  Great combination.

Favourite word?

Imagination.

Proudest moment?

I was very proud of a lemon drizzle cake that I recently made.  And I suppose getting into RADA.

If 28 hour days existed, what would you do with the extra four hours?

I would love to say I would become fluent in French, thus enabling me to star in fantastic French films.  I’d probably just nap a bit more.

Favourite holiday?

I fell in love with New York last year.

Weirdest quirk?

Pretending to be someone else for a living.

Favourite play?

Why, The Changeling of course.

If you had one super power, what would it be?

It would be fun to fly.

Do you have any regrets?

Probably, but there’s not much point.  Onwards and upwards.

Favourite midnight snack?

Something involving cheese.  Melty cheese.  Mmmmmm…..

What were you doing at 17?

Worrying.

Belarus Free Theatre Call for Volunteers

Belarus Free Theatre, the company that will bring their provocative piece Minsk, 2011: A Reply to Kathy Acker to the Young Vic in June, are looking for volunteers to take part in a human sculpture.

Artistic Directors Nikolai and Natalia will direct 50 volunteers to make a human art piece.  The naked bodies will be designed to reflect the political situation in Belarus, where people are routinely stripped, beaten and tortured on a daily basis. The bodies will spell FUCK REALPOLITIK.  Renowned photographer Simon Annand will collaborate with the company to create this incredible contemporary art piece. Media coverage is strongly expected.

When: Thursday 19th January
Where: Riverside Studios
Time: 11.30-2.30pm
How many you need:  50 people comfortable being naked
Photographer:  Simon Annand
Director: Nikolia Knalezin

Please email Emily Dobbs at jaggedfence@live.co.uk if you would like to be involved or for more information.  Full nudity is required to participate.

Kevin Spacey on Belarus Free Theatre