Casting

Please make submissions to the Casting Director we are working with on that production.

Information for Agents

We tend to work with Casting Directors. They will issue breakdowns via the Spotlight link for each play as we begin casting for it and direct to a select number of agents.

We have an integrated casting policy. We seek to cast actors from all cultural groups and of all ethnicities. We also seek to provide opportunities for Deaf and Disabled actors to be cast in our productions.

We hold regular General Auditions in Derby as an opportunity for Midlands and Northern-based actors to meet with and audition for Artistic Director Sarah Brigham.

The auditions are not for a specific production, but help us widen our knowledge of actors we might work with in the future on everything from workshops, scratch performances, creative engagement work and readings, community touring, through to our mainstage productions.

To be considered for the General Auditions, please send your CV and headshot to casting@derbytheatre.co.uk

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You can also sign up for our Artists’ Network through which you will learn about ticket deals for artists, masterclasses, places on free workshops and talks and other skill development opportunities.

Eligibility

These are open to professional actors, and successful candidates will be invited to audition.

Due to limited capacity we cannot guarantee an audition for every actor who applies but please remember that there will be further opportunities to be seen in the future.

Occasionally we might just invite you in for a meeting. If we do then we generally just want to meet you and hear about your work, but it’s a good idea to have a monologue prepared in case we have the time to see something.

On these occasions your monologue can be anything from your repertoire, classical or modern.

Workshop auditions are usually held for productions that require actor- musicians or are highly physical or ensemble based.

• This will be 1-2 hours long.
• Please wear loose, comfortable clothing, bring water and your instrument.
• You will work with 10-15 other actors also auditioning.
• We will often send you scenes beforehand to think about and you should prepare these in the same way you would for a rehearsal.

If you are invited for an individual audition: please make sure that, if there is a script available, you have read the play so that the director can have a fruitful dialogue with you.

If you have been called for an interview: at short notice this may not be possible and will, of course, be taken into account.

If the production is a new play: we will endeavour to send you the relevant scenes.

The Director may want to read with you and explore the scene differently, so we advise you to prepare for the interview as if it were a rehearsal.