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Company: Streatham Theatre Company
Email: info@streathamtheatre.org.uk
Telephone: +44 20 3432 5710
Website: www.streathamtheatre.org.uk
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Event Website: https://streathamtheatre.org.uk/event/hound-auditions
Title: Auditions for The Hound of the Baskervilles
Credits: by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted for the stage by Steven Canny and John Nicholson, directed by Lizzie Hartree
Summary: Free Auditions for our October show
Category: Audition
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Start date:27 August 2025
End date:31 August 2025
Times: See listing for dates and times of Auditions
Admission: FREE auditions. If cast will need to become a member at £10 p.a. No participation fees!
Description:
We read this spoof play back in June and liked it so much we’re putting it on in October.
Lizzie Hartree will be directing – you saw her in Accidental Death of an Anarchist recently.
As well as actors we’re looking for someone to do live sound effects, and some ‘acting’ stage crew!
Audition options
- Wednesday 27th August, 6-8pm
- Friday 29th August, 6-8pm
- Saturday 30th August, 12-4pm
Please fill in this Google form with your details and preferred session.
5-6 actors required, with some taking multiple roles along the lines of the following, but with some flexibility:
- Sherlock Holmes
- Dr John Watson
- Sir Henry Baskerville
- Barrymore/Mrs Barrymore and Slasher Seldon or Dr Mortimer
- Stapleton/Cecile and Slasher Seldon or Dr Mortimer
- Yokels, Guard, Cabbie, and Stage Management
Audition pieces (PDF) are here, using the script from Nick Hern Books ISBN 978-1-83904-450-2
- Sherlock Holmes: Scene 3, page 18-20 and/or Scene 16, page 53-54
- Dr John Watson: Scene 3, page 18-20 and/or Scene 16, page 53-54 and/or Scene 10, page 38-39
- Sir Henry Baskerville: Scene 10, page 38-39 and/or Scene 15, page 50-51
- Cecile/Stapleton: Scene 10, page 39-40, Scene 15, page 50-51
- Barrymore/Mrs Barrymore: Scene 14, page 47-50
- Dr Mortimer: Scene 3, page 18-20
- Yokels: Scene 9, page 35-36
- Slasher Seldon: Scene 9, page 36-37
Performances are planned for the last week of October at Streatham Library – subject of course to the necessary arrangements, with rehearsals starting in September.
Resource Links:
Venue: Vinters Studio 2 http://www.vintersstudios.co.uk
Venue Address: 1b Sunnyhill Road, London SW16 2UG