These screen, stage, and voice projects need talent in the UK right now, so sharpen your self-taping and audition skills and get busy.
Windmill Theatre seeking team of performers
London’s Windmill Theatre is seeking performers, creatives, and crew for the launch of an immersive experience at the iconic Soho venue. The team are seeking dancers, all genders, 18+, and all ethnicities. You’ll need to be charismatic, experienced, trained in classical and contemporary dance, able to pick up choreography quickly, and ready to be part of a diverse and gender-inclusive troupe. You’ll also need to be comfortable dancing in heels in a variety of costumes and with partial nudity for five shows a week. The team also seek Compères: all genders, aged 18+, and all ethnicities – people with strong improvisational skills who are confident holding a room. Also needed are Multi Skilled Actors: all genders, all ethnicities, trained in acting/performance with good improvisation and musical abilities; and Variety Performers: highly skilled variety performers “to bring something unique to our dinner show.” The project rehearses early February, opening in March (TBC). Pay is professional. Check out the casting notice for more information and to apply now.
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Bollywood series casting UK performers
A Bollywood slapstick comedy web series is casting for a host of roles ahead of shoots next month. Lead role Sam is male, playing age 18–29, and British-Indian. A nerdy AI scientist with great comic timing, he’s desperate to learn Hindi to interact with his family and discover his roots. Co-lead Dan is male, 18–30, and South Asian or Indian. He’s an aspiring actor from a wealthy Indian family, sent to London and doing a day-job while chasing his dream. You’ll need to be a Hindi speaker with excellent physical comedy. Co-lead Sukh is male, 18–30, and a Punjabi speaker – an ambitious graduate from a successful family in the Punjab. Several further male and female roles are available. The series rehearses TBC and shoots mid-February in London. Roles are paid professionally and the team are seeking performers based in London. Head to the casting notice for more details and to apply now.
Short film casting in London
Filmmakers from the London Film School, along with Window Zebra Production, are seeking actors for a short film, shooting soon. Set 100 years ago in a world devastated by the Spanish flu, it follows an emotionally unstable older man struggling to come to terms with the loss of his wife. Lead Coleman is male, playing age 55–70, and white. Once charismatic and hopeful, he’s now closed off, cynical, and detached. Lucy is female, playing age 55–65, and white. She’s an intelligent woman who marries Coleman for love but grows more distant from him. Dying of the flu, she faces it with courage. Policeman Extra is male, playing age 26–44, and any ethnicity. Other Extras are male or female, 18+, and any ethnicity. The project shoots 6–13 February in London and roles are paid professionally. The team are seeking performers based in or near London. Check out the casting notice for more details and to apply now.
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Casting UK presenter with native American accent
An eCourse company is seeking a female presenter of any ethnicity with a playing age of 18–30 and a native Californian accent. The role requires reading a total of 30 scripts, ranging from 2 to 7 minutes long. Ideally, it will be filmed on a single day with an estimated six hours of shooting and only two people present. The production shoots in Birmingham, exact dates TBC. The role is paid £250–£350, and the team are seeking performers based in or around Birmingham. Head to the casting notice for more information and to apply now.