These stage and screen projects need talent in the UK right now, so sharpen your self-taping and audition skills and get busy.
Autopsy seeks actors resembling Robert Reed
ITV documentary series Autopsy, which looks at the lives and deaths of famous names in entertainment, is casting for two actors that resemble the US actor Robert Reed. Elder Robert Reed is male, playing age 45–59, white with grey hair. Younger Robert Reed is 30–45 years, white with brown hair. Both should have blue eyes, though contacts can be worn. Filming takes place between 15–18 March, paid at £400 per day.
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Pirate musical casting
Writer-composer Natasha Sutton Williams and director Julie "Mack" McNamara are casting an R&D for new musical Lesbian Pirates, an anarchic production telling the true story of Anne Bonny and Mary Read. The show is seeking one female-identifying performer, playing age 20–50, and a trained singer. Plus a queer performer from the d/Deaf community for a BSL role which is integrated within the show. Rehearsals are over five days, with 20 minute performances 18–22 April at The Lowry. Roles are paid £500 for one week, plus accommodation, travel, and subsistence. The team are casting for performers based anywhere in the UK.
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A UK Casting Director on Why Self-Tapes Are the New Showreel Plus-sized actors with dance experience sought
A new dance piece by Yolanda Mercy is casting for three plus size women aged 18+, based in London, and with a dance and theatre background. The project is welcoming people who have movement or dance experience but primarily define themselves as actors, performers, theatre makers or creatives. The team is keen to meet people with previous involvement in creative processes. Roles are paid professionally.
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Game show seeking Americans in the UK
Creatilogic is casting for North American performers, playing age 18–30, and any ethnicity, to become part of an online game show filming in London. The show will see contestants answer questions and solve word games, with a reward for the winner and punishments for the losers. You’ll need to be friendly, quick-witted, open-minded, and have a bright personality. Involvement is paid and the project shoots for one day this month.
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Docu-drama casting for Black male lead
Documentary drama Tokyo follows a British personality and their journey to the UK in the 1990s. The team are seeking a male performer, playing age 17, Black (East African heritage), and with a slim build, to play the non-speaking teenage lead in scenes reconstructed from real events. The project shoots for one day in London and is paid £250, plus food, and some travel.
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