About our director… We are excited to welcome Sabina Netherclift as our director for our 49th Summer production. Sabina trained with Jacques Lecoq in Paris. She is a director, movement director and performer. She has directed in many venues. They include The Southbank Centre, Hull Truck, The Place, Redcape Theatre, UK Tour, Greenwich Theatre. She has created performances with community participants for Rabble Theatre, Turtle Key Arts, Opera North, Pegasus Opera, ENO Baylis and Royal Opera House. 

A word from Sabina… “Thirteen year old Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell seriously ill. But tonight is different. Tonight when he wakes, there’s monster at his window. It’s elemental, a force of nature, and it wants something from Conor. It wants the truth”

Auditions

Please contact us at blewburyplayers@gmail.com if you are interested in taking part on or off stage.

Initial auditions will be held on 8 & 9 February 2025. Please also let us know if you would like to audition but are unavailable on these dates.

We are holding workshop auditions to build an ensemble cast. The ensemble will create the world of the play and will include Conor, Mum, Dad, Grandma, The Monster, school students, and the characters of the stories the Monster tells. The Ensemble will also at times create the inner world of Conor's heart and head.

Who would we like to come along…

We are looking to audition actors from 13 years, with no upper age limit. Here is a rough guide to the playing age of the characters (not necessarily the age of the actors);

Conor and teenage characters playing age 13, Grandma: 60 and above, Mum & Dad mid 30s to mid 50s, Miss Godfrey Mid 20s-50s, Ensemble (5-7 people) and Monster 13 upwards

What to expect at the workshop…

Please wear clothing, that you feel comfortable moving in. We aren't looking for dancers but you will need to be comfortable moving with others. The first half of the workshop will consist of a gentle movement warm up, chorus and ensemble building exercises and creating stories in small groups. For the second half you will be in small groups to read scenes from the play.