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Come and act in one of the 18 productions that the Altrincham Garrick Society produces each season !
Please refer to the Garrick Actor’s Guide for all information about auditioning for acting roles in our 2025/2026 Season at Altrincham Garrick Playhouse.
In addition, each production has a dedicated audition pack, which will be uploaded to our website about 4 weeks before the auditions, and which will include information about what to prepare, character descriptions and more.
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Note that the Altrincham Garrick is a non-professional organisation, meaning that actors are not paid.
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If you have any questions about the casting process, please email casting@altrinchamgarrick.co.uk
Auditions for Upcoming Productions
Auditions for JULIUS CAESAR- Altrincham Garrick Playhouse
AUDITIONS FOR "JULIUS CAESAR" - Altrincham Garrick Playhouse
The Audition Date for this production is Tuesday 3rd November
The Rehearsal Start Date for this production is Sunday 10th January
The Production Dates for this production are 22nd - 27th February 2027
There is also be a MIDNIGHT MATINEE on 27th February 2027. The performance will begin at 11.59pm and play into the early hours of the morning.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Joseph Meighan
“The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.”
Shakespeare’s greatest thriller about political chaos, power struggles and friendship betrayals.
Julius Caesar has become a tyrant.
Cassius sees the threat. Brutus is torn by loyalty. Together, they conspire to kill Caesar.
When Cassius and Brutus murder Caesar in full public view on the Ides of March, they think they have heralded a new political age. Instead, chaos erupts, a civil war begins and these traitorous actions threaten the very stability of Rome.
In this striking reimagining of Shakespeare’s famed political thriller, director Joseph Meighan and The Garrick Ensemble bring the story of Julius Caesar’s assassination, and its aftermath, into a world that bears an uncanny resemblance to our own.
A Caesar for our time.
Content Warning: this production contains depictions of war, murder, self-harm and suicide, violence, stage blood, weapons including guns and knives, and loud noises.
JULIUS CAESAR will be performed by THE GARRICK ENSEMBLE.
The Garrick Ensemble is a company of aspiring actors in their 20s and 30s from Greater Manchester and Cheshire who perform one production each year as part of the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse Main House Season.
The Garrick Ensemble aims to make theatre that is fresh, innovative and exciting. See the very best of local, up and coming talent before they move forward in the next stages of their careers in the Arts.
We are a diverse theatre and we welcome auditionees of all ages (over the age of 18) and all genders, ethnicities, sexualities, disabilities and races, to enrich the work of the production.
For more information, please check out our Audition Pack below!
Auditions for Upcoming Productions
Auditions for THE POPE- Altrincham Garrick Studio
AUDITIONS FOR "THE POPE" - Altrincham Garrick Studio
The Audition Date for this production is Tuesday 1st December
The Rehearsal Start Date for this production is Sunday 24th January
The Production Dates for this production are 2nd - 7th March 2027
Written by Anthony McCarten
Directed by John Cunningham
In February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world by resigning, the first Pope in 700 years to do so. What drove this arch-conservative to break with sacred tradition and cede the way for Cardinal Bergoglio – a one time tango club bouncer, football-loving reformer with the common touch – to become Pope Francis, one of most powerful men on earth?
In this fascinating, gripping and often funny story of two very different men, Pope Benedict and Cardinal Bergoglio grapple with their complex pasts and uncertain futures. From coming of age under dictatorships in Germany and Argentina, to the scandal of sexual abuse by the clergy, The Pope shines a light into one of the world’s most secretive institutions. At its heart lies a timeless question: in moments of crisis, should we follow the rules or our conscience?
An intimate story, inspired by true events, of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years.
This 2019 play by Anthony McCarten (4 time Oscar and Golden Globe Winner, Double BAFTA Winning Screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour and Bohemian Rhapsody) was also produced as a major Netflix film in the same year, renamed The Two Popes, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce.
Content Warning: this productions contains discussions connected to the Catholic Church child abuse scandals.
This production is part of the Garrick Studio 26/27 Season - A Season of Connection: Stories that bind us, break us, and bring us back together.
We are a diverse theatre and we welcome auditionees of all ages (over the age of 18) and all genders, ethnicities, sexualities, disabilities and races, to enrich the work of the production.
Rehearsals: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7.30pm – 10pm, and every Sunday 2pm – 5.30pm
Click on our AUDITION PACK below for more information! ​
All in-house Garrick productions are cast by auditions.
Once you’ve read all the information in the relevant audition pack, and if you wish to audition, then please email casting@altrinchamgarrick.co.uk with the name of the production in the Subject field, and include your name and contact number. By emailing, you will have registered for an audition.
To sign up to our Actor’s Mailing List (to receive regular updates about upcoming auditions) please email casting@altrinchamgarrick.co.uk.
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