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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.
Note that the Altrincham Garrick is a non-professional organisation, meaning that actors are not paid.
If you have any questions about the casting process, please email casting@altrinchamgarrick.co.uk
Auditions for Upcoming Productions
Auditions for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
AUDITIONS FOR "CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY"
The Audition Date for CHARLIE AND WONKA is Tuesday 13th May
The Audition Date for All Other Principal Roles and Ensemble is Tuesday 20th May
The Rehearsal Start Date for this production is Sunday 7th September
The Production Dates for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY are
Thursday 23rd October - Sunday 2nd November 2025
Directed by Joseph Meighan
Musical Direction by Simon Mercer-Murray
Choreography by Emma Kay
The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory…but only to a lucky few.
Charlie Bucket, an imaginative boy with a knack for making something out of nothing, dreams of acquiring a golden ticket to tour Willy Wonka’s magical chocolate factory and can’t believe his luck when it actually happens! Fellow contest winners: Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, and Augustus Gloop, have no idea what they're getting themselves into, as they each learn valuable lessons from Mr. Wonka. Nobody leaves the same way that they arrived…
Discover a magical world full of amazement, innovation, sugary treats, and, of course, Oompa-Loompas!
Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factoryfeatures an original score from the multi awarding-winning songwriters of Hairspray (Music by Marc Shaiman with Lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman and a Book by David Greig), blended with songs from the 1971 motion picture including "Candy Man," "I've Got a Golden Ticket," “The Oompa Loompa Song," and "Pure Imagination” (Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley).
For the Golden Ticket Winners (excluding Charlie Bucket) we are looking for young adults (18 - 25) who can convincingly embody childlike characters. These roles require both strong character acting and vocals.
We will cast two boys (8 - 12 years of age) with unbroken voices to share the role of Charlie Bucket (performing for 6 performances each).
We are a diverse theatre and we welcome auditionees of all ages (above 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!
Rehearsals: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7.30pm – 10pm, and every Sunday 2pm – 5.30pm
Click on our AUDITION PACK below for more information!
Auditions for BLEAK EXPECTATIONS
AUDITIONS FOR "BLEAK EXPECTATIONS"
The Audition Date is Tuesday 10th June
The Rehearsal Start Date for this production is Sunday 24th August
The Production Dates are Monday 29th September - Saturday 4th October 2025
Written by Mark Evans
Directed by Pete Brassington
The story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin…
Follow half-orphan Pip's extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings, and deflect disaster at every turn! Will evil be vanquished by virtue? Can love triumph over hate?
Mark Evans' stage play Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.
Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, the play opened at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2022, directed by Caroline Leslie. It transferred to the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in 2023, where it featured a medley of many well-known actors and comedians.
We are a diverse theatre and we welcome auditionees of all ages (above 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 A TASTE OF HONEY - Altrincham Garrick Studio
AUDITIONS FOR "A TASTE OF HONEY" - Altrincham Garrick Studio
The Audition Date is Tuesday 3rd June
The Rehearsal Start Date for this production is Sunday 17th August
The Production Dates are Tuesday 23rd - Sunday 28th September 2025
Written by Shelagh Delaney
Directed by Carole Carr
Living in a filthy tenement bedsitter, 17-year-old Jo is deserted by her nagging peroxided mother, Helen, who is unaware that her daughter is pregnant by a black sailor.
To soothe, clean and cook for Jo is Geoff, an effeminate art student, with whom she makes a temporary home. Bruised by insensitivity and rejection, the boy and girl find a very real comfort in each other.
A stunning portrayal of the complex bond between a mother and daughter, who – despite their sharp bickering – are both holding on for that taste of honey.
This iconic play is a sharply observed portrait of working-class life in Salford in the late 1950s.
Warning: this production contains themes of alcohol abuse, racism, domestic violence, sexual themes, teenage pregnancy, homophobia, sexism, and ableism.
We are a diverse theatre and we welcome auditionees of all ages (above 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!
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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