Auditions for juniors for Crawley panto

Registration will take place at 10.30am on Saturday, July 29 in The Hawth Studio.

The cast features Carrie Hope Fletcher, CBeebies favourite Andy Day and “Crawley's favourite dame” Michael J Batchelor.

To audition you must be between ages nine and 15 (inclusive) on September 1 2023 and be under 5’ 2”.

"Auditions will end approximately two hours after the start time but you may need to stay longer if you are successful. You don’t need to prepare anything. You’ll be taught a routine on the day. Come wearing comfortable clothes and soft/dance shoes. The advice is to bring some water.

A spokesman said: “Pantomime is a team effort, and we will require full commitment for the rehearsal period and the full run of the production: Sunday, November 26-Sunday, December 31 2023. Visit The Hawth website to complete the registration form in advance. If you require any further information, please do contact us at [email protected].”

Carrie Hope Fletcher leads the cast. Her West End credits include Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins and WhatsOnStage award-winning roles in Heathers, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella, and The Addams Family. She recently completed a sell-out solo UK tour An Open Book.

CBeebies favourite, Andy Day will take on the role of the loveable Jangles: “He is sure to delight the thousands of families who are fans of the presenter and actor.

"Andy has been part of CBeebies for many years and has fronted his own BAFTA-nominated series, Andy's Wild Adventures as well as Andy's Dinosaur Adventures, Andy's Prehistoric Adventures, among many others.”

Once again, the show will be written and directed by the award-winning Paul Hendy and produced by the same team behind the five-star box office smash-hit, All New Adventures of Peter Pan.

https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/the-hawth/whats-on/sleeping-beauty