Auditions

Twyford Drama Auditions

Twyford Drama’s January pantomime, The Little Mermaid, is the perfect way to chase away the January blues.  There’s something for everyone to enjoy, a pantomime that’s packed with music, dancing, snappy jokes, dastardly deeds, daring rescues and the usual pantomime mayhem. 

The Little Mermaid is packed with characters.  There’s the little mermaid, Ariel, herself, of course. With the help of her many fishy friends, including Thermidor the blushing lobster, Persil her larger-than-life sister (and panto dame) and her mother Queen Neptuna, Ariel must swim free of the tentacles of her wicked Aunt Octavia and rescue her Prince.  Ariel transforms from an impulsive princess mermaid, who swims against the tide, into an intrepid and resplendent heroine, worthy of becoming queen. 

Audition dates: 13 & 15 October at Loddon Hall, Twyford, from 8pm.  If you are aged 16+ come and give a go.

Progress Theatre Auditions

20th Annual WriteFest

Progress Theatre's annual celebration of new writing returns with six brand new short plays by local writers.

• Carved from Coal by Andy Kempe – Exploring ‘survivors guilt’ linked to the Aberfan disaster of 1966.
• City Status by Amy Huntingdon and Moira Newton – A bidding pitch for Reading to become a city.
• Exit Interview: a short play by Summer Walker-Barnes – What really happens as we transition from living to dead?
• Game for Love by Melanie Roan – How ‘Reality TV’ and the ‘Influencer’ culture plays out in the world away from the internet.
• Grateful Girls by Yvette Rizzello – In the near future it is time for four teenage girls to choose their future roles in life.
• It’s Nice to Finally Meet You by Daniel Klingberg – With the world about to end, two neighbours in a block of flats finally meet and talk.

Performance dates: 11-15 March 2027

Readthrough date: Tuesday 20 October 2026, 7.30pm - Progress Theatre Foyer

Audition date: Saturday 31 October 2026, 10.30am-4.30pm - Progress Theatre

Join us to have a fun day with some warm up exercises and readings by all attendees, where anyone can audition for any of the roles in WriteFest20.

All 21 characters across the six plays will be auditioned by ‘cold readings’, at the same time and in front of other auditionees.

For further info and to fill in an audition form, head to the Auditions page on the Progress website

If you are cast for a show, you will need to become a member for legal and safety reasons.

Shinfield Players Theatre Auditions

'Three Bags Full'

A bright French farce about a greedy merchant who has his evening plans ruined by the arrival of a larcenous employee who has embezzled half a million dollars but offers to return it for a managerial position and his daughter's hand - what follows is a serious of unbelievable coincidences and secrets and a mad narrative centered around three identical bags containing the stolen money and the maids underwear.

Key Dates:

• Tuesday, 24th November - Preview Evening - 19:30 start
• Thursday 26th November - Second Preview Evening / Early Auditions - 19:30 start
• Saturday 28th November - Main Auditions - 14:00 Start
• Rehearsals will be mainly Tuesday and Thursday evenings
• March 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th - Performances

For more info on both of these shows and to register your interest, head to the SPT Auditions page.

The Sainsbury Singers Auditions

Join Reading's longest-running musical theatre group and you could be on The Hexagon or Wilde Theatre stage very soon! 

Are you a musical theatre lover looking for a new challenge? Do you dream of performing on stage or working behind the scenes? Look no further than The Sainsbury Singers. 

We’re a friendly and talented group, dedicated to bringing the magic of musical theatre to life. With hit productions like Little Shop of Horrors, Made in Dagenham, Guys & Dolls, and Sweeney Todd under our belt, we’re always looking for new members to join us on our next adventure.

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST via The Sainsbury Singers website