Audition Notices Archive - Page 2 of 5 - The Queen Mother Theatre

Peter Pan

I am very excited to bring this wonderful tale to life and thrilled to be able to work with adults, alongside the very talented, Big Spirit Youth Theatre. Performance Dates: We are using the National Theatre’s script which was first performed in the Olivier Auditorium in 1997, with a star studded cast. My vision is […]

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

A studio production directed by Hannah Conway The Vagina Monologues has been heralded by The New York Times as one of the most important plays of the past 25 years. It’s a show that has rocked audiences all around the world – ground-breaking, poignant and hilarious all at once! Written in 1996 the play in […]

Height of The Storm by Florian Zeller

Andre and Madeleine have been in love for over fifty years. This weekend, as their daughters visit, something feels unusual. A bunch of flowers arrives, but who sent them? A woman from the past turns up. But who is she? And why does Andre feel like he isn’t there at all? The Guardian says… Height […]

The Red Lion by Patrick Marber

Should it be the case that when winning means everything, loyalty means nothing? It’s the small-time. The semi-pro. The non-league. In a world removed from the glamour, the wealth and the television cameras, a non-league team are struggling to make ends meet. So, when a gifted young player arrives out of nowhere, it’s the opportunity […]

Beginning by David Eldridge

Every story starts somewhere It’s the early hours of the morning and Danny’s the last straggler at Laura’s party. The flat’s in a mess. And so are they. One more drink? This sharp and astute two-hander from David Eldridge (Market Boy, The knot of the Heart, In Basildon, Middle) takes an intimate look at the […]

Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo

‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’, a play by Italian playwright Dario Fo, is based loosely on real-life events involving the Italian rail worker and anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli, who died under mysterious circumstances while in police custody in 1969. The events that led to Pinelli’s death have never been revealed, and Fo’s intention is to depict […]

Dick Whittington – The QMT Panto

Following the success of Cinderella in December 2019, the QMT’s first pantomime in many years, we are delighted to have been asked back to direct this year’s panto. Dick Whittington is a tale known and loved by children everywhere, and follows one young man’s attempt to make a better life for himself. Along the way he […]

Company – A Comedy Musical

Performance dates: Monday 22 to Saturday 27 May 2023 Opening on Broadway in 1970, Company with music and lyrics by the late Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth went on to receive 14 Tony Award nominations (a record at the time) and ended up winning six of them, including Best Musical. Originally a […]

Double Acts by John Finnemore

From award-winning director Harry Harding and writer John Finnemore, creator & star of popular radio series’ Cabin Pressure and John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme, comes not one, not two, but three hilarious plays from the Double Acts series. Double Acts was a series of radio comedies produced for BBC Radio 4. It is an anthology series […]

The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth

The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth Directed By David Lester Performance dates: Monday 26th September to Saturday 1st Oct 2022 at the QMT Audition dates: 6th June at 10am and 14th & 16th June at 7.45pm UPDATED INFORMATION: Audition pieces are now highlighted in red in the casting document available via the link on this page. […]