Auditions

The show must go on - but it only if there's someone to go on stage!

We'll gather up all the open audition info we can from local theatres and other performing troupes in Reading and share them on this page. And maybe you'll get your shot in the spotlight!

Shinfield Players Theatre Auditions

Upcoming auditions

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, they are murdered, one by one, in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme.

Directors: Maggie Smith and Cate Naylor

Performance dates: 4th to 7th June

Readthroughs: 15th and 17th February
Auditions: 24th and 27th February

Head to the SPT Auditions page for more info.

Open Call for Drag Performers

Sheer Obessions Suspenders are looking for performers for their next grassroots, trans-run cabaret at the Rising Sun Arts Centre

2 acts, 3-5 mins or 1 act 10 mins
£85 fee + travel and tip split
Sci-fi theme
Show date: Sat 15th March
Deadline to apply: Mon 24th Feb

To apply, fill in their Google Form

Open Call for D'Lecter Cabaret

D'Lecter Cabaret are excited to have confirmed their next show for 2025, returning to Sub89 on Friday 27 June.

They are looking for Burlesque, Cabaret, Comedy, Circus, Drag, Vocalists, and all variety performers.

They are also casting for a stage kitten.

This is a door split show with a garaunteed minimum payment of £50.

At D’Lecter Cabaret diversity and inclusivity is very important and they actively encourage applications from all ages, performers of colour, LGBTQIA+, SWANA, all body types and from performers with disabilities.

Please feel free to share this casting call with performers who may otherwise not be aware of it.

Please send your application including a video of you performing vie e-mail only to Dlectercabaret@gmail.com

Progress Theatre Auditions

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

Upcoming auditions

Keep an eye on the Auditions page on the Progress website for more info

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