OPEN AUDITIONS
Be part of the fun with the 1812 Theatre Company at Helmsley Arts Centre for our ever popular Pantomime!
Robin Hood’s Helmsley Adventure!
A Traditional Panto with a touch of Melodrama and a Knock-Knock Joke contest.
by Martin Vander Weyer
Directed by Natasha Jones
Monday 21st July 2025
Auditions at Helmsley Arts Centre, YO62 5DW
11-17yrs | 5pm-7pm
18yrs+ | 7.15pm-9.15pm
Acting / Singing / Dancing
Principal & Chorus roles available.
(If you can’t make this audition date but are keen to audition, please please complete the booking form and tick the relevent box so we can get in touch!)
Audition Info
Please book a place so we have your details ahead of time, rather than spending audition time filling in forms! It’s also really helpful for us to prepare and make sure everyone has a great time!
Please note you will be required for the full 2 hours. No pre-preparation required. Please arrive promptly wearing clothes you can move/dance in. You will be singing as a group with solo singing opportunities if you would like to audition for a principal role. Everyone will be required to learn a short choreo routine and to read/perform as various characters in the audition.
Auditions will be fun and friendly! No previous experience required, everyone is welcome!
To book a place for the auditions please click this link and complete the form. Make sure you click submit at the end!
Please note this is an amateur production and participation is voluntary.
Cast Roles available
Robin Hood - Our hero!
Friar Tuck - A greedy guts!
Little John - Robin’s buddy
Save-the-Planet-Janet, Spirit of the Wheelie Bin - eco warrior
Baron Robert of Helmsley - Kindly but batty
Maid Marian - sweetness with a hint of mischief
Thomas the Apprentice Baker - A wit but a dimwit
Big Sharon - A strapping yorkshire lass
The Masked Sheriff of Pickering - our Panto villain but with a secret
The Sheriff’s Savage Hounds!
Townsfolk (chorus)
Crew Roles
We are always looking for willing volunteers to join the 1812 crew team! Whether you’re interested in directing, producing, chaperoning, set painting, costume making, costume sourcing/organising, prop making, prop sourcing, stage management, tech, stage crew, set building… we’d love to welcome you to the friendly team. Being part of the 1812 Panto family is so special and joyful! Email [email protected] for more info!
Rehearsals: Sep-Dec 2025
The rehearsals will be Mondays, Thursdays and some Sundays. Please note you will not be required for every rehearsal in the Sep-Nov period. Rehearsal schedules and scripts will be distributed following casting on Friday 25th July 2025. There will be an on-set rehearsal on Sunday 30th November, daytime.
Production Week: Mon 1 Dec - Thu 4 Dec 2025
The technical rehearsals are for Principals and senior chorus only. Junior chorus do not need to attend the technical rehearsals. There will be two dress rehearsals, principals and seniors will be required to attend both. Junior chorus only need to attend their allocated dress rehearsal. You must be available for every performance date below to be cast appropriately,
Performances: Sat 6 Dec - Sun 14 Dec 2025
Robin Hood's Helmsley Adventure
Matinees - Sat 6, Sun 7, Sat 13, Sun 14 Dec | 2.30pm
Evenings - Sat 6, Tue 9, Wed 10, Thu 11, Fri 12, Sat 13 Dec| 7.30pm
There will be 10 performances in total, including 6 evenings and 4 matinees. Junior Chorus will be split into two teams and perform 5 shows each, alternately.
All U18’s will be supported by NYCC registered Chaperones throughout rehearsals and performances. A list of Chaperones can be requested from [email protected].
[email protected] | @1812theatre
Presented by 1812 Theatre Company
