Swansea Grand to host open auditions for young dancers to perform in Cinderella pantomime

Auditions will be hosted on Saturday 8^th July at the Grand Theatre.

The auditions are being held to find young dancers aged between 9-16 and in school years 4-11 to perform this Christmas season.

Steve Boden, Managing Director of Imagine Theatre, the pantomime producer said: “We are one of the only UK wide pantomime companies to continue to host open auditions for our Junior Ensemble each year for pantomime. This is very important to us as we believe in offering youngsters from every background and with all levels of experience the chance to be part of pantomime and the opportunity to work in a professional company, maybe for the first time. 

“A number of pantomime stars we work with tell us that performing in the Junior Ensemble in their local pantomime was what sparked their love of theatre and say that this is where they believe their acting careers began. We want to continue to nurture this talent year on year.  

“Open auditions allow absolutely any child of the right age to come along and try out for the show. Theatre and the arts are an integral part of local communities, and we are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity out widely to local youngsters.”

He continues: “On the day the children will be taught a routine that they perform as a group back to the audition panel. As well as their dancing we do look for that little something that makes them stand out and sparkle on stage.”

TV favourites and dancing duo, AJ and Curtis Pritchard have been announced as joining the cast of this year’s Grand Theatre pantomime Cinderella.

Beauty and the Beast, Swansea Grand Theatre’s 2022/23 panto, won two awards at the UK Pantomime Association Awards, including the coveted award for Best Pantomime in venues with over 900 seats. 

The theatre also won Best Set Design for its incredible, dazzling digital set.

(Lead image: Swansea Council)