God, I'm extremely jealous. I really want to see Les Miserables but I can't afford West End tickets, or train fare to London. Plus, if you're in that then you obviously have some singing talent. I wish I could sing well...vamp rocks said:This year i decided, "fuck it, its my last year at this school, might as well do the school show for once". so i auditioned for Les Miserables, and ended up getting the part i wanted, which was Javert.
so i was wondering, any other escapists enjoy the thrill of being on the stage? be this in school, or proffessionally, or just something in your spare time?
Also, if you have been on TV for any reason by all means share that with us too
so how about it? any other dramatists in our community?
it doesnt matter if you did the show years ago, days ago... or in my case... the opening night is next week.... lol i wanna hear about it.
Anyway, I digress. I first acted in a school production of Treasure Island when I was 12, we did it like a panto version (and it was an all boys school), so I ended up playing Mrs Hawkins. It was a pretty big role though, and I enjoyed it, even if I did have to dress up in drag (to quote Al Murray, "I was never confused..."). I then had several bit parts in various plays, including a gipsy who dies almost instantly in a Dracula segment, and one of several Oliver Twists in an original play written by one of my teachers. None of these were speaking or major roles. Two years ago I got the part of Francis Nurse in The Crucible, and this was a pretty big speaking part, so I was happy for that. Last year, at university, I was a non-speaking extra who was on stage for almost the whole production in an original play called 'The Ferryman'. Since then I've auditioned for loads and not got any other parts.
However, tomorrow I'll be auditioning for A Midsummer Night's Dream at university. I was an extra in a winter-set, 70's disco version (called A Midwinter Night's Dream) at school though, so hopefully my prior knowledge of the play will help