Audition dates are now confirmed for entry in September 2012. Applications are be taken already. Dates for 2012 are below:

Saturday 21 Jan

Saturday 3 March

Saturday 24 March

Saturday 28 April

Saturday 19 May

Saturday 16 June

Note – all audition days must be applied for in advance- we cannot accept people who turn up on the day. Please complete an application form and return to the New Theatre. Either download from our site, or contact the Cygnet Office on 01392 277189 to obtain an application pack.

Audition Guideline
At audition we ask you to perform two contrasting pieces about 3 minutes in length, prepared in advance. One should be Shakespeare and the other from a modern playwright (post 1950). You will be asked to take part in a workshop session with members of the present company and other audition candidates.  You will be asked to sight read a piece of text and sing an unaccompanied song of your own choosing.  A simple folk song or nursery rhyme will do very well.

Please note our audition days usually last until late afternoon.

‘…the audition at Cygnet Training Theatre was one of the best ones I attended. I felt constantly challenged, but encouraged at the same time and I had a lot of fun during the audition day. The feedback you sent concerning my initial audition was also extremely helpful, so thank you…’

Clare McCall – auditionee 2011

‘…I very much enjoyed my brief visit to Cygnet- coming home from such a friendly, creative audition I told my mum ‘Cygnet have got it right!’. Thank you again for a fantastic experience and for an enormous confidence boost…’

Alice Chappell – auditionee 2011

‘I would like to thank you for the audition of which I found the most enjoyable and educational of all the auditions of the day.’

Sam Hawkins – auditionee 2011