AUDITION - Oliver!

Are you a bit nervous about the audition?

Join our Oliver Audition Singing Workshop.

Our amazing Musical Director Maurice (hot on the heels of his outstanding performance as Edmund Blackadder), has kindly offered to run a one off singing workshop prior to auditions. The main focus of this will be to go over the main audition song "Consider Yourself''. Our hope is for everyone to be more confident and prepared going into their audition.

The session will run Tuesday 23rd April at 6pm at Gateway Theatre. It will run for 1-2hrs. If there is time Maurice will be happy to answer any other questions regarding the musical audition material.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Audition Information

Theatre Whakatane’s second production for 2024 is “Oliver!”.

Important Dates:

Information Evening – Thursday 11th April 2024 at 7.00 pm at Gateway

Auditions – 3rd, 4th and 5th May

Music Rehearsals start on 14th May

Dance Rehearsals start on the 23rd May

Blocking Rehearsals start on the 26th May

Show Opens 25th September – runs for two weeks.

Download the Audition Form

Download the rehearsal schedule

The purpose of this page is to give you some more information if you are considering auditioning to be part of this fabulous opportunity. Here you will find:

• Storyline of show

• Outlines of roles

• Audition information

• Season Dates

‘Oliver!’

Consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart's classic musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture and is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece by actors and audience members alike.

The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.

Oliver! is a musical theatre masterpiece, perfectly showcasing the talents of a large ensemble cast as they bring these classic characters and score to life.

Please read prior to your Audition

We are looking forward to seeing you in the Audition room very soon and we wanted to make sure you understand the following:

• Please be prepared with your audition piece before you come into the Audition room.

• Remember to download and fill out the audition form and bring this with you to the audition.

• The names of the people on the Audition Panel will be displayed and available for you to peruse before you go into the Audition room.

• Most importantly enjoy the experience and thank you for the work that you have put into your audition.