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During January Three's Company are taking over the Tristan Bates Theatre in Covent Garden.

From the 4th-23rd the award-winning Play On Words will be playing everyday at 7.30pm (4pm on Sundays), and from 8th-23rd 3C will be hosting The Reactivity Season.

But we need your help! We have yet to cast some pivotal roles - which anyone can take, without any prior experience. So why not take up one of the following fantastic opportunities to be a part of it all. We are looking for:

• A Female Special Guest for one episode of the interactive, pun-dimensional comedy A Live Transmission of 'Adventure Time'. It's a cheeky two-minute cameo part, in which the star of Comedy Trio's spoof-tacular radio show turns up late and interrupts the recording- with "hilarious"* results... (Performed one night in January.)
  
• Fern and Basil (our plants in the audience) who antagonise the protagonist at the dramatic pinnacle of Tom Crawshaw's Play On Words. Very, very important (but fear not, you only have to say one line). We need a different person each night - so get in touch before they all go.
  

It's all in the good cause of theatre - so if you'd like to join in, drop us a line at fun@threescompany.co.uk

Oh yes - and happy new year. All the best for the Tens / Decimos / Teenies!


* The Troglodyte - and also my nan

Labels: adventure time, casting, interactivity, play on words, reactivity season

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New casting developments here at our Wimbledon studio - none of them related to the sudden increase of ball games in the SW19 area.

Labels: casting, edinburgh, play on words

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Just putting the word out for our buddies over at Metal Mouth Theatre, who are looking for an actress double-quick.

The exciting new theatre ensemble - who make Three's Company look like OAPs - are recasting a role in 90's Kid, a play by Taio Rene-Lawson and Joel MacCormack (the latter being our brilliant assistant director on Auditorium).

'Michael's Mum' (playing age 18-31) is a dark, unstable character with a quirky bohemian edge. It's a role full of humour, passion and raw emotion - and the most important character in the play.

90's Kid is in rehearsals throughout July, and is showing on the 28th & 29th July at the Etcetera Theatre in the Camden Fringe. If you're free for these dates, drop them a line at casting@metalmouththeatre.com - or check out their website for more details.

Labels: casting, other companies

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Well, we had a few weeks of auditions and interviews over at our new rehearsal space in Hackney and had terrible difficulty choosing the best of a very good bunch...

However, we are very excited at the truly disparate and highly talented cast and crew which we can now confirm.






Performing Auditorium, the newly-finished interactive comedy are:

• Experienced impro and interactivity specialist David Lear - playing Guy.
• Beautiful and hilarious Canadian actor and dancer Kate Richard - playing Heather.
• Quick fire comedian and authentic cockney wheeler-dealer Will Nightingale - playing Yogi.
• Our own much-beloved Kayleigh McDonald - returning after starring in Othello and Our Country's Good to play Charlotte
• Egyptian-American, ex-lawer and short-film star Amr El-Bayoumi
• The "most vocal lighting technician on the Fringe" - Ben Cooper - returning after Play On Words to play lighting technican Sonic

And this talented bunch will be supported by the following:

• Bekki Coward - building on her success with Three's Company's Play On Words to work as Production Manager
• Gareth Martin - turning his extensive experience as a Designer to the demands of the set and props
• Neil Keating - who has been working as Dramaturg for the project since October
• Joel MacCormack - 16-year-old prodigy of Metal Mouth Theatre Company, taking on our internship position, and working as Assistant Director between his work with the NYT and National Theatre.
• Stage Manager extraordinare, Ceili Freeman
• Wily business graduate Joanna Reekie who is helping with marketing, admin, accommodation and many more things besides
• And the brains behind many a 3C poster - Haz Al-Shaater, providing Graphic Design
  

Which leaves Yaz Al-Shaater as Director of the whole thing and myself (Tom Crawshaw) as Writer (and also a little cameo).

The first read-through is but a week away so just time to tweak the script a bit more - oh and sit those last exams...

Labels: auditorium, casting

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We are pleased to announce auditions for our forthcoming tour of 'Auditorium' to the Buxton and Edinburgh Fringe. We are looking for a number of actors - for both full character roles as well as smaller and temporary parts - to join our 16-strong team for this exciting and unique project.

Auditions will be held in London the week beginning 7th April, with recalls and workshops later that week or the following week. Rehearsals will be in London during June. The show will then be on tour from early July to late August.

We are looking for actors with abilities in comedy, as well as improvisation and ensemble work, keen to join a vibrant team with responsibilities outside simply performing.
The three main roles on offer are:

• Yogi (male, mid-20s) a friendly and entertaining failed performer who befriends the audience in a bid to win back his best friend.
• Heather (female, mid-20s) the long-lost girlfriend of Guy (played by Yaz Al-Shaater), who makes a suspicious return and harbours a dark secret.
• Inspector (male, late 20s / early 30s) a mysterious but slightly Clouseau-esque character who emerges from the audience in an attempt to invade the stage-world.

Smaller roles include:

• Boss (male, 20s / 30s) a force behind the entire plot but who only appears on stage at the very end.
• Girlfriend (female, 20s) who starts in the audience but storms out when her boyfriend becomes embroiled in the action.

If you are interested in any of the above roles and would like to audition or get some more information, simply email auditions@threescompany.co.uk

Labels: auditions, auditorium, casting

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Finally, with less than a fortnight before the first performance(!), we have a complete crew for Play On Words - and it's a good one...
Ben Copper and Bekki Coward, both first years on the Performance Arts course at Central School of Speech & Drama, will be joining us on our tour at our technical operator ('Jonnie') and our stage manager ('Claire'). We're really pleased - not ponly to have found people to fill these roles, but to have found a pair that couldn't be more perfect.
Just as well, because Tom was on the verge of a heart attack!
These guys join Rose Lewenstein, Sam Bailey, Jack Knowles, Sarah Margulewicz, Ian Attard and Victoria Ross as well as Tom and to complete the team for our 36 date tour of London, Buxton and Edinburgh.
Don't forget, the show opens in London's Canal Cafe Theatre on the 21st!

Labels: casting, play on words

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We can offically announce the cast of our new Play On Words tour!
After a weekend of auditioning, Michael, Tom, Rose and myself have asked Ian Keir Attard and Victoria Ross to play the parts of Fred and Jen respectively. They will be joining me (as Eddie) this Summer as we embark on our 36 date tour of London, Buxton and Edinburgh.
Congratulations guys!

Labels: casting, play on words

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We can now confirm that Ronia Salman-Lord will be appearing in the role of Jen in Play On Words. Haroun Al-Shaater will also join us in the role of Jonny - the technical operator who also takes a fair role in the action.

Labels: announcements, buxton fringe, casting, play on words

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