Open Casting London Girl aged 11 – 14

Casting director Maggie Lunn (who has previously been head of casting at the RSC and National Theatre) is currently working on a new film adaptation of the novel ‘Broken‘ to be directed by Rufus Norris in association with BBC Films.

The casting team is in search of a white or mixed race girl aged between 11 and 14 (playing age 11) for the lead role.

SKUNK CUNNINGHAM (lead, female, aged 11) has a loving dad, an absent mother and a brother (13) they live on a quiet suburban street in London. But they have the neighbours from hell – The Oswalds. A small act of cruelty by one of the Oswald girls leads to increasingly troubled events.

Leading role in the film; we need a really great girl, confident in her acting.

There is an open audition for young actresses Sunday 27th February 2011, check out the details below or at ScreenTerrier!

SUNDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2011
At RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
Address: Malet Street, London, WC1E 7JN
Entrance can be found at RADA Theatre’s box office on Malet St
Map on www.rada.ac.uk click ‘contact us’
Tubes- Goodge St 5 min walk – Warren St 10 min

Tips: Be sure to arrive by 10am, and be sure to bring along a parent or guardian. Relax and enjoy the experience of an open audition – chat to the other auditionees and especially the casting team. Check out our guide on open castings for more info on what to expect at an open audition! Good luck! Will you be auditioning?

15 comments

abbey says:

Feb 24, 2011

hello my name is abbey i am 13 and i would like to try out i am from birmingham i hope to see you there ? xx

Olivia says:

Hey Abbey, good luck! A few girls over at ScreenTerrier.com have commented about going Have a fun audition x

i hope so i havent any expirence now its just if my mom will take me lmao does it matter if you have no experience other than goin to some clasees localy

and do u no any free sites that i can find casting calls at because i have been looking for about 2 years now and thanx for support xxx

leah says:

ok this sounds stupid but do u need to look like anything as i have been told im a gd actress but i am fat is it worth auditioning cause in a lot of cases image is everything x

Elizabeth says:

Feb 25, 2011

Hi im Elizabeth and im gonna ask my mum if I can go im from reading and I <q love acting hope to see u there Leah and Abbey.

Nicky says:

I was going to go but realized I can’t since I’m from Northern Ireland, I emailed the woman and she said that it was okay and I could send her my cv and photo.

But I have no professional experience other than school and drama classes by a drama coach. I don’t have a cv either.
How do you make one?? [:
I don’t really want to send it though and make a fool of myself. :L

Hey Abbey, there aren’t many free sites that post casting calls. Do take a look at this website’s guide to Casting Websites here: http://straightfromschool.org/media/casting-websites for more info on them.

Hi Leah, there are no particular physical requirements (except you must be White or Mixed Race) so do not feel put off to go and be seen!

Hi Nicky, great stuff! Certainly email her a snapshot of yourself – it does not need to be professional but avoid a myspace/facebook type picture. Instead get a friend or family member to take a snapshot of you in natural light with your hair off your face. This will show off all your features and let them see what you look like in best, natural lighting.

As for a CV, I have a CV article long overdue! For now I will suggest you simply create a document that has your name as a header, and directly beneath that put your contact details. Beneath that pop your date of birth, height, hair colour, eye colour etc, and then list your credits – you do not need to have professional experience but it is good to reference any performances you’ve been a part of. Note what drama coaching or classes you have attended and also be sure to add your skills. These can be anything from dancing, singing to horse riding, archery or juggling! Don’t be afraid to send your info, there’s no way you can make a fool of yourself!

Remember, you are not expected to have professional credits. These kind of open casting calls are particularly looking for good actresses but experience and credits aren’t necessities. If they were, they would not be holding an open casting.

Hope this helped and good luck!

Esme says:

Hi, I’m Esme.

I’d absolutely adore to be in your film but I wouldn’t be able to be there for 10am. I’d love to break into the acting circuit and if I do audition, I’d put my all into it. Is it OK for people to turn up late?
Thank you x

Hi Esme,

Maggie Lunn is casting this project and any queries should go the email contact as per the original casting call notice on Screen Terrier: http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2011/02/open-call-audition-for-young-actress.html

Mollie says:

Feb 26, 2011

it’s a shame, my mum probably won’t let me go on such short notice, i mean it’s on sunday, why couldn’t i have done some research last week, plus i’m not confident, i got a 7a in drama for my past two assesments but i just get embarrsed about acting because i’m afraid someone is just gonna stand up and laugh at me D: it’s a shame