Annie open auditions taking place in Grays

Youth theatre company Rare Productions are hosting open auditions for children and young adults in the area to take part in their upcoming production of Annie. The auditions will be taking place on 17th and 20th January at Thameside Theatre in Grays which is where the production of Annie will be taking place on 30th April to 1st May.

The auditions are open to those aged 7 to 21, however they must be at the minimum age of 8 by the time of the production Annie which starts on 30th April to perform.

Auditions will last around 30 minutes and these are the time slots:

Saturday 17th January:

• 11:30am to 1pm (7 to 12 years old)
• 1 to 2:30pm (13 to 21 years)

Tuesday 20th January:

• 5 to 6pm (7 to 12 years old)
• 6 to 7pm (13 to 21 years old)

All of these auditions will be held at Thameside Theatre in Grays.

Aston spoke to Andrew Burton, company director at Rare Productions.