Young Company

Young Company – Orange Tree Theatre Auditions 2023-24

Young Company sessions will take place at the Orange Tree Theatre on Monday evenings from 7PM – 9PM

Young company workshop auditions will take place on Monday 18th September from 6 – 9.30PM. You will be contacted close to the audition date with more information and a time slot – thank you for your interest!

First name

Last name

Your pronouns

Contact telephone

Date of birth

How did you hear about the Orange Tree Theatre Young Company?

Tell us a bit about yourself and why you'd like to be part of the OT Young Company (no more that 200 words)

Tell us about your previous experience in theatre. We're keen to hear from people with a wide range of experience, whether you've acted in school shows or have had training (no more than 100 words).

Do you have any access requirements or requests that would enable you to attend a workshop audition?

Please tell us which slot is best for you to audition - you can select multiple if any of the below would be convenient for you

6.15 - 7pm 7.15 - 8pm 8.15 - 9pm

Applications for our Young Company 23/24 are now closed. Please keep an eye on our social media for information on performances and applications for 24/25.

What is the OT Young Company?

The OT Young Company is an ensemble formed annually for people aged 18 to 25 seeking to develop as theatre-makers and performers. It nurtures individual voices and skills within the Company whilst participants work collaboratively with like-minded people.

Members meet once a week and over the year will:

Experience rehearsal processes for scripted and devised work
Receive masterclasses from leading industry freelancers
Learn about audition technique, further training opportunities and how professional theatre operates
Have the opportunity to observe rehearsals for OT productions

The Young Company 23/24 will present a show at the Orange Tree Theatre in May 2024. They will also perform as part of OT Community’s intergenerational festival in summer 2024.

The OT Young Company is open to anyone aged 18 to 25, including performers with and without any training, and it is also suitable for those mainly interested in writing and devising.

Who will I work with?

The OT Young Company is led by director Ed Hill. There will be masterclasses with a variety of leading industry freelancers including OT Associate Directors Guy Jones and Natasha Rickman.

The devising and writing processes will be supported by members of the OT Writers’ Collective, whose alumni include leading playwrights and screenwriters Isley Lynn, Chris Bush, Sonali Bhattacharyya, Ross Willis, Joe White, Somalia Seaton, and Eve Leigh.

All OT Young Company members will be offered a mock audition experience with OT Artistic Director Tom Littler.

Young Company benefits

One free ticket to all OT Main House productions
One free ticket to all OT Community productions
A discount at the Orange Tree bar

2023-24 Autumn Term dates

Monday 25th September 2023 – Monday 4th December 2023

Half Term (no session): Monday 23rd October

All Autumn term sessions will take place on Monday evenings from 7pm-9pm.

Cost and bursaries

The cost is £185 per term.

To ensure that our Community programme remains accessible and open to everyone, we have limited bursary places available for all our participation projects. Please get in contact with Community Director Francesca, at francesca.ellis@orangetreetheatre.co.uk for more information.

Auditioning

Applications for our Young Company 23/24 are now closed. Please keep an eye on our social media for information on performances and applications for 24/25.

For any questions email community@orangetreetheatre.co.uk

The Orange Tree Theatre Young Company is generously supported by the Noël Coward Foundation and the 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust.

With thanks to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, RPLC and the Haskel Family Foundation for their support of all OT Community projects.

Seven Celebrations production photo by Harry Plowden