WHAT: Auditions for The Woman in Black, directed by Beth Morton and Joan Nordlund
WHEN: Monday 3rd September, 6.30pm to 9pm
WHERE: FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A, Helsinki (MAP)

Our spring production of 2013 will be The Woman in Black, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt, from the book by Susan Hill.

The Woman in Black is a ghost play which creates a tense and eerie world for the audience. The dark tale, told by Mr Kipps, with the help of an Actor, transports us back to Eel Marsh House where our visual and audio senses will be heightened in order to feel the supernatural atmosphere of the story.

The roles for 2 males and 1 female will pose psychological challenges for the successful actors and require a great deal of in depth development. With the use of sound and imagination also being key factors in portraying the story for the audience, the actors will be required to consider their physicality and voice in order to create tension.

All three roles carry the same weight of importance to the story, with the role of the Woman being the most physically demanding, as she has no dialogue and must play the strong, pivotal character only through movement.

Due to personal circumstances the play will take an unconventional directing format. Beth will be the responsible director for most of 2012, handing over to Joan in mid-December.

Rehearsal times will be one weekend day per week (12.30pm – 6pm) during the period September-December 2012, and twice weekly after the Christmas and New Year break. We will draw up a detailed rehearsal schedule early in September.

First read through at FINNBRIT on Sunday 9th September (2pm – 5pm)

We would appreciate your registration of interest in auditioning for a role (via Facebook or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). This does not commit you to anything, and it is not a requirement.

PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR THE AUDITIONS!
Performances dates to be confirmed

WHAT: Auditions for Poetry & Jazz
WHEN: Wednesday, 14 March, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A, Helsinki (MAP)

Our theme this spring is 'Understandings and Misunderstandings', so we're looking for pieces about all kinds of insights, epiphanies and agreements, and misconceptions, deceptions and disputes. And not only poetry, but also monologues, dialogues, and 'flash fiction' prose. All pieces must either a) be your own work, b) be out of copyright, or c) have performance permission from the author. Please bring all the pieces you're considering to the audition, including copies for the director.

The performances are on Wednesdays 2, 9 & 16 May at 7 p.m. Rehearsals will start on 21 March and will mainly be on Wednesdays evenings. (Weeks 16 & 17 are an exception and the rehearsal day, probably Monday, will be confirmed later).

If you have any questions, please contact the director, Zoë (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

WHAT: Auditions for Single Bride, directed by Zoë Chandler
WHEN: Sunday 29 January, 2pm to 6pm

WHERE: FINNBRIT, Fredrikinkatu 20 A, Helsinki (Map)

Our spring production will be the new comedy Single Bride.

Scarlett is tired of waiting for her partner to propose, so she decides to organise a single wedding. But her plans go wrong from the outset, as she accidentally ends up with her boring, bossy colleague as bridesmaid.

Scarlett's mother isn't coping well with life after her husband’s stroke, so she reacts the only way she knows how: by trying to ruin and upstage her daughter’s plans. Scarlett's partner wants nothing to do with any of this nonsense, but ends up being dragged out on a surprise stag night by Scarlett’s mollycoddled brother.

We follow their stories through the disastrous stag and hen nights, and on to the wedding ceremony itself.

There are fun major roles for both women and men, plus a couple of more minor parts.

There will be seven performances during the period 17–28 April 2012. A detailed rehearsal schedule will be drawn up after casting. Rehearsals will mainly be on weekend afternoons, starting 4 or 5 February.

In view of the tight schedule, it would helpful to know if you're intending to audition, although it's quite okay to simply show up on the day. ALL REPLIES TO ZOË (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

If you'd like to be involved backstage – or would like to audition, but cannot attend the auditions – please do contact Zoë.

Please be ON TIME for the auditions!