Open Casting Calls This Week (12–18 October 2026)

This week’s open casting calls, checked against the original announcements. Deadlines move fast, so apply early and always read the full call at the source before you submit.

Safety first: never pay to audition, and don’t send ID or bank details with a first application. Read our guide to spotting fake castings.

Self-tape and online applications

The Greatest Showman (UK stage) – young performers

• Casting: Keston & Keston, for Disney Theatrical Group
• Roles: Young Barnum and Young Charity/Caroline (ages 9–12, 4ft 8in and under); Helen (ages 8–10, 4ft and under). No experience required.
• How to apply: online form plus a video audition singing “A Million Dreams”
• Location: must live within one hour of London and be available February–November 2027
• Deadline: 15 October 2026

Applications for children go through an agent or a parent/guardian. See the call at Keston & Keston Casting

AWAKE (student short film, Virginia, USA) – paid

• Roles: Cory (lead, male, 18–25, $150/day for 3 days); Dr. Aurora (supporting, female, 30–35, $200 for 1 day); Roxanne (supporting, female, 18–25, $150 for 1 day)
• Shoot: 6–8 November 2026, Fredericksburg, Virginia
• How to apply: online audition submission via the link in the posting
• Deadline: not stated, so apply soon
• Note: the lead and one supporting role involve intimacy scenes

Posted on the Virginia Film Office casting hotline, which notes it is not affiliated with the project. Check the production yourself before committing. See the full call

Open auditions (in person)

Butlin’s Redcoats, vocalists and triple threats (UK)

• Redcoats: walk-in open auditions on 14 October and 2 November 2026; prepare a one-minute entertaining piece and bring a CV and headshot
• Vocalists and dancers: Sunday 18 October 2026, Liverpool (registration links on the Butlin’s page)
• Vocalists, triple threats and singer-dancers: 3 November 2026, London Danceworks; prepare the audition song plus a contrasting song
• Pay: not stated in the announcement

Check the Butlin’s page for the exact venue of each date and the backing tracks for the audition songs. See audition information at Butlin’s

Where to find more open calls

• Film commission casting hotlines (for example the Virginia Film Office) publish local castings for free.
• Theatre open calls: major theatres such as the National Theatre announce open calls on their own sites. Follow the theatres you’d love to work with.
• Self-tape ready? Most calls now start with a video. Grab our free Self-Tape Checklist before you record.

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