Audition Speeches for 6-16 Year Olds: 50+ audition pieces for actors and actresses [Paperback]

Intended for students and children taking part in speech and drama competitions and exams, this book contains a range of audition speeches. It includes female, male and unisex speeches selected from both plays and children's books. Where relevant the author has indicated how a speech could be shortened for younger children. There is also an introductory section with contributions from Alan Ayckbourn, Carol Schroder (teacher and examiner for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art), Richard Carpenter (TV writer) and Ed Wilson (Director of the National Youth Theatre) and senior casting directors for the RSC, TV and film.

This edition has been freshly revised to include 10 new speeches from well known recent productions as well as children's books including Harry Potter.

'A superb compilation' Amateur Stage

Jean Marlow runs the Actors Theatre School in London. She is an experienced actress and teacher and the editor of several bestselling auditions speech guides.

*Jean Marlowe; List of Audition Speeches; Acknowledgements

*Preface

*Introduction

*Alan Ayckbourn

*About Auditioning (France Cuka, Margo Selby, Claire Toeman, Edward Wilson, Richard Carpenter, Neville Green, Richard Callanan, Barbara Roberts, Carol Schroder)

*Audition Speeches - Girls 6-8

Alice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Zandile, Have You Seen Zandile?

Lucy, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Rosie, My Mother Said I Never Should

Duchess, The Mystery of teh Pie and the Patty-Pan

Tabitha, Tom Kitten and His Friends

Whizziwig, Whizziwig

Fairy, The Wild Swans

*Audition Speeches - Boys 6-8

Loll, Cider with Rosie

Billy, The Giraffe and thl3/