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Waiata Theatre Productions - Auditions for Hunchback of Notre Dame
Location: Earnscleugh Hall
Region: Alexandra
Dates: Sun, 18 August 2024 - Mon, 19 August 2024
Waiata Theatre Productions is proud to announce that their 2025 production is… The Hunchback of Notre Dame!
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.
The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be "Out There," observes all of Paris revelling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the Roma – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.
A sweeping score and powerful story make The Hunchback of Notre Dame an instant classic. Audiences will be swept away by the magic of this truly unforgettable musical.
Please note that this show contains a lot of dark elements and themes and is more mature in nature than the Disney animated film. For this reason, we don't encourage children to audition.
KEY DATES
Auditions are between 18 – 19 August 2024 at the Earnscleugh Hall, Alexandra.
Season dates – 25 April – 18 May 2025 at the Clyde Memorial Theatre.
Book Your Audition Here
Location
Rapid no 506, Earnscleugh Road, Alexandra
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