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Your Dark Materials?
Open casting calls are taking place for the lead role in forthcoming blockbuster 'The Golden Compass'.
Mar 15 2006
First, my dreams of movie stardom were destroyed in January, when the open auditions for 'Hairspray' (reported here) invited everyone other than a 28-year-old British film journalist to attend.
Now they've been scuppered again, as I've clearly got no chance of being cast as Lyra Belacqua, the heroine at the heart of the forthcoming screen adaptation 'The Golden Compass'.
You, however, may be in with a shout. If you are a young girl, aged between nine and thirteen, open auditions are taking place all over the UK in April for the much coveted role.
The film, which is the first of Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy to hit the big screen, revolves around Lyra's adventures in a fantastic and astonishing universe parallel to our own, and will be directed by 'Shopgirl' helmer Anand Tucker.
The casting calls will take place at The Cambridge Corn Exchange (April 4), The Cattle Green Hotel in Kendal (April 6), The Examination School (Oxford) and finally at Exeter University's Great Hall (April 13).
Applicants don't need any previous acting experience, but they do have to be UK residents, and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. They will start at 10am and attendees should come without costume or makeup, dress warmly and be prepared to wait.
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- Holly said...
- Does anyone know if the audition in 2007 or 2006? Posted on Feb 10 2007 14:11
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- eisha said...
- i look nothing lke lyra but i would luv the experiense and it would be really fun. i have a different colour skin and stuffbut well done to whoever gets the part Posted on May 18 2006 14:17
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- claire said...
- i don't look too much like lyra but i would love to be her! i would like the experience Posted on May 18 2006 14:16
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- Danielle said...
- do you know if there will be anymore auditions for the role of Lyra as i missed the first 4 dates? Posted on Apr 22 2006 22:04
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- cat-again said...
- all that u do is go into a room while your parents wait. there are about 60 of you altogether. 1st they ask everybody their name age and where they come from then they ask a few random kids a few questions (if u had a deamon wot would it b? if you could go on a quest like Lyra's where would u like 2 go) Finally they pick about 5 kids and that's it (unless u r 1 of the lucky 5, then u get your pics taken and i think hav 2 read a bit of a script) Posted on Apr 11 2006 19:10
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- cat said...
- I've auditioned but sadly didn't get through. It was good just for the experience and seeing how it was done though. One of the girls that got through was behind me in the que. Just imagin if she got it how cool! Posted on Apr 11 2006 19:04
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- Werecatweirdo said...
- i've been reading posts on 'bridge to the stars' which is like a thing onhis dark materials and all the ppl whho have already auditioned have sed taht they mostly picked blonde girls straight off, which i think is rly unfair, apparently if you dont look the part you dont get past the 1st room. *sigh* Posted on Apr 09 2006 14:42
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- grace vance said...
- please could you tell me the date for the auditions in Oxford. Posted on Apr 07 2006 18:44
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- Alex said...
- i am 13 and i wish to go to the auditions at oxford. this will be my first audition and i dont know what you have to do !!!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!! i think i look well like lyra with blonde hair and green eyes. i no everything that happens in each book! Posted on Apr 06 2006 19:27
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- Rebecca George said...
- I am 10 1/2 yrs old and will be trying out for the audition. Does anyone know what we have to do there as this is my first audition? Posted on Apr 06 2006 10:20
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- LYRA said...
- i dont look anything like lyra(i have brown hair and eyes and glasses!!!!)but i am still going to kendal and i live near edinburgh but i am 13 in july! Posted on Apr 02 2006 21:01
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- me! said...
- What do you have to do at the auditions? Posted on Mar 19 2006 21:11
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- Bhuddist said...
- I'm auditioning ... I believe that I am all of those things. I have dirty-blonde hair, and bright green eyes. I also am the best at acting in my school. I am 12 years old. I am a relative to Madonna. Posted on Mar 19 2006 19:39
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- moon said...
- You don't have to look like Lyra, all you need is her bravery, loyalty and mischeviousness - is that a word? Posted on Mar 19 2006 19:37
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- Star said...
- I wish I could tyr out for lyra but I look nothing like her, wat shall I do? Posted on Mar 18 2006 18:07
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