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Warkworth will get a taste of a full-on pantomime this Christmas with the Warkworth Theatre calling for people to get involved with its next production, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
While auditions have officially ended, director Sally Knight says if anyone still wants to have a go, the door is still open to them.
Anyone from five to 90 will be welcome, whether they want to be in the crowd or try out for a speaking part, she says. There are also opportunities to be involved behind the scenes, wielding a paint brush or sewing costumes.
“These are big, boisterous productions and there is room for everyone,” Knight says.
Anyone under 16 will need to have a caregiver with them at all times, who will be “pulled into helping with the production, rather than sitting on the side lines”.
Knight says there is a tradition around pantomimes, which have larger than life characters and full-on audience participation.
“Booing the baddie and the crowd yelling ‘he’s behind you’ to a seemingly oblivious character on stage is all part of the fun.”
The production open on November 25 and will run to December 3.
Audition packs are available at www.wwtheatre.co.nz
