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With our foray into film Les Miserables: The Web Film Series, announced (in no especial order) are the main named cast. (yes there will be calls for extras and supporting cast, per episode filmed)

Jean Valjean - Ric Vince
Valjean's sister - Victoria Lester
Theodule - Richard Odonnell
Prosecutor - John Broom
Cosette (Grown up) - Jo Burgess
Cosette (Little) - Willow Gradwell
Thenadier - James Scott
Madame Thenadier Pam Vince
Eponine (Grown up) - Elizabeth Lizzie Jordan Moulds
Eponine (Young) - Josephine Garner
Azelma (Adult)- Leanne Emily Ryan
Azelma (Young)- Kezzy Pumphrey
Enjolras - Edward Stewart
Courfeyrac - L Jay
Feuilly - Jon Ian Dredge
M Gillenormand - John Broom
Mlle Gillenormand - Shirley Thrift
Bishop - Melvin Schofield
Mlle Baptistine - Mary Earle
Sister Simplice - Jade Callender ( Jade Ashley)
Fantine - Telene Jordaan
Mere Houcheloup - Hayley Tink Rushton
Prioress - Megan Tarrant
Chapmantheiu - Ben Carroll
Grantaire - Rich Sandford
Prosecutor - Roy Chamberlain - Prosecutor
Gavroche - Joe Evans
Young Valjean (you will also be dragged in for one of the revolutionaries!) - Darius Frost
Javert - Andrew Swinbank
Labarre, Fauchelevant, and Combeferre (because you are one of the most versatile people we have ever come across!) - Anthony Webster
Marius - Tom Molyneux

POSSIBLE BEGINNERS ACTING CLASSES

I have had a few people recently contact The South Devon Players theatre company, Brixham and ask about basic acting classes for adults (age 16 to the Skys-The-Limit), rather than learning by being involved in an actual show.

 I am considering therefore, running a short course like this, one early evening per week, after Xmas, of one and a half hours, at the community centre where we usually rehearse, it would cost £4 per person per session.

 If you would like to express interest, you do not need to be an existing theatre company member, but please email southdevonplayers@gmail.com, with "acting class" in the subject line.

This is so that I can gauge how many people would be interested, before I go ahead and set things in motion if I have enough people interested. (I apologise but this proposed course would not be ideal for children or people with specialist needs)

I would be running the course, I am trained to Masters level, with a Masters In Education, specifically in teaching performing arts in further and community education, via the University of Exeter.

 All profits from the classes would go back into the theatre group.

 From Laura (South Devon Players secretary)

OPEN AUDITIONS FOR LES MISERABLES SERIES AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, PLYMOUTH
The South Devon Players theatre company, Brixham, are casting for a non-profit, crowdfunded internet film series, based on Victor Hugos novel Les Miserables, and will be holding auditions soon in Plymouth. Please contact us if interested: (and feel free to share with anyone interested) 
Our main group website: www.southdevonplayers.com 
email: southdevonplayers@gmail.com / lesmisseries@gmail.com

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FINAL AUDITIONS

Saturday November 15th, 3pm- 6pm in Studio 1, TR2 Training and Education Centre, 12 Neptune Park, Cattedown, Plymouth PL4 0SJ

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This audition session is hosted at the Theatre Royal Plymouth training and education centre, at Cattedown, not at the Theatre Royal building on Royal Parade. 
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Please contact us to let us know to expect you. 
lesmisseries@gmail.com


If you have already been cast, you do not need to attend this. 

We are also interested in hearing from anyone who would be interested in joining us as film crew, please drop us a line. 

Overall, this is a three year project, with filming taking place for each crowdfunded episode, over a few days, after funding has been raised. During filming days, shoots could be an early start to late finish, and for relevant characters also include night-time shoots. A lot of locations will be in and around Devon and Cornwall in the UK, some locations in France, especially for later episodes, will be looked into as well. 

This is a pretty different project, as it is based on Victor Hugo's UNABRIDGED novel (this is not the musical or a single feature film!) and we are remaining as faithful to that unabridged novel as is possible. 

Due to the nature of crowdfunding we are hoping to be able to pay our performers, but this depends entirely on funds raised, and may alter episode by episode as the series gets more well known, but at the minimum, once you have been cast as a character in the series, your expenses will be covered. 

Depending on what character you wish to audition for, and are cast as you may be required for several episodes (or indeed all of them), or simply one. 

HOW TO AUDITION:

Please contact us with a photograph, and a few words about the kind of role you are looking for. We will send you an audition pack and audition pieces suitable for your appearance. Please note that you do not need to learn the parts, just familiarise yourself with them. 

At the auditions, you will be asked to perform the piece on video camera, as a screen test. We will be looking at your characterization, focus, and the realism of your portrayal of the character. We also will be looking at how you take direction, and interact with other people. 

There are several child roles, but all children MUST be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. 

Please be aware that we cannot accept auditions or applications via email or video. In order to be considered for a role, you need to attend in person. 

THERE IS NO FEE REQUIRED FOR YOU TO AUDITION OR BE INVOLVED IN ANY WAY, THIS IS A GENUINE PROJECT NOT A SCAM.

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PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THIS EVENT PAGE, AS UPDATES, AUDITION RESOURCES AND NEWS WILL BE POSTED HERE. 
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USEFUL LINKS: 
- Read Victor Hugo's unabridged novel online (or get the free ebook)www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/135 (you will probably want to do this if you get in, anyway. 

- Our film project website (being updated): http://lesmiserablesfilm.weebly.com/

- The Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/799709…

- The film facebook fan page: 
www.facebook.com/lesmiswebseries

- What we expect of performers: http://lesmiserablesfilm.weebly.com/get-involved.html

- List of characters being cast for: (being updated this week) http://lesmiserablesfilm.weebly.com/casting.html 

- Our main theatre company website: 
http://www.southdevonplayers.com/

- The South Devon Players facebook page: www.facebook.com/sdevonplayers

For our next show, we are looking for a male voice over person to record some lines for us, needs to have a strong Texan accent. It is a high-level, strictly non-profit, amateur theatre group so we cant pay, but you will be fully credited as "Harvey the trucker" in the show programme. Please email us direct on southdevonplayers@gmail.com )if you want to read about our group, check out our website www.southdevonplayers.com)