2026 season

Joyful Noise by Tim Slover |  Directed by Madeleine Stedman

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THE PLAY

Handel’s London. 1741.
George Frederick Handel is in trouble: his last opera flopped. He is no longer in favour with King George II and neither church nor state want much to do with him. And his reputation as a cantankerous old bear isn’t doing him any favours. Throw in a sex scandal for his leading soprano and the scene is set for the true story of the politics and the passion that nearly prevented Messiah from ever being performed.

We are casting for 6 roles in our next production: Joyful Noise by Tim Slover. 

PERFORMANCE DATES: Wednesday 9 – Saturday 19 September 2026.

Production week starts on Friday 4 September.

Venue:  The Greek Theatre, 36/142 Addison Road, Marrickville.

The rehearsal schedule will be set according to cast availability and will begin in early July.

 Please note this will be a co-op production.

ROLES AVAILABLE 

Susannah Cibber (20ish) | A beautiful singing voice, subject of a mean and unrelenting scandal.

Charles Jennens: (40ish) | The librettist of Messiah. An holy man. In his eyes.

John Smith: (more than 30) | Business manager, Handel’s right hand man. Dab hand with a tie.

Kitty Clive (30ish) | A singing actress, loves the stage. Shakespeare not so much.

George II (more than 40) | King of England of German descent. Ja?

Henry Egerton (40ish) | Clerk of the Closet for the Royal Household. Whaaat?

EXPRESSING INTEREST TO AUDITION 

THE EOIs AND SELF TAPES ARE DUE, VIA THIS WEBFORM, BY FRIDAY 15 MAY.
It is essential to read the script prior to applying for an audition. View the perusal copy of the script here.

Invitations to the call backs will be sent the following week with a scene to get familiar with times, dates and address. 
THE CALL BACKS will be held in the first week of June with casting to be finalised by 15 June.

Required in the EOI webform: A current CV and headshot + a self tape video of 1 minute’s worth of something you feel is of the character’s vibe (it is totally fine to go for more than one role).

THIS IS GOING TO BE GRAND.