Abacus auditions

[Coco]

Sorry to hear that Smegly. At least your ds hasn't been fretting over it ! Wish you the best of luck for next time.

[Smegly]

Ya he hasnt said anything about it, so as long as he doesnt ask I just wount tell him, lol! Abacus contacted me again and said they got my email address wrong when they sent them out the week before last and apologised.

Thanks for all your help guys.

[Dawn]

Yeayyy my dd got accepted too.

Just need to work out how to give notice to her current agent now lol

Dawn .x.

[stagecoach2007]

Sorry to hear you ds didnt get accepted smegly. when one door closes another one opens..... congratulations dawn on your dd being accepted. which agency is she with at the mo?

[janine]

Seems that the girls have had better luck this time. Sorry Smegly, at least your not still waiting, & as Stagecoach says 'as one door opens .....'. Huge congratulations to your daughter Dawn .. How old is she? Just wondering if you are the 1st to report in from the older age group??

[Dawn]

Seems that the girls have had better luck this time. Sorry Smegly, at least your not still waiting, & as Stagecoach says 'as one door opens .....'. Huge congratulations to your daughter Dawn .. How old is she? Just wondering if you are the 1st to report in from the older age group??

She is 13 and went along last weekend.

Fingers crossed for all those still waiting.

Dawn .x.

[fudge97]

Sorry to hear that Smegly, at least the waiting is over and your DS hasn't been worrying about it.

Congratulations to your DD Dawn.

[doris]

Well done to all who have been accepted

[tilly]

does anyone have any experience with the auditions for late teens? yesterday dd got the email after waiting about 5 months not expecting to hear back - now there's the mad dash to sort out the monologue!!!! can anyone recommend anything? what sort of monologues do they expect for older girls for agency auditions?

any help would be really appreciated!!!!!!

x

[pg]

Hi Tilly! Well done for getting an audition. Try to find something modern appropriate to your age. If you haven't got a lot of time to reads loads of plays, then you could get a book of monologues aimed at teenagers or you might find that you can cut and paste some bits of dialogue from a novel that has teenagers in it. Keep it short so that you can make the most of the moments where you don't speak, if you see what I mean. Quite often, if you're not used to finding and timing monologues, there can be a tendency to time them by muttering them under your breath at too fast a speed. You need to time it by saying it out loud, in performance mode, and giving yourself a chance to vary the pace within it. You need to deliver it at conversational speed and keep it as natural as possible, but don't be afraid of pauses. Best of luck!

[tilly]

thanks pg - really useful info as usual!!!

[Lost Boy]

My DS been offered a place- he went to auditions on 27th March- he is thrlled. His friend (a girl) has also been offered a place! Well done to her too!!

[fudge97]

Congratulations, well done to them!

[sXOX]

hi everyone, well done to everyone who got in!

i was thinking about applying for abacus, but im guessing im too late to apply for this round of auditions obviously.

i looked on the website and it says that they open their books around january and july, so even though it is extremely early do you think i should apply to them now in advance for july?

[balletmad]

Hi, Sxox i sent application for my dd back in the autmn last year and she has only just had audition, so i would definately send your application off . She had a great time at the audition and said all the other kids were fab , so a great morning was had by all .