The search is on for a SENIOR DOG to appear briefly on stage as ‘CANDY’S DOG’ in OF MICE AND MEN at the Theatre Royal Nottingham 1-5 March.
No Previous acting experience required as the dog will be on a lead at all times and will only appear onstage for 5 minutes. £300 per week will be paid to the dog and its owner
The producers of OF MICE AND MEN are seeking an elderly dog in each city on the production’s UK tour, including Nottingham from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 March. Most breeds and sizes will be considered, but he or she should ideally look relatively elderly, have the appearance of a ‘working’ dog and must have a calm temperament. The dog will be on stage for around five minutes in total, alongside Dudley Sutton playing ‘Candy’, and on a lead at all times. No previous acting experience needed.
The successful dog and owner will be required 6-9pm TUESDAY, 2pm-3.30pm and 7-9pm WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY and 7pm-9pm FRIDAY during the week of the run. Expenses of up to £300 per week will be paid.
Interested parties should apply immediately to Janice Taylor Via email: janice@touringconsortium.com or telephone: 0844 5880 848.
The Touring Consortium Theatre Company and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s new tour of John Steinbeck’s classic OF MICE AND MEN, is opening in Birmingham on 4 February 2016, before touring the UK until May, visiting the Theatre Royal Nottingham from Tuesday 1 – Saturday 5 March.
Two migrant farm workers held together by a mutual dependence, a deep affection and an undying loyalty go in search of new beginning in the hope of attaining their shared dream: of putting together enough money to buy a small piece of land and building a home. No strangers to trouble, George and Lennie soon find themselves reeling from the fallout of an innocent misunderstanding which spirals out of control and leaves the two men, bound together by friendship, facing an earth-shattering climax. A story, raw in speech and action, full of heart and unflinching realism, it remains one of the most poignant statements of being human our contemporary theatre has produced.
OF MICE AND MEN will be directed by Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director Roxana Silbert, with design by Liz Ascroft, lighting by Simon Bond, sound design and original composition by Nick Powell, and with Nick Pitt as Associate Director and Lucy Cullingford as Movement Director. The cast will include Dave Fishley as ‘Crooks’, Nicholas Goode as ‘Whit’, Saoirse-Monica Jackson as ‘Curley’s Wife’ Neil McKinven as ‘Carlson / Boss’, Kristian Phillips as ‘Lennie’, Jonah Russell as ‘Slim’, and William Rodell as ‘George’, Ben Stott as ‘Curley’ and featuring Dudley Sutton as ‘Candy’.
Dudley Sutton is best known for his role in the BBC classic Lovejoy but is also a renowned stage actor who began his career starring in some of the most iconic plays of the sixties, including Jo Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane and Tom Murphy’s A Whistle In The Dark. Over the course of his career he has worked with legendary directors including Federico Fellini, Derek Jarman, Sally Potter and Ken Russell.
