13/06/2026
ππ SHREK - AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENTππ
We are very excited to announce our auditions for our recently revealed, spectacular 2027 production of Shrek the Musical. As our production team for this show we welcome back our resident Director/Producer Neil Broadbent and Keira Watson as Musical Director. Our Choreographers for this production are Louisa LeFevre, in her second show with us after We Will Rock You, and we are excited to announce that we are welcoming back Becky Widdop to join her.
Auditions will be held on Sunday 5th of July at Move@HD1 at St Johnβs Road, HD1 5AY near Huddersfield town centre.
Everyone will be expected to attend an ensemble audition which will include singing and choreography.
In addition, if you are interested in one of our lead roles, you will be expected to attend an individual audition.
If you are new to the company, you should also be prepared to attend a short individual audition.
Included in this post is a full list of characters in the link below, please complete and choose as many as you are interested in. Please be aware, we will only be accepting auditions for Young Shrek and Young Fiona for those under the age of 16.
https://forms.gle/43JKSHfwpm7gXhtc8
Rehearsals will start at the end of October, we rehearse on Monday and Thursday evenings at the Jubilee Centre in Paddock from 7pm - 9pm. Sunday afternoon rehearsals at Move@HD1 will be introduced in January 2027 up until show week.
Show week will be week commencing 28th March 2027 until the 3rd April 2027.
Our show week this year falls within the first week of the Easter holidays, therefore to make it more accessible for everyone including families with young children, our evening show times will be earlier than usual and we will be performing 3 matinees on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. This means you must be able to commit to all performances to be a part of the show.
We look forward to welcoming you on our audition day and wish you all the best of luck. Please be assured that the audition panel want you to do your best and Woodhouse Musical Theatre Company prides ourselves on our friendly, open and fun ethos, where you will be treated with respect and guaranteed a safe environment.
Once we have received your application you will be sent the audition material along with your audition timeslot via email.