Matilda open auditions

Calling all budding young performers! Here’s your opportunity to be part of Spalding’s first Rare Theatre production!

Rare Theatre, the largest youth theatre group in the UK, is staging Matilda at the South Holland Centre and open auditions are being held for youngsters between the ages of seven and 18.
Auditions take place on Wednesday, January 22, 5pm-7pm and Saturday, January 25, 2pm-5pm at the South Holland Centre, Spalding.
You must be eight years old by the time of the show to audition.
The show is to be performed at the South Holland Centre between May 1-3, 2025.

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