Audition for Roles of Wendy/Lucy and Peter in ITV production of Peter Pan
Casting is under way for an exciting new production of Peter Pan for ITV and it's understood that submissions are now open for roles of Wendy/Lucy and Peter Pan himself.
Casting for the role of Lucy/Wendy (Female, 11 - 13)
Metropolitan Middle class
Neutral accent
White
Age 11-13 (will consider older girls if they genuinely have a younger playing age)
A pretty young girl on the brink of her teenage years, dressed in jeans and Abercrombie and Fitch, an iPod earpiece in one ear. She is sophisticated but still young enough to be cuddled when she’s in a good mood. She looks like any other girl of her age and it is only on close inspection that we notice a paleness and shortness of breath.
She has grown up in hospitals and with that has a wiseness that is beyond her years. In her 12 years she has been through more than most people go through in a life time. But she doesn’t want to be defined by her illness.
She is witty, feisty and sarcastic and like any other young girl on the brink of becoming a teenager she has her mood swings; is determined not to be treated like a kid and wants her independence and to be a grown up (unlike Peter Pan).
Lucy reads the story of “Peter Pan” to the other children in the hospital and as the story starts to inter-twine with real life we also see Lucy as the role of Wendy.
Through her incarnation as Wendy we see her caring and looking after others, rather than being the one who is always looked after. Away from hospital operations and blood tests we see a lighter side to Lucy/Wendy.
We need an exceptional young actress for this lead role. MUST BE A REASONABLE SWIMMER.
Casting for the role of Peter Pan (Male, 11 - 13)
Any accent
White or mixed race
Age 11 - 13 (Voice should not have broken)
The loose cannon of our story. A boy on the cusp of an adulthood he refuses to enter.
Charming, charismatic, eager & enthusiastic, with bundles of energy. There is nothing effete about this Peter Pan. There is something elemental about him, both playful and wild. Not evil, but certainly a little savage/feral.
Beneath the bravado, there is an innocence; he is just another lost boy who longs for a mother. He does everything he can to cover this up and gets defensive and angry with Wendy when she challenges him on this.
It is important that we love Peter Pan, as all the characters in the story do. All the girls fall in love with him, the boys admire and want to be just like him and adults want to protect and care for him.
We need an exceptional young actor for this lead role. He must be able to move us emotionally as well as engage and entertain.
MUST BE A REASONABLE SWIMMER.
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Age Range
11 to 13
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Caucasian/White
Mixed Race
Payment Type
Paid
Location
Nationwide
Overseas
Audition created
Monday 19 January 2015
Audition expired 31 January 2015