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    AUDITIONS: A Cauldron of BATS!!

    17:00, Wed 28th – Thu 29th January 2026 Venue to be confirmed
    Lent Week 1

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    This extract contains themes of family conflict, religious material, references to slavery in the American South.

    Looking for an amazing cast for an extract of Barnum, Booth, & Lincoln! 🎭✨
    Step inside a circus tent made of memory, where P.T. Barnum guides us through the Booth brothers’ childhood—one chosen for the stage, one left behind—and the family fracture that will echo into American history. Expect Shakespeare, scripture, overlapping letters, and all the messy, beautiful emotions that come with love turning into rivalry.

    Auditions are January 28th & 29th — we can’t wait to meet you! 💛🎪

    For more details, read the full advert or contact asm217@cam.ac.uk.

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    Inside a circus tent made of memory, P.T. Barnum introduces a family once famous enough to rival his own name: Booth. In this extract of the full-length play, the Booth brothers are still young boys—until their childhood is ripped away from them when their famous tragedian father decides to take Edwin on tour and sends John Wilkes to a strict military boarding school. Years later, their story will collide with American history: the older brother becomes the most famous Shakespearean actor of his age, and the younger assassinates President Abraham Lincoln. As scripture meets Shakespeare, and love turns into rivalry through overlapping letters, the play asks: how a family myth begins—and how a future tragedy is rehearsed long before it happens. We can’t wait to meet you and see your auditions!! 💛🎪

    • Wed 28th Jan, 17:00–21:00, TBD
    • Thu 29th Jan, 09:00–14:00, TBD

    For more details, read the full advert or contact asm217@cam.ac.uk and bmaaa2@cam.ac.uk before 4th Feb 2026 00:00.

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