Audition applications are now open for our 2026 productions
On Sunday 18th January, director Geraldine Broderick will hold auditions for The Thrill of Love, a British drama telling the story of Ruth Ellis, a hostess in the West End ‘gentlemen’s clubs’. Ruth Ellis works hard, plays hard and dreams of a movie-star life. Yet in 1955, the self-styled ‘blonde bombshell’ is convicted of murder and becomes the last woman to be hanged in Great Britain.
Ruth’s crime is re-examined in the light of the society she lived in and the experiences that led to her shooting her lover. Through the eyes of Detective Inspector Gale – and the haunting voice of Billie Holiday – The Thrill of Love explores the enigma of Ruth Ellis: a woman whose short but explosive life still resonates.
For more details and the audition form: https://16avetheatre.co.nz/auditions
Andre Liddicoat will be holding auditions for Shakespeare in Love over two days, 20 and 21st February. This is a passionate and fun celebration of Shakespeare and the art of theatre and will be on the 16th Ave Theatre stage in August 2026.
Penniless and indebted to two demanding producers, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps, daughter of a wealthy merchant, whose fiery passion for poetry and drama leaves her secretly longing to be an actor.
For more details and the audition form: https://16avetheatre.co.nz/auditions
