Fairy Tale Role Up For Grabs At Longleat
1st September 2011
Bosses at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park are set to ensure someone definitely will be going to the ball this Christmas when they hold auditions for Cinderella this week.
The auditions are to find a member of Longleat staff to take on the role of the fairytale character as part of Christmas celebrations at Longleat which start on November 18th and run until January 2nd 2012.
The auditions, which are taking place in the Elizabethan splendour of Longleat House’s Great Hall, will be in front of a panel of X-factor style judges!
Among the panel will be existing staff who play the roles of Queen Elizabeth I, Scrooge, a Victorian house maid and a footman.
Longleat’s Rosamund Hannam said: “This will be the first time such a large and spectacular Christmas event has been held here at Longleat and it’s vital that we get the perfect fairy tale characters.
“We’re inviting staff to audition for the role of Cinderella and thought having some of our existing costume characters take on the role of judges would be the ideal way to discover the best candidates.
“I have to say the prospect of auditioning in front of Queen Elizabeth I and Scrooge is probably even more daunting than facing Gary Barlow and Louis Walsh and anyone who can impress such a tough audience deserves to get the role!” she added.
In addition to Cinderella auditions, the panel will also be putting would-be Prince Charmings through their paces.
Joining the fairy tale couple – who will be seen dancing in the Great Hall – will be other magical characters including Sleeping Beauty, Scrooge and Marley’s Ghost who will be making appearances in the house over the festive period.
As well as fairy tale scenes, there will also be a giant ice-skating rink located outside the front of Longleat House, a huge illuminated Christmas Tree and the chance to board the Santa Train to visit Father Christmas himself deep in the Longleat woods.