CASTING NOW OPEN FOR ROMEO AND JULIET - SUMMER TOUR 2026 (MAY TO MID-AUGUST).

Oddsocks Productions is casting three experienced and committed company members to join the cast of their forthcoming production of “Romeo and Juliet” for the summer of 2026.

Oddsocks is a family run touring company celebrating our thirty seventh year of touring. 

We are looking to create a company of actors who will work well together, currently all roles in this five handed adaptation of the play are open.

The company of five performers will include company founders Andy Barrow and Elli Mackenzie and will rehearse in Derbyshire from Thursday 14th May. The production opens on 4th June and tours until 22nd August. “Romeo and Juliet” will be performed in both indoor and outdoor venues including: The Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Harrogate International Festival, Nottingham Castle, and tours to The Channel Islands of Guernsey, Jersey and Sark and possibly venues in Ireland.

Oddsocks are looking for cast members who will positively embrace the rigours of living and working within a small hard working team who get involved with many aspects of preparing the production in rehearsal; (set building, prop making and contributing to the creative ideas), then driving, taking part in get ins and get outs once on tour. We work on a stage made from aluminium deck staging which takes at least two hours to set up and take down either side of performance in all weathers when outdoors. 

We rehearse in our chapel rehearsal venue, attached to our family home in a small village in Derbyshire.  Local amenities consist of a local pub, beautiful walks and very little else. We rehearse 6 days per week, and into the evenings towards the end of the rehearsal period.  Touring is in the two company vehicles, a van and a Landrover car and trailer.

We are particularly interested in hearing from actors with a local base in Derbyshire. Who are confident and experienced drivers. Good physical comedy ability and ease when working with Shakespearean text is a must. The ability to play a portable instrument to a performance level would be a bonus too but not essential.

Touring in the open air in all weathers is not easy sometimes but very rewarding as our audiences are warm, loyal and plentiful and life on the road in a company of actors you enjoy working with can a fantastic experience.  Long lasting relationships have been made over the years on an Oddsocks tour.

Hours are varied and long days and nights are the norm in the midst of touring but there are also times when you will be in one place for a significant time with your days free especially in the beautiful island of Jersey, Guernsey and Sark where we play for multiple evenings.

First round of auditions will take place online on 9th & 10th March and recalls will take place in Derbyshire on 23rd & 24th March, for which travel costs will be covered.

Oddsocks is offering

A weekly wage

+ Statutory holiday/sick pay

+ 3% pension contribution

+ A daily meal allowance whilst on tour.

Travel (in the company vehicles) and accommodation arranged and paid for by the company whilst on tour.

Lunch and dinner on rehearsal days can be provided and help with finding rehearsal accommodation if required.

(We aim to provide single rooms but sometimes this is not possible and twin rooms are provided).

Please apply by sending your CV and photo and showreel if you have one. Due to the unique nature of our style of touring, we give preference to personal submissions and those who provide a covering email which tells us about you as a person and why you are interested in the job we are offering.  

In the first instance, to obtained details of tour wage and meal allowance and to apply, please email us at casting@oddsocks.co.uk

A casting brief will be posted on Spotlight in due course. Thank you.

NB there may be slight alterations to the beginning and end dates of the contract.  We very much look forward to hearing from you.