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[If you wish to audition for this production, you will need to complete the online audition form. A link is provided at the bottom of this description]Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
Dad's an architect; Mum rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American family. And yet their lives are anything but normal because the mother has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years. Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.
This deeply moving piece of theatre provides a wonderful opportunity for performers to explore dramatic material and showcase vocal talents with an energetic pop/rock score. Next to Normal is an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life and is ideal for community theatres, as well as colleges and regional theatre companies.
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This is an amateur production.
You must be available for both show weeks, which includes 'Get Ins' Tech and Dress rehearsals, evening performances, and the Get Out after the show on Saturday evenings.
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PERFORMANCES
Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton
23rd to 26th September 2026
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REHEARSALS
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7.30pm onwards
Long Eaton
Audition pack | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rCoBL6Bm32QDWw_J_NNX7Lh35FhGRTSv/view?usp=sharing
Please complete the audition form to be considered for an audition | https://www.cognitoforms.com/EncorePerformingArts1/NextToNormalAuditionForm
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Event Venue
St John's Church Long Eaton, 96 Canal Street, Nottingham, NG10 4, United Kingdom, Long Eaton
Tickets
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