Little Fish are casting. Please submit your CV along with any relevant showreels or voice clips to casting@littlefishtheatre.co.uk by 5pm 26/7/2026.
Please highlight any experience relevant to theatre for young people and working with young audiences.
Summary
Following the success of our previous schools’ tour, Cancelled, Little Fish Theatre has been awarded new funding to tour a brand-new performance and workshop for secondary schools. Voicing Masculinities is a powerful, engaging theatre-in-education project for 12-16 year olds, exploring boys’ and young men’s mental health, masculinity, peer pressure, racism, misogyny, online influence and the impact that harmful behaviour can have on others.
Voicing Masculinities follows three interconnected stories. Manny is struggling after being racially abused during a football trial. Although he tells everyone he is “fine”, he is overwhelmed. Jack, the boy who racially abused Manny, is also struggling. Influenced by online voices promoting toxic masculinity and prejudice, Jack refuses to take responsibility for the harm he has caused.
As Reece, a youth worker, shares his own experience of grief, emotional pressure and recovery, Jack and Manny begin to understand that asking for help is not weakness, change is possible and rebuilding trust takes time.
Requirements
The project is looking for versatile performers with a playing age of 18–35, able to demonstrate a broad range of physicalities and vocal dialects across gender, class, and ethnicity.
Actors must be comfortable playing both naturalistic characters and working non-naturalistically within a stylised ensemble. This role requires a committed and collaborative performer who is a quick learner and brings high energy to rehearsals and performances.
Actors will play multiple roles, including fathers, mothers, teachers and peers. Some scenes involve minimal or no costume changes, so vocal and physical clarity will be essential for character differentiation.
Experience in physical theatre and dance would be an advantage, but not essential.
All performances are followed by a workshop facilitated by the cast, incorporating character hot-seating and Forum Theatre exercises. Experience with school touring and working with young audiences is highly valued, as is confidence in engaging young people in interactive settings.
Actors should be available for the full rehearsal and tour schedule, and flexible with rehearsal calls if slight adjustments are needed within the existing dates.
This production is designed to engage Years 8 to 11 students in thinking critically about the worlds they inhabit and how to make positive, informed choices for themselves.
All actors must be over 18 and willing to obtain enhanced DBS clearance.
Production dates: Rehearsals (Greenwich, London):
Mon 05/10/26 – Fri 16/10/26 (Mon to Fri) – Fee: £1,300
Tour (London & Medway):
Mon 19/10/26 to Fri 23/10/26 (Mon to Fri) - Fee £650
Mon 2/11/26 to Fri 20/11/26 (Mon to Fri) - Fee £1950
Possible extension pending funding decision:
Mon 23/11/26 to Fri 4/12/26 (Mon to Fri) – Fee: £1300
Casting type: Self-Tape, In-Person
Role breakdowns:
Manny (Male, Transgender - male, Non-Binary, 16–25 years)
Manny is struggling after being racially abused during a football trial. Although he tells everyone he is “fine”, he is overwhelmed. The project is looking for a versatile performer with a playing age of 18–35, able to demonstrate a broad range of physicalities and vocal dialects across gender, class, and ethnicity.
Height: Any height
Gender: Male, Transgender - male, Non-Binary
Appearance: Black-Other Areas, Black-Caribbean, Black-African, Mixed Race, African-American
Jack (Male, Transgender - male, Non-Binary, 16–25 years)
Jack, has racially abused Manny, is struggling with his mental health. Influenced by online voices promoting toxic masculinity and prejudice, Jack refuses to take responsibility for the harm he has caused. The project is looking for a versatile performer with a playing age of 18–35, able to demonstrate a broad range of physicalities and vocal dialects across gender, class, and ethnicity.
Height: Any height
Gender: Male, Transgender - male, Non-Binary
Appearance: Eastern European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Scandinavian, White, Mixed Race, Maori
Reece (Male, Transgender - male, Non-Binary, 16–35 years)
Reece is a youth worker, shares his own experience of grief, emotional pressure and recovery to inspire Jack and Manny that change is possible, although his saviour role is questioned by the boys and the staff around him.
Height: Any height
Gender: Male, Transgender - male, Non-Binary
Appearance: Eastern European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Scandinavian, White, Mixed Race, Maori
