My audition for Bristol Old Vic was undeniably my worst so far (and not by their fault). I arrived, feeling a little under-the-weather with a sore throat and, in hindsight, I should have warmed up more before I went in. Upon arrival we were given sight reading from a book, which we were to look over, this changes every audition. Unlike all my other auditions there was no workshop to warm us up or assess are ensemble work and so we went in one by one individually.


They asked me to do my Shakespeare first. This was awful (and now I have switched to my other prepared monologues for upcoming auditions) because I got incredibly confused by Guildhall’s feedback and my teachers and I ultimately became uncomfortable with it. I would HIGHLY recommend you don’t just choose a monologue because it’s impressive or just randomly, pick one you can relate to and are comfortable with (I thought I was, but ultimately it was clear I wasn’t after this audition, hence my change). Also, it threw me because one of the audition panel’s phone rang during my monologue. This slightly annoyed me as I was paying for this time and it felt unprofessional but she was lovely and apologised very sincerely. Next I did my contemporary which was definitely not my best, especially compared to GSA.


Then came the dreaded singing. Ugh. They said to sing a verse and a chorus but I think mine was quite short. Due to my sore throat my voice cracked instantly and it sounded incredibly bad. But then again, singing isn’t my strong point even by a margin. I think I performed it well regardless. The sight reading was lovely, I sat down with them and simply told them the story. She said it was lovely the way I read it – this was probably the best part of this audition. We talked over my experiences and what I wanted from drama school and then I left.


Three days later I got my rejection email. I wasn’t surprised, it was markedly far from my best. It was a lovely place and very friendly. I would definitely audition again, but it wasn’t in the cards for me this time.


Still waiting to hear from GSA