Laurence Olivier Awards Seek Aficionados!

Consider yourself a bit of a theatre buff? Can you judge the best acting, most spectacular dancing or pitch perfect opera of the year?  If so then the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) needs you.

Theatre-going members of the public are being called on by SOLT to take part in the judging panels for next month’s Laurence Olivier Awards. This unique year-long opportunity is open to anyone who would like to see the best of London’s performing arts.

Ten public panellists, together with professional judges, will then decide the winners of the UK’s most prestigious theatre awards. Whatever age or profession, applicants must have a proven passion for the theatre, opera or dance. They will be required to dedicate themselves to attending a vast array of productions staged throughout the year in London and consider each of these performances with perception and clarity.

In order to enter, each applicant must be over 18 and live within easy access of London. Each entrant must write a detailed 150 word review of a production they have seen recently and list all the productions they have seen in the last 12 months. There are separate panels judging theatre, opera, dance and the SOLT’s affiliate members.

Anyone wanting to apply can pick up a leaflet from any West End theatre, apply online at www.olivierawards.co.uk, or request a form from SOLT via: awards@solttma.co.uk

Or you can send an SAE to: Awards Office (P), 32 Rose Street, London WC2E 9ET.

Closing date is 28th November with interviews taking place in early December.

The Awards year runs from 1st January to 31st December 2009.

www.olivierawards.co.uk