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[jimee1987]

Gwion
Jonny
then Laurence or Chester

[armadillo]

Well I sort of agree although I think Harry is a good enough actor to tone down and play Oliver well.
Apart from him, and Kwayedza, who has star quality,  it's just a handful of averagely talented boys most of whom will be very much on the tall side by the time the show opens in January.
Alex produces his voice well but he seems so mature and wise I'm not sure he's right for the part. Chester and Laurence don't quite seem physically at ease on stage to me. Jonny looks right but I really think he needs some work on his voice production and phrasing. Gwion seems to have made an impression and is the only one who is short enough to be convincing except for Arthur whose voice rules him out. I am sure when they open this up to Stage School kids in the auditions for the Gang they will find boys who are better who will eventually play the role.

What makes you think that the finalists aren't stage school kids. Harry certainly has professional acting experience and I imagine most of them are at some sort of stage school, if only part time.

[NewRomantics-x]

Harry
Chester
Gwion.

[Oxford Simon]

I doubt that any of the 13 year olds will be cast - too much of a risk

[Jessie]

Gwion Johnny and someone else..

[Oxford Simon]

Jonny is 13 - by the time the show opens, he will be nearly 14

Hormones will have kicked in by then - almost certainly.  Very few 14 year olds have unbroken voices

[Jessie]

Jonny is 13 - by the time the show opens, he will be nearly 14

Hormones will have kicked in by then - almost certainly.  Very few 14 year olds have unbroken voices

I know quite a lot that have unbroken voices (I'm still at school, I'm not an adult that hangs around with 14 year olds )