Auditions
We are remounting our show Dakota of the White Flats for an Australia tour in May 2026. We are holding auditions to recast three characters.
Dakota of the White Flats is an adaptation of the novel by award-winning author Philip Ridley. A high-action pulpy punk noir that snatches the classic coming-of-age adventure story out of the hands of a gang of boys, and passes it to two loud, unapologetic, brave young women.
Dakota Pink is 13-years-old and afraid of nothing. She lives in a bleak housing complex on the edge of a polluted canal. Abandoned supermarket trolleys litter the streets and the oil slick water is filled with monstrous mutant eels. Dakota and her best friend Treacle discover a secret that propels them across the water to the Broken Glass Fortress on Dog Island.
Delivered in electronica inflected neon and grime, Dakota of the White Flats is a finely crafted narrative shot through with comedy, horror, immersive soundscape and live music.
Roles:
Dakota Pink - lead
Actors aged 18-26
Dakota Pink is 13-years-old and afraid of nothing. She is mean, ambitious, bold and loud. Unpredictable, with a whip-smart mind, Dakota doesn't want to be like anybody else. She's a little punk with an electric guitar and heavy shoes - the queen of the White Flats.
Actors need to be able to sing and play the guitar.
Treacle Duck - lead
Actors aged 18-26
Treacle is 13-years-old. She also lives in the White Flats, and is best friends with Dakota.
The Sid Vicious to Dakota's Johnny Rotten, Treacle is deeply loyal to her complicated friend. Treacle is curious, smart and sneaky - with a love of maths and bugs and causing trouble.
Actors need to be able to sing and play the bass guitar. We are open to auditioning actors who are willing to learn the songs for the show.
Henry Twig
Actors aged 20-35
Henry boards with Dakota and her mother. A 28-year-old thief, who picks his teeth with a golden toothpick and has a penchant for violence. Hair is thick, black, and slicked smooth with handfuls of grease. Henry is the vainest person in the White Flats, and there is nothing he enjoys more than tormenting Dakota.
Audition:
Thursday 16th and Friday 17th October
AUCKLAND
We welcome video submissions from actors based out of Auckland
Rehearsal dates:
March 16th - April 2nd 2026
Actors must be based in Auckland for the rehearsal dates
Tour dates (exact dates TBC):
May 11th-29th May 2026
AUSTRALIA
Actors must be available for all rehearsal and tour dates
To apply to audition:
To apply to audition please send Ella your acting CV and headshot. Please note if you can sing, and play the guitar or any other instruments
[email protected]
Feel free to reach out to Ella if you have any questions or to ask if you might be right for a role.
Applications to audition close on Friday 10th October at 12pm. Limited audition places available.