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We are casting voice actors for a historical documentary about the use of Alexandra Palace as an internment camp during the First World War. Successful applicants will provide the voices for off-screen readings of extracts from letters and memoirs of men who were interned at Alexandra Palace during the war. The documentary will be screened as part of a public on-site exhibition at Alexandra Palace.

Accents are important for all the roles so please only apply if you believe you can fulfill one or more of the below mentioned accents:

George Kenner
Age group: 25-30
Origin: Munich, German
Accent: German, been in Britain for 5 years

RH Sauter
Age group: 18-25
Origin: German descent but born in Britain, educated in Harrow
Accent: Upper English Class

Paul Portheim
Age group: 20-28
Origin: Austria
Accent: Austrian (or similar), in Britain on holiday

Paul Stoffa
Age group: Middle Aged
Origin: Hungary (Upper Class)
Accent: Strong Hungarian or similar accent, spoke little or no English

Benny Cseh
Age group: 30-40
Origin: Hungary
Accent: Hungarian (or similar), London working class undertones

Richard Schramm
Age group: 45 - 55
Origin: Germany
Accent: German

Applicants MUST be available for recording at a local studio in North London on 14th or 15th of August (possibly both but highly unlikely).

As an audition, all applicants are required to do a simple voice recording of the relevant audition lines (all lines listed below) and email the audio file to mdx.doc@gmail.com along with the following details: age, nationality, phone number.

Successful applicants will be notified by the 8th of August and will be offered a one-off fee of £50 for the recording.

Audition Lines:

George Kenner: “The sinking of ‘The Lusitania’ was a shock to all Germans; everywhere one could heard the cry, ‘Intern them all!’, and German shops were stoned. I quickly packed my things, gathered my friends, and celebrated painting.”

RH Sauter: In the evening we all sit about the tables and by degrees each has, so to speak, become associated with some particular place. Table one is reserved for readers. At the end of table three you can be sure of finding a game of cards in progress.

Paul Portheim: “It is not the men of bad character or morals you begin to hate but the men who draw their soup through their teeth, clean their ears with their fingers at dinner, hiccough unavoidably when they get up from their meal”

Paul Stoffa: “It was pathetic to watch the painful excitement of the men whose visitors were due that afternoon: they were a prey to subdued suspense all the morning and as soon as the mid-day meal was over, they started their preparations, each man desperately anxious to look his best.”

Benny Cseh: “I was very much disappointed with your visit. Not with you, my dear, but with the time, as I did not know how to divide that 15 minutes between you and Ilona, poor little mite. I have been told she was crying for me when you left.”

Richard Schramm: “My dear little wife, Take many thanks for all you brought me and your dear visit. Sorry I startled you dear one by passing out, but it is nothing so don’t worry about it, little woman.”

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