Following the huge success of the musical adaptation of Tony Macaulay’s internationally acclaimed memoir Paperboy, which had two sell-out runs (summer 2018 and 2019) at Lyric Theatre Belfast, British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT), the leading music theatre company for young people, is set to return with a musical adaptation of Tony Macaulay’s second memoir Breadboy. The production will run at Lyric Theatre 28 July- 31 July 2022 and BYMT is searching for the lead role of Breadboy as well as young musical talent to take part.
Teenage kicks and tatey bread: What Paperboy did next. It’s Belfast, 1977. Elvis “The King” Presley is dead and a 14-year-old boy wearing Denim aftershave has just been appointed breadboy in the last Ormo Mini-Shop in the world, delivering bread to the residents of the Upper Shankill in Belfast on Saturday mornings. He’s all grown up now, so he is, and nearly shaving. The Bee Gees fill the airwaves, everyone is in love with Princess Leia, and Breadboy’s love of peace and pets is soon rivalled by his interest in parallel universes and punk . . . and girls, especially Judy Carlton who sits opposite him in chemistry.
Specialising in creating brand new music theatre, BYMT works with leading industry professionals to offer unique opportunities and high-quality training for young singers, actors, dancers and musicians as well as emerging artists and stage technicians. Platinum-selling singer-songwriter Duke Special and Derry-born stand up comedian Andrew Doyle will be part of an acclaimed creative team who will bring Tony Macaulay’s much-loved memoir, Breadboy, to life.
Auditions for Breadboy and other productions running across BYMT’s 2021 summer season in locations across the, UK are:
30 January – Dublin – venue TBC
05 February – Derry / Londonderry, St Cecilia’s House
06 February – Belfast, Lyric Theatre
18 February – Spectrum Centre Shankill Road, and Falls Road Leisure Centre, Falls Road
Note: if required, auditions will be moved online in order to comply with government covid guidelines.
