SINGER Keith Jack, runner up of TV's Any Dream Will Do, is to audition local performers for a role in his new Fringe show.
The Dalkeith-based singer will be in Edinburgh this weekend to cast the musical Only the Brave.
He will be joined in the hunt by co-star Niamh Perry, who appeared in the BBC's I'd Do Anything, and the show's director, producers and composer.
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ey are looking for six men and six women, aged between 16 and 30, to act in August's show.
Set during the Second World War, it has been inspired by the true stories of young soldiers and nurses caught up in the turmoil.
Composer Matthew Brind wrote it after joining his grandfather, a veteran of the war, on an emotional return to the cemeteries of Northern France.
Aspiring performers aged between 16 and 30 can come to open auditions at the George Square Theatres on Saturday at 2pm. Keith Jack will be on the interview panel, and he will then return for recalls with Niamh on Sunday.
The show will debut at the New Musicals venue in George Square, with a 30-strong company and orchestra. Rehearsals are set to begin on Thursday 17 July.
Since finishing second in the popular BBC reality TV show, Keith has been touring the country with his production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. He has also recorded a debut album, which is due to be released this summer.
For tickets for the Fringe show, contact the box office on 0131 662 8740.
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