How can I work with Stan s Cafe or get work experience?
Ah, this question again. We admit that at first glance it seems quite daunting. On average we hold open public auditions every 7 years. This sounds like a tricky joining strategy but Jake, Ray and Sarah all first worked with us following auditions, so expressing and interest and sending us your details isn’t entirely pointless. We recruit people who inspire us through their performances elsewhere. Amanda, Andy, Bernadette, Craig, Heather, Mike, Nick and Gerard were all ‘headhunted’ in this way. So being great elsewhere and getting us to come and see your shows is a valid tactic. Unfortunately, with burgeoning families and heavy workloads we don’t get out as much as we once did – so performing in Birmingham is good; setting up in our front room is better. People also get absorbed into the company by osmosis. Ali, Benny, Charlotte G and Jack have managed this, one or two more are on their way and it feels like there’s space for more. It’s a neat thing, a bit like an apprenticeship perhap
