Star in Neighbours

Aussie soap Neighbours has become a British institution.

Loved by students, full -time parents, freelancers, children and anyone else who sneakily turns on the telly at lunchtime the show, set in the suburbs of Melbourne, has launched the careers of Jason Donovan, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Holly Valance, Natalie Imbruglia and Alan Dale (  who will always be sweet Jim Robinson despite playing ruthless types in The O.C., Ugly Betty and Lost.)

And now Five, the home of Neighbours, is giving you the chance to star in the long-running drama. They’re looking for a young woman to appear for  four weeks as Poppy Rogers, an extreme -sport loving; hippy- chick friend of the universally loved Kennedy family. They need someone in their early twenties, and 18 is the minimum age for entry.

If you're a budding actress looking for her big break then just go here and download the audition script; then upload your audition videos to YouTube here by 28th May.  All of these will be viewed and judged by a panel from Five and Freemantle Media Australia, who make Neighbours.

Sounds obvious, but if you enter do actually learn the lines of the audition script, don’t read off the page. There also won’t be any points for weird photos/ washing/ unmade beds/ piles of dirty dishes in the background. Go for a plain wall.
 
Five will then get the public to vote on their top five and the final two will have the chance to go to the set ( you’ll need to be free to work between 1st July and 31st August 2010 inclusive ) for the final showdown. Here the last two will be put through their paces before the final decision is made and the lucky new cast member is chosen.

If you do audition, please let us know here at Open, we'd love to see your videos.

Good luck Sheila!