Watford Observer

Terms & Conditions

Thank you for your interest in the Fame Factor Competition.

If your application is successful, we will invite you to attend a first audition at Watersmeet on Sunday 1^st August 2010.

If you are successful at the first audition, you will be invited to call-backs on Sunday 15^th August 2010.

Performers will be selected to proceed to the live heats on Thursday 9^th September or Friday 10^th September.

The final will take place on Friday 1^st October.

The Heats and Grand Final will take place before the public, but not judged by the public.

The dates of Jack and the Beanstalk are Tuesday 7 December until Friday 31st December 2010 and the extent of commitment to the production will be agreed once the winner is chosen.  The role offered to the winner will be subject to casting opportunities, the winner’s act and their availability.

Competition Rules

• The competition winner will be decided by a panel of industry experts and not the public.
• Applicants must agree that the judge’s decision is final.
• All applicants must live within a 30 mile radius of Watersmeet.
• Applicants must be available for all dates mentioned in the above information and be happy to take part in all publicity opportunities as they arise.
• There is no guarantee that all applications received will be put forward to audition stage.
• No animals can be used at any time during the act.
• Use of foul language or offensive material within an act will not be tolerated and is strictly forbidden. Please note that we are looking for an act to be performed in front of a family audience.
• We require a full list of those in each act on your application form. Please note the line up cannot change once you have gone through the first audition stage.
• For audition purposes, your act must not be longer than 3 minutes. Please note that your act/performance must be easily adaptable.
• Please note that your act must be able to be performed on a stage area of 9m wide x 4m deep as this is the size of the stage available during the Pantomime. This also needs to be adaptable to a smaller stage for our outdoor events, measuring around 7m x 5m.
• Please note that all venue health and safety requirements must be adhered to, if you are unsure if your act will meet these requirements please contact Watersmeet Technical Team for more advice.
• Applicants must be respectful of the other acts and the organisers at all times.
• Applicants must not work for Watersmeet, Watford Observer, Three Rivers District Council or Paul Holman Associates.
• Any applicant under the age of 16 must have the permission of their parent or guardian and to be accompanied at all times to enter the competition.
• Applicants must agree to take part in any form of press activity to promote the contest and give permission for their act to be filmed and photographed for the purpose of publicity. Applicants MUST print off and sign the disclaimer form and send with the application form or bring it with them to their audition. This confirms they agree to the organisers’ use of photographs / video in any future publicity. In addition, those 16 and under MUST get a parent or guardian to sign the form.
• All applicants must provide suitable backing music on CD or mini disc and be fully self contained other than microphone and lighting which will be supplied by Watersmeet.  Any special requirements need to be requested on the application form and confirmed with Watersmeet before the audition. Any change of music or requirement between the auditions/callbacks/heats or final stages needs to be confirmed with Watersmeet in advance.
• Once the winner has been confirmed the winning act will be offered the chance to appear in Jack and the Beanstalk at Watersmeet and must make themselves available for rehearsals as appropriate. The role offered will be subject to casting opportunities, and the winner’s act and their availability.  We will also require the winner to perform at Watersmeet Press Launch and Victorian Night Switch-on event in November, plus additional publicity opportunities as they arise.
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. This is Monday 19th July at 4.30pm.