Auditions being held for four-legged star in Legally Blonde

Auditions across the UK are being held to recruit a British bulldog to star as ”Rufus” in Legally Blonde: The Musical. 

Bruiser  is already cast and will be on the road with the cast but producers have decided to hold auditions for ‘’Rufus’’ in every town and city on the tour.

Auditions in Edinburgh being held at The Studio, 22 Potterow, EH8 9BL on Monday 17 July at 6pm.

Human stars of Legally Blonde include Eastenders‘ Rita Simons, Eurovision contestant Lucie Jones and Bill Ward of Emmerdale. 

Associate Director David Barrett said: “Legally Blonde: The Musical is a show all about stereotypes and not judging a book by its cover and the dogs are no different in this. So whereas ‘Bruiser’ is the cute, tiny, adorable one, with ‘’Rufus’’ we are looking for the total opposite. We are looking for a big, brutish, dog that only its mother could love – preferably a bulldog as in the film but we are certainly open to options.”

Based on the 2001 film with Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde: The Musical is the feel-good story of Elle Woods who heads to Harvard Law School in an attempt to get her boyfriend back. Along the way, she proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

The show will tour the UK and Ireland until June 2018.

For more information, or to apply for your dog to take part in auditions, please contact David Barrett at: djebarrett@hotmail.co.uk