In September 2025, the team launched our much anticipated and hugely ambitious casting call, searching the entire country to find a girl between 9 - 12 years of age to portray Alice Glaston in feature film 'Dreams of an Eleven Year Old Witch', writen by J Ashley and Directed by Harry Petterson.
We received thousands of applications in just 2 weeks of the applications being live.
Now, in February 2026, some of these girls have gone through 4 gruelling rounds of auditions, workshops and preparation work.
The Executive Producers are now excited to announce that we have cast our Alice, and the eleven year old individual was overjoyed by the news.
For the time being, the company will be keeping names under wraps, however expect to be able to make a further announcement in due course.
The film's screenwriter says:
"I have been so blown away by the talent, skill and dedication that the girls have all given us during the casting. When reading statements, or some of the work being put in, and having the utter privilege to see these young people audition, it not only feels me with enormous pride, but also gratitude that such commitment is being given to Alice's story and my work, and I would like to thank each and every young person who has put the time in, travelled to London for our auditions, and given their all for this film".
The film follows the true story of Alice Glaston, the youngest girl ever legally executed in England, and gives us a glimpse into the world that rural Tudor children lived in, whilst also taking a fantastical approach as we delve into the main characters dreams.
Alice was hanged on 13th April 1546 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, and hers is one of the most tragic stories from British history.
Pictured Much Wenlock Guildhall where it is believed Alice was tried and imprisoned.
Casting Update
Following a 5 month casting process, and multiple rounds of auditions, the team are delighted to say that an Alice has been cast in the film!
Whilst we will not be naming the young actress at the present time, we are absolutely delighted and look forward to a further update very soon.