CHANNEL 4 TOP BOY AUDITIONS CANCELLED

Hundreds of young acting hopefuls were left disappointed after heading to Hackney for their shot at fame. The show Top Boy, which in it's first season starred Ashley Walters and rapper Kano was advertising for new talent. No previous acting experience necessary!

The Open auditions for Channel 4's critically acclaimed drama was cancelled despite hundreds of young people turning up and without notice leaving many people disappointed.

The casting call was scheduled to take place today (Sunday) at Hoxton Hall, in Hoxton Street, Hackney, between 12pm and 5pm.  The Casting directors said they were looking for black, mixed race, Asian and other "non-white" teenagers aged between 13 and 16 to appear in the second season of Top Boy.

Following the invite, hundreds of young people headed to Hackney for a chance to earn a place on the show. Some reports claim there was more than 2,000 people in the queue.
But organisers started to turn away young hopefuls, who had been queuing for hours, causing anger to erupt in some sections of the crowd.
It has raised questions about whether the auditions were properly organised and what measures had been put in place to protect the young people they had invited.
Actor Walters waded into the debate on Twitter: "Another opportunity wasted to get into the game. Don't blame me!"

One Twitter user said: "Do NOT go to the Top Boy audition it is kicking off down here. I've got my girls and we are going home."

A Met Police spokesman confirmed there had been no reports of violence but said officers did attend to help with crowd dispersal.  There are no plans to reschedule the auditions at this point.