Sky Arts launches Stagestruck, a search for Britain's best amateur theatre company, this month.

The new series, produced by Oxford Film and Television, follows eight shortlisted companies as they perform popular plays for the judging panel and are mentored by experts of stage and screen. The winning group gets to perform on a West End stage, and audition videos can be uploaded at sky.com/arts from May 16 until the July 25 deadline. Tx 2012.