The Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) is home to three of the world`s great performing art companies: The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. We aspire to produce great art, telling stories that can speak to universal themes that move us.

Our Technical, Production and Costume departments play a leading part in ensuring our performances are of the highest quality by delivering technical excellence for every performance, rehearsal, and event.

We are excited to bring onboard a Props Maker (Trainee) to work as an effective member of the team facilitating the smooth running of the Props Workshop, ensuring that all activities are carried out to the highest possible standard of safety, efficiency, and quality.

We are looking for individuals with:

The Royal Ballet and Opera is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who are from a global majority background and/or those who are disabled, as they are under-represented within our organisation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.

First Story’s new Young Creatives Programme enables young people from under-served communities to develop employment skills and networks in the creative industries, with the ultimate aim to increase access to employment and diversify the workforce.

We are currently seeking an Assistant Festival Producer Intern to work closely with our Regional Programme and Partnership Manager to produce our first Young Writers Festival North in Manchester alongside our wider team.

You will gain a general overview of event production, fundraising and youth engagement. It’s also a chance to gain the skills required to make your first steps into the world of arts administration and event production and will be a valuable contribution to your CV.

We are seeking a trainee to join the RCM Studios team for a 12-month placement. The role provides an excellent opportunity for a sound engineer with a strong interest in classical music, wishing to develop high level skills in a wide range of operational disciplines including classical recording, editing and production, engineering film scoring sessions, mixing/directing live multi-camera video productions and running the live web streaming of classical concerts.

The Royal College of Music is one of Britain’s leading conservatoires. Located adjacent to the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, it provides specialised musical education and professional training at the highest international level for performers and composers. The RCM Studios provides professional recording, audio-visual and music technology services to support College students, research and events, as well as supporting external events. We specialise in archive recording and filming of concerts, audio and video sessions for auditions and competition entries, scoring sessions for student film composers, web streaming of major concerts, masterclasses and events (featuring some of the world’s most famous conductors and performers), and remote masterclasses and performances via videoconferencing.

This placement would be ideally suited to a student wishing to undertake a placement year as part of their studies in music recording.

Disney’s award-winning musical The Lion King explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music. It follows the powerful story of Simba as he journeys from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands.

Now in its 24th year at London's Lyceum Theatre, visionary director Julie Taymor’s acclaimed reimagining of Disney's beloved film will redefine your expectation of theatre.

This new and exciting role is an opportunity for a keen and motivated individual to join the lighting department at The Lion King in London’s West End on a fixed term basis.

Experience and Professional Qualifications Required

The LSO is recruiting for a Development Assistant – a great opportunity for someone looking to take the first step into the world of arts administration and fundraising, as part of a 12-month placement

The role will offer an opportunity to work across the whole of the LSO’s Development department, gaining experience in all areas of the team’s work, including Individual Giving, Corporate fundraising, Events, and Trust & Foundations fundraising.

In return for their commitment, the candidate is offered in-depth training and a rich experience in an ambitious and exciting environment with a world-class performing organisation.

London Concertante is one of the UK’s leading chamber ensembles, founded in 1991. The ensemble performs throughout the UK and abroad, giving more than 200 concerts per year. We have a very busy season ahead and a number of exciting new projects alongside our regular touring schedule.

We are looking for a highly-motivated intern to come and gain valuable experience in working in Arts Management and Marketing, learning the promotion and day-to-day running of a busy, thriving arts organisation. We are looking for applicants to join a small team, working with an emphasis on marketing and concert management, but also to work across, and develop skills in, all areas of concert promotion. Applicants would be needed to travel on tour with the ensemble as well to help manage concerts.

We have a 4-month internship to offer to a successful applicant from March 2025.

These pathways are tailored for emerging Directors, Choreographers, Musical Directors, Designers, Lighting Designers, Stage Managers, Wardrobe Assistants and Technicians aged 16 to 23 who are in training or recently graduated from Higher Education.

Applications are open for 2025. There is £25 application fee which gives access to preparatory online sessions, offering skill building and group mentorship. Following these sessions you will have the opportunity to apply for a specific role on a production.

We are very excited to announce that we will be hiring a Marketing & Projects Intern for twelve-month paid internship starting in March 2025.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about our work to provide inclusive dance opportunities to young people with learning disabilities, and who wants to use and develop their amazing organisational and administrative skills to support our office. The Marketing & Projects Intern will provide administrative support for our Senior Management team and Magpie Dance’s Youth program, as well as supporting our marketing and fundraising. They will assist in coordinating and supporting the delivery of events, out-reach work and performances.

Magpie Dance is excited to be joining up with The Jack Petchey Foundation Internship programme to hire a Marketing & Projects Intern. By giving charities a grant to help fund an intern, the programme gives organisations in London and Essex valuable support to help them achieve their mission. There will be access to a £1,000 training bursary to enable the successful candidate to develop in areas they are interested in. They will also be matched with a mentor from another organisation for professional development support.

Our Trainee Creative Producer will be an imaginative, highly organised, dynamic and articulate visually impaired person with experience of working in the performing arts.

Extant is the UK’s leading professional performing arts company that explores visual impairment to create unique and innovative artistic experiences, placing visually impaired people at the centre of all it does: from the productions we create, to the artists we support, to the audiences we perform to and the participants we work with. Extant is an award-winning company and are funded by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation as well as several trusts and foundations.

Since our inception in 1997 we have produced 8 ground-breaking national/international theatre productions led by visually impaired artists, including pioneering work on 3 site-specific and multi-sensory productions. We have developed 11 visually impaired-led Associate Artist productions since 2016 and our pioneering Pathways programme was the first programme in the UK to support emerging visually impaired artists. We have supported the career development of over 250 visually impaired artists and our ongoing programme of training, participation and access consultancy provides a 360 approach of interlinked activity for visually impaired participants, audiences and artists.

Start: May/June 2025, fixed term contract ending October 2027

3 days per week

Location: Hybrid – the TCP expected to be in the Extant office at Brixton House, London regularly to build relationships with Extant staff. We are open to supporting non-London based candidates to undertake the traineeship.

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