Write Night is a series of monthly sessions for anyone interested in writing for the stage.  

Sessions are on the first Thursday evening of every month, run by Soho Theatre’s own iconic Bombay-born, London-based Creative Associate Pooja Sivaraman (Clean Break, Theatre503, Coney) and award winning Walthamstow playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya (Bristol Old Vic, Young Vic, Chichester Festival Theatre, Donmar Warehouse, BBC)

Whether you’re a total beginner or a more experienced writer, Write Night is open to everyone! 

Each session will be organised around a theme and you can book them as standalone sessions, or you can book the whole lot! Totally up to you. 

Sessions:

Thu 5 Jun 7pm: Idea Machine
A workshop designed to inspire new ideas and generate new material for first-time writers or anyone in the depths of writers’ block.

Thu Dec 04 7pm: Rap, Rhyme and Musical Theatre
A workshop all about how to write lyrics and rhyme for musicals and gig theatre.

Thu Jan 08, 7pm: Adaptation
A workshop all about adapting existing materials into a new play, from novels and films to documentary and verbatim

Thu Feb 05, 7pm: Structure & Hope
A workshop all about structure, how to get to the end of your draft, and writing from a place of hope.

Thu Mar 05, 7pm: Writing is Rewriting
A workshop on the redrafting process and how to crack pivotal scenes.

Applications for SYC 2026 are now open!

Storyhouse Young Company (SYC) is a FREE acting training programme for 18–25-year-olds who are interested in performing.

SYC is a 2-phased programme offering 16 weekly training sessions of practical workshop and masterclasses with professional artists. Followed by an intensive 4 week rehearsal and production period with a leading professional director.

SYC is designed to give you the opportunity to develop your theatre and performance skills. You will be supported by a team of professional artists with a wealth of experience in the industry to make a show to be presented in our theatre spaces.

When do sessions happen?
The programme will start in January 2026 with weekly training sessions every Tuesday evening. The 4-Week Rehearsal phase will begin in May with rehearsals happening every night (Monday-Friday).

Do I need to have experience?
You do not need to have experience to apply. SYC is a training programme and an opportunity to gain performance skills and experience.

How many people do you recruit to SYC?
We recruit between 13-16 young people per year to join SYC.

Application Process
Auditions will be on Monday 15 & Tuesday 16 December 2025.

Sustaining a freelance career in the creative industries means more than just talent, it’s about knowing how to navigate an ever-changing sector, where to find opportunities, and how to turn ideas into income. That’s where our fully funded Skills Bootcamp comes in.

Over several weeks, you’ll gain the insight, confidence, and practical tools to strengthen your business foundations and build a more resilient freelance practice. Designed specifically for creative freelancers, this programme helps you develop the skills, mindset, and strategies to thrive, not just survive.

Key Information:

Dates: Monday 12th Jan, Wednesdays 21st - 11th Feb, then half term break followed by Wednesday 25th Feb - 18th March

Duration: 1 day a week for 9 weeks, 10am to 5pm (with breaks)

Venue: Central Bristol, TBC

Full Fee: Free

Level: Level 4

• The training will be mostly in person, with online support from your tutor and the MUTI team outside of this.
• This is a level 4 course based on IfATE accredited occupational standards, the aim is that you gain new skills, understanding of the sector and support into new work. 
• Aimed at early or mid career Freelancers working in the Creative Industries, by completing this program you will be well-prepared for sustainable employment opportunities in the industry.

Clean Break’s Creative Facilitation training focuses on using theatre practices to safely bring creativity into women only groups and spaces.

Participants will gain the tools they need to deliver theatre workshops with people who have experienced trauma, or to bring creative interventions to their group work or 1-to-1 sessions with clients.

Benefits of the training session

Clean Break’s Creative Facilitation training focuses on using theatre practices to safely bring creativity into women only groups and spaces.

Participants will gain the tools they need to deliver theatre workshops with people who have experienced trauma, or to bring creative interventions to their group work or 1-to-1 sessions with clients.

Who is this training for?

This one-day training is for anyone who works with, or is interested in working with people in challenging or vulnerable circumstances, and wants to safely bring creativity into their practice. You could be a groupworker, facilitator, theatre maker, or frontline practitioner of any kind.

What the training covers

Through a mixture of interactive exercises, group work and discussion, our Creative Facilitation training provides participants with the space to build their confidence as facilitators and develop a rich toolkit to improve their practice. This session covers:

• Clean Break’s approach: Understand the foundational principles that drive Clean Break’s work.
• Safer Spaces: Develop your approach to holding spaces from Clean Break’s trauma-informed practice.
• Boundary Setting: Learn effective techniques for setting and maintaining boundaries.
• Inclusive practice: Build an anti-oppressive framework for holding women-only spaces.
• Challenging Situations: Develop and rehearse the skills to navigate challenging situations with women in vulnerable circumstances.
• Unlocking Potential: Explore transformative creative exercises designed to support women in reaching their full potential.

Why Clean Break

For over four decades, Clean Break has been working creatively with women with lived experience of the criminal justice system or who are at risk of entering it. The only organisation of its kind, we use tools from the world of theatre to help women build confidence, self-esteem and gain new skills.

Our work in the theatre, criminal justice and women’s sectors gives us a valuable and unique perspective on the power creativity holds to change lives, when practiced safely by trained facilitators.

Delve deep into the Gonsalves Method - a Meisner inspired acting approach. Add effective and speedy character discovery to your toolkit, experience continuous presence and attention and learn how to make the most out of your impulses and senses.

An opportunity for actors to revisit their training and keep warm.

Running weekly every Tuesday evening - Nov 4, Nov 11, Nov 18, Nov 25, Dec 2, Dec 9 at 7pm-9pm.

LOCATION

Moya Jane Productions:

Studio 104, Platform Studios (West), 107-117 Morning Ln,

London E9 6ND

PRICE

£8.50 per session OR

£46 all Labs access

12 weeks of workshops covering basic acting techniques, scene study, auditioning/ self-taping, career development and more, taught by working industry professionals!

This is an online acting course for beginner/intermediate level actors.

The actors in the course will have the opportunity to learn from working and professional actors, agents, directors and casting directors from London and Hollywood. The curriculum is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the industry, including acting techniques/casting sessions, scene study, auditioning and self-taping, voice work (covering accents and voice techniques) and career development. The course is suitable for international students as it will be conducted online via Zoom.

At the end of the course, students will have gained a solid foundation in acting techniques, an understanding of the industry, and the skills and confidence needed to pursue a career in acting. Additionally, students will finish the course with an online showcase to industry guests – directors/agents/casting Directors and producers including agency RS talent and film producer Alex Fidelski.

Students will receive access to our online Actors Gym Membership, where they can practice their craft in between classes online (at home) develop their self-tape technique and complete the self-tape course and then upload practice self-tapes, and network with other actors and industry professionals.

Quick-fire scratch nights for adventurous new writing in theatre and performance! The Scrap is an open-access night for writers, actors and directors to try out new ideas, meet one another, and showcase their work in front of an audience. Live music, good drinks, and cool new theatre.

Here we're looking for companies or ensembles to present a short work or excerpt from a piece they've been developing independently - usually about 25 minutes, max 30. These would be pieces that already have a team attached, and which have undergone development, rehearsal, and more thorough preparation. We usually programme one or two scratches per Scrap.

We're looking for work (or an excerpt) that is 20 - 30 minutes in length, that has a team already attached, and has undergone some previous workshopping (but which hasn't received a full-scale production).

We try to place no strictures on form, content, genre, team or style for our scratches: absolute minimal gatekeeping. All we ask is that you be adventurous and try something new!

A CPD opportunity for teachers to embed drama and creativity into their teaching, through working with a Bristol-based theatre company, Travelling Light.

Want to shake up your physics lesson but need some inspiration? Join Travelling Light on an exploration of how to incorporate more Drama into your classroom. Find out how a team of artists and teachers used arts-based learning to refresh their existing curriculum, whilst supporting pupil oracy, emotional literacy and wellbeing.

Key aims of the session:

• To use Drama and the Creative Arts to explore other areas of the curriculum such as STEM subjects.
• Introduce exercises to support class management
• To explore focus, self-regulation and reflection techniques.
• To use Drama and the Creative Arts to explore group work and supporting relationships in the classroom. 

Slots available in Bristol (8th Dec), Weston-Super-Mare (9th Dec) or Bath (11th Dec).

Please note, this is for teachers only.

The Black Artists Grant (BAG) offered by Creative Debuts as a no-strings attached financial support to help Black artists. They can spend the grant on whatever they want – be that make new work, buy equipment or materials, travel, research, visit exhibitions or conferences, or to even just cover some life expenses.

This grant has been set up because Black artists are systematically under-supported by the art world; by institutions, curators, the artist-led scene, major and minor funding bodies, the market, art schools, and by audiences too.

Creative Debuts recognises that a full institutional overhaul and dismantling of racist structures is required to transform the industry permanently, but they hope in a small way that this grant will help enable recipients to continue their artistic practice when the odds are so stacked against them

There is no deadline as this is a monthly rolling grant, no age limit, and the grant does not expect any outcomes or reporting. Please only apply once, if you apply in February for example, you are still eligible for selection in a different month, all applications are kept and reviewed.

‘Creative Wellbeing’ – the title seems self-explanatory, but when does it get taught? Talked about? Not only will this workshop examine ways in which we can nurture our stress as artists, but will also look at how to identify and advocate for your boundaries - both in process and practice. What comes after you’ve said “no”? How does creative risk continue? You will be practically exploring exactly that. Other topics may include neurodiversity, burnout and supporting others. Creative Wellbeing aims to give young people aged 14-21 the language and confidence to create theatre healthily, honestly and unbound.