Recently started your own business in the creative industries?
From hosting events to running a music label, a production company or something else entirely – the foundations of your business remain the same. Our masterclass series is designed to give you all the essential knowledge and practical skills you need to launch and grow your business.
You’ll learn directly from established industry leaders to master business planning, values-led marketing, finance management, and confident pitching.
This programme is entirely flexible depending on your needs – you can choose to attend one online session, or join all six – for just £5 per masterclass.
ABOUT THE SESSIONS:
This series is perfect for aspiring creative entrepreneurs who are just starting out. If you are between the ages of 18-30 and have an idea for a creative business but need guidance on how to get started, these masterclasses are for you.
Already got the foundations for your business and looking to scale it? We also run an intensive programme once a year – Roundhouse Creative Business Accelerator.
Business Planning with Isabel Sachs (Founder, I LIKE NETWORKING): Wednesday 23 September at 2pm
Get clarity on your vision and turn it into a realistic, achievable plan. Learn how to set goals, test your idea, budget, and build your support network. Drawing on two decades of experience leading projects for Converse, Red Bull and Lollapalooza, Isabel shows you how to turn big creative ambition into practical business plans that work.
Business Models with Isabel Sachs (Founder, I LIKE NETWORKING): Wednesday 30 September at 2pm
Explore different business models and income streams — and learn how to choose the one that fits your idea. Isabel shares lessons from founding the award-winning I LIKE NETWORKING – a platform that transformed from a lockdown project into an international brand – to help you build a structure that’s sustainable and scalable.
Marketing with Daisy Morris (Founder, The Selfhood): Wednesday 7 October at 2pm
Define what your brand stands for and how to talk about it. Learn how to position yourself in a crowded market and build a practical marketing strategy using the right platforms for your business. Having built a loyal audience and client base for The Selfhood using authentic, values-led marketing, Daisy helps you cut through the noise and market your work in a way that feels true to you.
Sales with Daisy Morris (Founder, The Selfhood): Wednesday 14 October at 2pm
Get to grips with the sales funnel and learn how to build relationships that convert into paying clients. Daisy will walk you through how she’s helped creative businesses and founders turn community into customers, showing you how to sell without selling out
Money with Coco Financial: Wednesday 21 October at 2pm
Set yourself up for financial success with this two-part session. Learn how to manage business finances, master budgeting, understand tax basics, and build financial resilience in uncertain times. Coco brings their experience supporting hundreds of UK creatives to help you avoid common money mistakes and build a business that supports both your art and your life.
Pitching with Tope Chiedozie (aka Icie, Founder of The Sitdown UK): Wednesday 28 October at 2pm
Learn how to craft and deliver a confident, compelling pitch. Get to grips with the structure, story and delivery — whether you’re speaking to funders, clients or collaborators. Tope draws from years of experience hosting live Q&As with icons like JME and Mo Gilligan, helping you refine your message and pitch with confidence, clarity and charisma.
ESSENTIAL INFO:
For more information and to sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Intermission Youth’s flagship Youth Theatre Programme provides creative training and personal support for young people aged 16-25.
Taking part in the Youth Theatre Programme provides year-round access to Club Intermission, our community-based programme of bi-weekly Wednesday evening sessions. Excellence, on stage or in life, starts with confidence, trusting your voice and feeling that you belong in every room. Club Intermission creates the space for this.
Main Programme:
The main programme runs for 12 weeks during either the spring or summer term. Led by dramatically trained former participants, each workshop introduces the cohort to approaches used by renowned theatre practitioners. Shakespeare’s text is also central to the work, helping young people reinterpret and reclaim stories they may once have felt were not for them, while bringing their own experiences and perspectives to classical theatre.
Each term welcomes up to 40 young people and ends with a live showcase, giving participants the opportunity to put their learning into practice in front of an audience.
Participants who show passion, commitment and embody Intermission Youth’s values may also progress to the advanced pathway by auditioning for the end-of-year professional production.
No audition and no previous acting experience is needed to join.
Eligibility:
Our programmes are open to everyone, but because places are limited, we prioritise young people who may face additional barriers. This includes young people from the following groups:
For more information and to apply, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Need help with the application form? Email us at info@intermission.org.uk and a member of our team will assist you.
START is Lyric Hammersmith Theatre's accredited six-week performance programme for NEET (not in education, employment or training) young people aged 16-25 from West London.
START provides a space for young people to creatively explore the world of performance. Over six weeks, each cohort works with a team of professional theatre artists to create an original piece of theatre in response to the themes of a Lyric Main House production. Through engaging with drama activities, skill sharing, and watching live performances, the START cohort will build on their self-confidence, collaboration skills, emotional resilience, and self-esteem. Through this, the cohort will cultivate a group ethic of inclusivity, accessibility, encouragement, respect, and affirmation. This project is underpinned by a Bronze Arts Award accreditation.
DETAILS:
ELIGIBILITY:
* Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond upon Thames, Wandsworth and Westminster
As of 2026, START has been running for 20 years, engaging hundreds of young people and supporting them further on remarkable journeys.
Of those who participated in the programme between April 2022 – March 2024, 74% were referred onto employment, education or training, 78% cited improved soft skills and renewed motivation to achieve future goals and 67% took part in further Young Lyric activity, and 75% of participants reported a sustained or increased ability to maintain their emotions and wellbeing after completing START.
For more information and to refer, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Turtle Opera returns to Oxford this autumn half-term, giving autistic young people aged 11-15 the opportunity to create their own music and story alongside professional artists.
During the workshops the group will explore a variety of creative disciplines. The autistic young people will work with a professional pastoral team, a composer and a director to work as a team to create their own group performance of music and story. This will culminate in a sharing for friends and family. The team will be supported by a project co-ordinator from Turtle Key Arts.
ESSENTIAL INFO:
If you want more information please contact ellie@turtlekeyarts.org.uk 020 8964 5060
Please note, this opportunity will take place in Oxford.
For more information and to apply, click the Opportunity Info link below!
This new online six-week course will teach you the fundamentals of working with the Resolume Avenue/Arena software to trigger, blend and manipulate video for live events or content creation
ABOUT RESOLUME FOR LIVE EVENTS:
This new online six-week course will teach you the fundamentals of working with the Resolume Avenue/Arena software to trigger, blend and manipulate video for live events or content creation. Unlike more traditional video editing workflows, this takes place in real-time with lots of options for physical control. It’s immediate, intuitive and lots of fun.
This industry standard VJ software is a popular choice for concert and club visuals but also finds its way into corporate event work, motion graphics production, projection mapping and live streaming. It enables you to work with video in a musical way and is also beloved by videographers, music producers, graphic designers, DJs, video technicians and audio-visual artists.
COURSE DETAILS:
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone aged 18 and over with an interest in creating a live video performance system – but especially useful for those wanting to create an audiovisual show, accompany a band or DJ or who wants to further their professional video skillset.
No previous experience of VJ software or video production tools is necessary, but a basic understanding of video and what you want to achieve is useful.
What can I expect?
You can expect to learn about the following topics:
Do I need anything for the course?
KEY INFORMATION:
For more information and to sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
This new six-week evening course offers an introduction to screen acting. Over the course of six sessions, you will work closely with the course tutor to explore a variety of on-screen acting techniques that will help you to deliver an authentic and truthful performance. Under the guidance of Arinder Sadhra (Guildhall Acting Alumni), you will take part in a variety of practical exercises, including acting on camera.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Anyone aged 18 and over:
WHAT CAN I EXPECT?
DO I NEED ANYTHING FOR THE COURSE?
KEY INFORMATION:
For more information and to sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Through a combination of theory-based learning and practical workshops, you’ll learn how to take your idea from initial concept through to an early work-in-progress.
Introduction to Theatre Making is a new evening course designed to develop your skills as a theatre-maker. Through a combination of theory-based learning and practical workshops, you’ll learn how to take your idea from initial concept through to an early work-in-progress. This course will equip you with the tools to create original work, with yourself at the centre. Designed as a space for learning, experimentation, and development, this course is a space to play and create without any pressure or judgement.
COURSE DETAILS:
Who? This course is designed for theatre and live performance makers at any experience level, though participants are encouraged to bring an initial idea to develop throughout the course.
What can I expect?
Do I need anything for the course?
KEY INFORMATION:
For more information and to sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Are you an emerging actor based in the Liverpool City Region? Are you passionate about acting and performance, keen to develop your skills, and excited by the opportunity to work collaboratively as part of an ensemble? If so, Actors LAB could be for you!
We’re bringing together six local actors with writer Billie Collins and director Ameera Conrad to explore ideas for a brand-new piece of writing for young people aged 13–25, around the theme of Connection.
As part of Actors LAB, you’ll have the chance to:
Whether you’re at the beginning of your professional acting journey or looking for an opportunity to deepen your practice, Actors LAB is a space to experiment, collaborate and develop your skills alongside other emerging local performers.
Essential information:
For more information and to apply, click the Opportunity Info link below!
The upskilling workshops are part of our brand-new Artist Development Programme, designed to support emerging disabled artists in developing their professional artistic career and practice. Led by leading disability arts organisations, you will have the opportunity to develop skills to grow your artistic practice.
What can I expect from an upskilling workshop?
When and where are the workshops?
Programme:
Monday 7th September 2026, 3-5pm - ‘Creative Leadership: Making Space to Lead’ with Corali
Dancers from Corali will talk about how to enable learning disabled performers take a lead role in creative processes. By exploring Corali’s own methods of making original dance works, they will showcase how learning disabled creatives can grow in confidence and develop as leaders.
Monday 14th September 2026, 3-5pm - Top Tips for Self-Producing with Alison King (Chief Executive, Turtle Key Arts)
Want to understand what a producer does? Learn about the logistics behind setting up your project, budget tips, funding, how to work with a team and a producer, as well as tips on how to self produce at the beginning of your career journey.
Monday 21st September 2026, 3-5pm - ‘Pathways to Developing Disabled Leadership in the Arts’ with Extant
Artistic Director, Dr. Maria Oshodi of Extant, the UK’s longest performing arts company of visually impaired artists, will lead a session on pathways to developing disabled leadership in the arts. Referencing the different methods which Extant has established over the last 30 years, this session will explore the challenges and successes of practical and tested ideas, such as peer academy theatre training, in-house Artistic Director training and organisational dramaturgy; all through an interactive and lively approach.
Monday 28th September 2026, 3-5pm - TBC
Monday 5th October 2026, 3-5pm - 'Presenting Me' with Access All Areas
Access All Areas’ Artistic Director, Nick Llewellyn, and Associate Director, Emma Selwyn, discuss the ideas behind some of Access All Areas’ shows. They explore autobiographical performance-making through videos and practical demonstrations. Workshop participants will reflect on how they can draw on their own experiences, and use these experiences to think through how to develop potential new contemporary shows.
For more information and to sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Are you a musician, singer, rapper or spoken word artist aged 15-25? Want to experiment, collaborate and create something completely new?
Nu Noize: Next Sound Collective is a free three-month creative music project bringing together talented young artists from across Liverpool to collaborate with professional musicians and develop an original new sound.
You’ll explore what happens when different musical styles, cultures and influences come together — from hip hop and R&B to Chinese traditional music and beyond.
What will you do?
You'll be supported by:
Kofi Owusu – Go Play Studios
Zi Lan Liao – Musician & CEO, Pagoda Arts
Paisleigh Bi – R&B artist & songwriter
Whether you're an established young artist or simply excited about making music and trying something different, we want to hear from you.
How to apply:
Send to Leonisha@20storieshigh.org.uk:
Don't worry about recording quality — we simply want to hear what you do.
Essential information:
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
