Join award-winning producer, writer and co-founder of the Women's Prize for Playwriting, Ellie Keel, as she offers insights into how to enjoy a successful career in theatre, even in a cultural climate where artistic opportunities can seem fewer in number and more competitive when they do exist.
In a world where artists need to be entrepreneurs as well as creatives, we'll explore how to maintain vision and volition, through a mix of identifying gaps in the market, creating opportunities, building relationships, and taking strategic risks with the reward of making the work you want to make.
This Masterclass will reveal how to start new ways of working, how to sustain yourself both commercially and creatively, and how to find the support you need to make things happen. Ellie will share her experiences of engaging and retaining stakeholders, garnering support, and – whether staging a play or starting a prize competition which evolves into a registered charity – learning the skill of effective fundraising.
This Masterclass, aimed at early- to mid-career theatre-makers, will equip participants with practical tools, fresh insights and clearer ideas about what they will make next.
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Do you have a story to tell? Can you imagine it performed live, by actors on a stage? It’s time to start your playwriting journey!
The Royal Court Young Playwrights Award is a free, open-access competition for anyone aged 13-18 in the UK. All entrants receive personal feedback, and winners will have their plays professionally performed in London and published by Nick Hern Books.
This free workshop, led by award-winning playwright Tife Kusoro, will help you get started coming up with ideas and writing scenes for your play.
About Tife Kusoro:
Tife’s debut play, G, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in August 2024, and won the George Devine Award for most promising new playwright. Her work has also received the Playwrights '73 Award and the Lynne Gagliano Writers' Award, and been shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Poetry, the Women's Prize for Playwriting, the Verity Bargate Award, and the Alfred Fagon Award.
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Why do some stories work while others fall flat? What makes a story compelling, and how can understanding its structure help you become a better storyteller?
Join John Yorke, award-winning television drama executive and bestselling author of Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them, for a live online masterclass exploring the fundamental principles of dramatic storytelling.
Drawing on decades of experience developing acclaimed television drama, John will examine why story structure exists, where it comes from and how writers and other creative professionals can use it to develop stronger stories.
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About John Yorke:
John is the former Controller of BBC Drama Production, Head of Channel 4 Drama and Managing Director of Company Pictures. His credits include Shameless and Wolf Hall.
He founded the BBC Writers' Academy and is the author of Into the Woods, which has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide, and Trip to the Moon: Understanding the True Power of Story (2026).
Who is this for?
Playwrights, screenwriters, directors, actors, dramaturgs, aspiring writers and anyone interested in developing their storytelling skills. The session is relevant to both emerging and established creative professionals.
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All cultures have at some stage developed and some still conserve, forms of theatre that involves puppets and masks. This workshop investigates the mysterious relationship between the mask and life. Its purpose is not to teach how to play a theatrical mask, but to discover what occurs when we put one on. At first, the mask feels like a strange object that bothers us. Gradually however we begin to feel hidden, and we start to do things that we would never ordinarily do. We discover a new freedom that is greater than the naked face. Detached from our own face and words that we use in social contexts something emerges that is greater than ourselves, something more powerful, more visceral, more confident, more honest and we have the whole body to express it.
We will be using half masks: talking masks from the tradition of Italian commedia dell’arte.
These masks only come alive in situations of great urgency. They require a high level of playing and a rigorous physical discipline. They propose a theatre of immediate reaction. Driven by fundamental motors of the human condition, the playing is governed by the need to survive, physically and socially, in situations of hunger, fear, poverty, jealousy, vanity, pride… The universal passions and desires that lie under the thin veneer of education and manners.
This short workshop offers an opportunity to go deep down in our bodies and find in ourselves new, surprising gestures and voices. Together we will explore humanity’s tragic and comic contradictions though pure joy of movement and play.
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SPRINGBOARD is the Lyric's year-long, free, part-time actor training programme for performers who are ready to take their next steps into the theatre industry. We are now looking for our next cohort of 10 talented and ambitious performers aged 18 to 25 who live in *West London, have little to no formal drama training, and are currently underrepresented in theatre.
Our 2027 cohort will train with us from January to November 2027. Trainees will be enrolled, receiving a bursary of £200 per month during term time that will support them while they take part in a wide range of development initiatives, which include:
Auditions will take place:
We’re looking for people who:
Deadline to apply: Monday 30 November 2026, midday
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Emma Rice Company Training Programme is offering a unique opportunity for theatre makers aged 18+. The theatre maker taster is a free, four hour workshop. Apply now!
In this practical workshop members of our Tristan & Yseult show team will introduce participants to the Emma Rice Company method. You will play games, learn songs and devise. You will experience first-hand how Emma Rice Company builds an ensemble and creates their critically acclaimed shows.
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Come and get a real behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to work backstage on an Emma Rice Company production. Apply now!
You’ll hear directly from Emma Rice Company's award-winning technical team and get a sense of the skills and teamwork that go into bringing a show to life. Whether you’re curious about show calling, mixing sound, setting props, or touring, this workshop is a great way to find out more.
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We encourage all participants to attend Tristan & Yseult, either before or after the tech taster, to get the most out of the day.
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Calling all emerging theatre makers, students, creative facilitators, and actors!
Discover the power of African storytelling and the universal power of personal stories in this dynamic, hands-on workshop led by award-winning producer and writer Lydia Idakula.
In this workshop, you will explore how personal experiences, history, culture and imagination can be transformed into compelling stories. Through conversation, creative exercises, film, writing and group discussion, you’ll explore themes of identity, belonging, memory and imagination, uncover the themes that matter most to you and begin developing your own original story idea.
Whether you’re an aspiring writer, performer, theatre-maker, or simply someone with a story to tell, this workshop offers practical tools for finding your authentic voice while introducing you to the richness and diversity of African storytelling traditions. No previous writing experience is required – just curiosity, creativity and a willingness to explore.
Expect an inspiring, welcoming and interactive session where you’ll connect with other creatives, share ideas in a supportive environment and leave with fresh inspiration for your own creative journey.
Come ready to write, reflect, create, and discover that every great story begins with the courage to tell it.
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Calling all emerging theatre makers, students, creative facilitators, and actors!
Join us for an exciting workshop led by Nicky Cox, a freelance director, facilitator, and Associate Learning Practitioner at the Royal Shakespeare Company. This practical session will explore how to approach Shakespeare’s texts with playfulness, energy, and confidence.
Nicky brings over 30 years of experience as an actor, director, and facilitator. Her career spans everything from regional school tours and open-air theatre to the West End and UK tours with the National Theatre and the RSC. Passionate about classical texts, she loves sharing her wealth of industry knowledge with fellow artists.
What you'll explore:
This workshop focuses on preparing for and sustaining the demands of rehearsing and performing rigorous classical texts. Working dynamically with Shakespeare's language, you will break down the vital connection between voice, breath, and movement. Discover how these elements combine to support complex characters and narrative expression.
Through an embodied, active, and supportive approach, you will gain practical tools to tackle the unique challenges of Shakespearean text in a low-stakes, creative environment.
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We will soon be launching Young Vic Young Disruptors - a new programme for young people interested in producing and a career in theatre.
Young Vic Young Disruptors is a 3 month programme for 18-25 year olds living in London to learn new producing skills and programme their own event at the Young Vic.
Chosen participants will take part in weekly sessions at the Young Vic, learning fundamental and valuable skills in theatre producing. Using these new skills, they will then plan and run their own public-facing creative event in response to our Main House show dissent by debbie tucker green.
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