Are you a current or aspiring disabled backstage or offstage worker? We want to hear from you!
Cue Backstage is BOP’s new three-year development project aiming to develop talent, create opportunities and employment.
As part of Cue Backstage, we are looking for current and aspiring disabled backstage or offstage workers to get involved. There will be lots of opportunities over the next three years, but right now we are looking to speak to disabled people who would be interested in being involved in a steering group for the whole project. This will likely involve attending four paid meetings a year, which will be online or hybrid. At these meetings, you would give feedback and input on the project and its plans. Being part of the steering group would not stop you from taking part in further aspects of the project you may be interested in.
The programme will take place over three Saturday’s in June 2025, curated by Emma Jones, one of Scotland’s leading Lighting Designers. The workshops will be facilitated by Lighting Designers who will share their own stories and experience. There will also be time to ask questions and engage in discussions with the presenters, to seek advice and learn from their journeys and experiences in the industry.
Participants developed an understanding of professional processes and potential career paths while building practical skills and increasing confidence.
The programme sessions take place on:
tiata fahodzi are hosting a free event as part of the Watford Fringe, at the Pump House Theatre, Watford.
We’re screening the film of our production of cheeky little brown that was filmed in collaboration with The Space at Theatre Royal Stratford East last year. We’re following the screening with a panel discussion about the process of taking plays from stage to screen and the growth in the digital theatre market. There will also be an opportunity for an audience Q&A, and refreshments will be served afterwards.
We hope that both the panel discussion and the Q&A will give insight to the industry, and be an opportunity for students, artists and theatre makers to connect with and learn from industry professionals.
PROPEL is our 40-day paid work placement programme for early-career creatives working in producing, production and programming.
PROPEL has connected emerging talent with top festivals, theatres, and performance companies across the North for over two years. For 2025, we’ve partnered with some exciting new hosts in Bradford and West Yorkshire, offering five hands-on paid placements in production, producing, and programming.
We’re excited to have partnered with Bradford 2025 to offer an early-career Bradford producer a 40-day placement working as an Assistant Producer on the Turner Prize as it comes to Bradford in autumn 2025.
Through this placement, you will:
PROPEL is our paid work placement programme for early-career creatives working in live events producing, production and programming.
PROPEL has connected emerging talent with top festivals, theatres, and performance companies across the North for over two years. For 2025, we’ve partnered with some exciting new hosts in Bradford and West Yorkshire, offering five hands-on paid placements in production, producing, and programming.
We’re excited to have partnered with Spin Arts to offer a unique opportunity for an early-career Bradford content creator to undertake a 24-day paid placement working as a Digital Content & Social Media Creator. You will liaise with artists and participants to create high-quality photo and video content for the Spin Arts project, RIDE – a rap, dance and music show celebrating BD4 and Gypsy and Traveller communities.
Through this placement, you will:
We warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and are particularly keen to hear from individuals living in BD4 or members of the Gypsy and Traveller community, as part of our commitment to inclusive representation.
The 503Five is an 18-month residency supported by Philip Carne MBE & Christine Carne and the Orseis Trust offering writers the opportunity to find their creative home at Theatre503, develop work and experience being at the heart of a new writing theatre.
The residency will offer writers a seed commission of £2,000, a series of masterclass workshops, peer to peer support, industry connections, dramaturgical support, and opportunities for R&D and/or rehearsed readings to support the development of the
script.
This scheme is for UK based writers only and is designed for writers who have developed their craft to a high standard but are not yet professionally produced.
We define ‘professionally produced’ as a full-length play of more than 65 minutes that has been produced professionally for 4 weeks or more.
We are open to writers whose journey into playwriting has come through other disciplines (comedy, drag, devising etc) but all writers submitting will have written a full length play as you need to submit this as part of your application.
On the application form you must also cut and paste a 10-page example of your writing. This can be an extract from the full-length script you are submitting, or from another piece of work.
We urge all writers applying for the 503five to consider Theatre503’s production history, programming policy and the collaborative nature of the scheme.
The Bristol Hippodrome is proud to announce Work Experience Week.
Totalling 30 hours of workshops and hands on experiences of all the different departments that keep The Bristol Hippodrome as one of the top touring venues, participants will gain insight into the skills used in Performing, Technical, Marketing, Ticketing, Creative Learning and many more departments throughout the experience.
There are bursary places available for this experience, please contact bristolcreativelearning@atgentertainment.com for further details.
Wiltshire Creative is proud to partner with Separate Doors on a UK-wide initiative to increase the representation of people with learning disabilities in theatre, film and TV. The project is rooted in the belief that great narrative theatre for general audiences should include and reflect everyone.
This project champions the Silent Approach – a non-verbal rehearsal method that enables vocational actors and creatives who use language differently to work together on equal terms, in the same spaces and in front of the same audiences as everyone else.
Salisbury Playhouse is a key partner in the Making Tomorrow's Theatre project. As part of our commitment to featuring more learning-disabled talent in mainstream programming, we are working alongside Separate Doors in the development of their new play, Hope Valley Hotel, and on Wednesday 16 July will offer a first glimpse of this exciting production.
The event will include a Silent Approach learning package for theatre professionals, alongside a preview of the play’s music and movement. A full creative team will be joined by national ensemble actors, including acclaimed learning-disabled performers Joe Sproulle and Meghan Denton.
On registration, attendees will be asked to select from a range of workshops taking place in the afternoon. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis, so please arrive early to secure your preferred option.
Date: Wednesday 16 July
Womxn in Tech is a two-day taster course designed for cis and trans women and non-binary individuals aged 18 years and older, offering practical Back of House skills that can lead to entry-level roles as apprentices or casual technicians in theatre.
This initiative is part of our ongoing effort to challenge inequality and improve access across the industry.
Over the two days, you will gain hands-on experience setting up for a one-night event at Theatre Royal Brighton. This includes training in stage, hemp flying, knots, lighting and sound set up and operation. The course will also explore pathways into working in the industry, and a Q&A session with industry professionals working in other venues, touring companies and freelance roles.
This opportunity is for those interested in pursuing a career in technical theatre, especially individuals with some prior amateur or professional experience.
Date: Thursday 17 – Friday 18 July 10am – 4.30pm
Cost: £120 (to help improve equal access to the industry there are a limited number of subsidised places available, apply by email the address below)
Join award-winning playwright and mentor Lynda Radley for a course of four free workshops about building a writing practice that is sustainable over time and simple to implement.
Are you trapped in a cycle of procrastination and self-recrimination? Do you watch playwriting deadlines sail past? Do you struggle to start, or finish, a draft? Do you feel scattered or overwhelmed?
Whether you’re neurodivergent, managing a disability, navigating caring responsibilities, or just burned out and stuck, you’re not alone.
Based on her personal experience and extensive research, Lynda will guide you towards solutions that are achievable. There will be sessions on procrastination, perfectionism, PRESSURE, brain chemistry and goal setting. This course is not about changing everything overnight. It is about taking practical – but not necessarily predictable – steps towards enjoyment and satisfaction. This course is open to anyone who wants to have a healthier relationship with their writing practice, whether distracted writers, weathered writers, or writers who are frozen after their first success.
By going through this process with other participants you will also have an opportunity to build community.
Start Monday mornings with support and a plan.
There is a budget for access costs for this course. Please use the application form to outline any access requirements.
