Join our ticket scheme for audience members aged 30 and under
If you're aged 30 or under, you can access £20 tickets for some of our amazing events. Simply sign up to the mailing list to register your interest and we'll be in touch with a monthly newsletter.
We've previously included events like Cirque du Soleil, Anna Lapwood, David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth, Spider-Man: No Way Home in Concert, Trisha Paytas, Kojey Radical, Barbie: The Movie in Concert, Video Games in Concert, BBC Proms: The Traitors, and The Nutcracker.
The offer will apply to a limited number of tickets on select shows right across our programme – sign up and get ready to snap up your £20 tickets.
For more information and to sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Fearless. Collaborative. Powered by young voices. Generator is ThickSkin’s ambitious company for young professional theatre makers, designed to launch the next generation of fearless talent.
The Generator Company will create a brand-new piece of theatre — devised from the ground up, in collaboration with our Artistic Director. Developed and performed at our studio in the heart of Wigan, this show will spotlight raw talent, local stories, and ThickSkin’s trademark visual and physical style.
Sign up to our open auditions for this paid opportunity to perform in ThickSkin’s Generator Company.
Places are allocated on first come first served basis until full.
ThickSkin is looking for ten talented young performers aged 18-25 to join our Generator Company next Spring. Over two intensive weeks in Wigan, you’ll create and perform a brand-new theatre piece, while fully immersing yourself in our innovative creative process.
KEY INFO:
DEADLINE: 17 Nov 2026
For more information and to apply, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Write Night is a series of monthly sessions for anyone interested in writing for the stage.
Sessions are on the first Wednesday 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:
Wed 2 Sep 7pm-9pm: Adaptation
A workshop all about adapting existing materials into a new play, from novels to films to documentary and verbatim.
Wed 7 Oct 7pm-9pm: Performing Activism
A workshop looking at how theatre troupes around the world use the stage as a medium of protest. What are the tools to keep in hand when you’re writing about something that makes you angry?
Wed 4 Nov 7pm-9pm: Rap, Rhyme and Musical theatre
A workshop all about how to write lyrics and rhyme for musicals and gig theatre
Wed 2 Dec 7pm-9pm: Writing is Rewriting
A workshop on the redrafting process and how to crack pivotal scenes
There will be teaching, writing exercises and discussion (not to mention tea and biscuits). If any or all of the above sessions sound interesting to you, we’d love for you to pop by and try it out.
If you have any questions at all, email us at engagement@sohotheatre.com – we’re happy to help.
For more information and to book, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Artsadmin offers free one‑to‑one micro‑mentoring for UK‑based artists, producers and creatives working in contemporary performance, socially engaged and live art practice at any career stage.
Creative Support Sessions are friendly, one-to-one conversations with a member of Artsadmin’s team where you can explore your ideas, develop projects, and talk through any professional questions. They are informal, confidential, and tailored to your needs.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Sessions usually last 45–60 minutes and each artist can access one free session per year. You can use a session to:
Sessions can be delivered either online via Microsoft Teams or in person at Toynbee Studios in East London, subject to staff availability. We can provide closed captions for online sessions. We aim to make these sessions as accessible as possible. Let us know your access requirements when booking, and we will work with you to support your needs.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Creative Support sessions are for artists, producers, and creatives working across contemporary performance, interdisciplinary arts, and socially engaged practice. We work with people at every stage of their careers, offering practical guidance, space to reflect, and opportunities to develop sustainable creative practices.
For more information and to book, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Looking to hone your stage skills? Whether you’re interested in acting, dancing, or just performing on stage, this weekly Theatre Drop-In gives you space to stay creative, build confidence, and explore new approaches to performance.
Each session offers a fresh focus, from improv and ensemble work to devising and cabaret. Led by experienced facilitators who’ll help you experiment, play, and develop your craft in a supportive, relaxed environment. You can join every week or drop in whenever you can – each session stands alone.
WHAT DO I GET BY TAKING PART?
WHO IS TEACHING THE PROJECT?
Phao May is a Movement Director, Director, Choreographer and Facilitator, working across stage and screen in London. She attained a foundation in Acting from RADA in 2014, and later an MA in Movement Directing and Teaching from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2022. She has collaborated with Soho Theatre, The Bush, and National Youth Theatre and created work for Edinburgh Fringe and The Vaults. Her creative work spans plays, devised work, commercials, music videos and live comedy, working with trained actors and musicians, community groups and comedians.
Isaac Jordan is a theatre director, writer and facilitator. His work focuses on the intersection of community heritage, theatre and storytelling: exploring ways to celebrate and strengthen everyday communities. As well as working with the Roundhouse, he has collaborated with organisations including the Natural History Museum, SPID Theatre, the Pink Singers, UCL, Half Moon Theatre and Richmond Theatre.
Plus guests! We will also have guest tutors for some sessions who will bring their expertise from different elements of theatre and performance.
DO I NEED ANY PARTICULAR SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE TO TAKE PART?
You don’t need any specific skills, but this will be most relevant to people who have done at least a bit of theatre or dance before. Open to all levels – we welcome back people who have attended previous terms.
HOW TO JOIN:
This is a drop in session, just come to the front desk of Roundhouse Studios and pay £2 on arrival. It’s first come first serve with limited spaces so we ask that you arrive fifteen minutes before the start time at the latest to sign in. Latecomers will be admitted only if there is space.
ESSENTIAL INFO:
For more information and to sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Do you have a passion or idea and want to start your own business? Gain the confidence, knowledge, skills, and techniques to start your own business and become self-employed!
Our self employment programme has been developed specifically to cater to the needs of young people with disabilities and autism.
We can arrange individual or small group sessions in any of the following areas:
We can support you to develop bespoke self-employment advice that matches your skillset passions and talent!
Contact Caroline for more information:
For more information and to refer yourself, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Our Writer’s Programme here at Theatre503 is focused on upskilling writers of all experience levels throughout the theatre industry and beyond. Facilitated by industry leaders, including 503 Alumni & 503 team members; our courses, masterclasses and intensives offer a vast range of topics to give every writer something to choose from. We offer a mix of in person & online sessions, making it accessible to writers both locally and throughout the globe.
To find out more about each Course, Masterclass or Intensive, please click on the session title of interest via the link below. Dates range from 9th September - 19th November.
We are delighted to be able to offer a limited number of concession rates for all Writers’ Programme sessions as well as 1-2-1 Dramaturgy for those for whom the cost is prohibitive. For further information, please email writersprogramme@theatre503.com or to book a place at a concession rate please call 0207 9787040. Please note, we do ask that concession tickets are kept at one per person, per season of the Writers’ Programme.
As these spaces are never on general sale, a session may look like it is sold out when there are Share The Drama spaces left, so please call the Box Office to access these spaces via the Share The Drama Scheme.
Southwark-based artists are able to apply for free use of Canada Water Theatre to support the development of creative ideas through rehearsals and closed R&Ds.
Bookable spaces for a given month are released via the form below during the first week of the previous month. The deadline to complete this form will be the 15th of each month and we will be in touch in the following week to confirm if we’re able to assign you space.
For more information and to book, click the Opportunity Info link below!
REWRITES is a partnership programme led by Lowry, Birmingham Hippodrome, Mayflower Southampton, Norwich Theatre and Capital Theatres Edinburgh.
REWRITES champions bold new musicals that are ready to connect with audiences across the country, recognising touring as a crucial stage in a show's development. By enabling productions to test, refine and strengthen their work in front of diverse audiences nationwide, REWRITES creates a clear pathway for ambitious new musicals, combining direct financial support with in-kind expertise from some of the UK's leading theatre organisations.
Initiated by Lowry in 2017, musicals featured in REWRITES include: Jeezus! By Sergio Antonio Maggiolo, Ballad Lines by Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo, Half Man Half Bull by Wright & Grainger, Chosen by Taiya Yoshida & Dominic Varney, Nel’s Place by Sheep Soup, No Miracles Here by The Letter Room, A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Sad) by Jon Brittain and Matthew Floyd Jones (Kathy & Stella) and Snowflake by Lewis Cornay. The award-winning West End and Broadway musical Operation Mincemeat started out at a scratch event as part of REWRITES.
REWRITES platforms normally take place twice a year in Spring and Autumn. Our next opportunity is Autumn 2027. Dates TBC.
Submissions open on 20th July and closes on 18th December. Applicants will hear by the end of January.
For more information and to apply click the opportunity link below!
Almeida For Free is an exciting festival for people aged 25 and under.
Running alongside their productions, the festival gives young people the chance to see the productions for free, and to also take part in workshops, panel discussions and masterclasses that cover everything from acting and writing, to theatre-making and design.
It is a celebration of young people’s creativity that takes over the whole theatre and aims to give an insight into the way shows are created at the Almeida.
For more information, click the Opportunity Info link below!
