Masterclass (part of the Get Into Theatre family) is seeking applications for a Wardrobe & WHAM Intern. This is an exciting development opportunity for someone with early-career experience in garment making and maintenance, and / or with experience of wigs, styling and barbering, who wishes to develop their skills and build a career in theatre Wardrobe and / or WHAM.
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Who Should Apply:
We're looking for candidates who:
We particularly welcome and encourage candidates from backgrounds which are currently underrepresented in the offstage workforce, although we regret that due to the nature of the venue there is no step-free access.
Due to funding, preference will be given to candidates under 25 and residing in select London boroughs (Barnet, Brent, Camden, City of London, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster). We will, however, consider all candidates. To check your borough, click here.
* Applicants aged 30+ are welcome to apply if they have faced exceptional obstacles to progression. If you are 30+ and looking to apply, please email info@masterclass.org.uk for the application form.
With thanks to Eleanor Lloyd Productions for making this opportunity possible.
If you have any questions, please contact the Masterclass office by email: info@masterclass.org.uk
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Guildford Opera Company is looking for a stage manager on the book to prompt lighting cues for our production of 'Lucia di Lamermor'. You would work with the stage director and lighting technician during production week to deliver lighting states for a live opera performance, and would be required to attend some rehearsals during November to familiarise yourself with the score and lighting cues.
The performance will take place in St Nicolas' Church, Bury Sreet, Guildford during w/b 30 November to 5 December. Technical and dress rehearsals will take place 1 December (evening) and 2 December (afternoon), and performances will be 3 - 5 December (curtain up 7 pm 3-4 December and 6pm 5 December).
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Being a designer is expensive. You need a powerful computer. You need costly software. There’s always a new version you have to buy, and every company is trying to scam you into their subscription model. Too many brilliant creatives are being gated out, so we’re knocking down the gate.
This season, we're launching the pilot of Universal Basic Assets for theatre designers, an initiative through which we'll offer free access to tools, equipment, software, and desk space that might otherwise be cost-prohibitive for artists looking to learn, grow, and develop their craft.
Introducing: The Freelancers' Laptop. We've got a high spec MacBook Pro with licenses for AutoCAD, QLab, Logic, Capture, and the full Adobe Suite. And we want you to come and use it. For free. While you're with us, you'll be welcomed into the daily life of the New Diorama, where the coffee flows and theatre makers are devising the future of performance.
If you’re a theatre designer who would benefit from using the laptop and its software, and has found cost to be a barrier to accessing these resources, this one’s for you. We're currently accepting applications for use of the laptop between 19th October - 18th December 2026.
The Offer:
Eligibility:
This opportunity is open to freelance theatre designers working on research and development or currently engaged in the production process on new theatre and performance work. If successful, we ask that you commit to spending the majority of your working hours onsite at New Diorama during your allocated weeks, making use of the laptop resource. In order to maximise the impact of this resource, designers who hold full-time salaried positions within the field are not eligible to apply.
We are particularly interested in supporting designers at earlier stages of their practice, as well as designers who are working on devised, collaborative or non-traditional processes for whom this resource might support experimentation and the testing of ideas.
Given that the laptop and software are communal resources, the programme may best suit designers working on projects at earlier stages of development, rather than delivering work that is near completion or subject to strict deadlines. We're open to a wide variety of usages, but it's worth taking into consideration whether your projects will suit the boundaries places around the programme — the laptop will need to remain onsite at NDT and access to the laptop is limited to Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm.
We will not be asking any questions or doing any screening around financial need, but ask that you please consider whether this is a resource that you already have access to before applying. The laptop is primarily intended for designers for whom equipment and software access have been limited and cost-prohibitive.
We will reserve 50% of the allocation for designers who are Black, Asian, and/or Global Majority, Disabled or Deaf, Working Class, and/or trans.
Selection Process:
Access to the laptop will be allocated through lottery selection in two phases: one launching in September 2026 to cover the autumn period and the other launching in December 2026 to cover the spring.
Each lottery will take place in two stages: the first will allocate priority spaces and the second will cover the remaining pool of applications. Anyone who is unsuccessful in the priority draw will be placed in the wider pool for the second draw.
The draw will take place immediately following the end of each application period, with successful applicants confirming their usage weeks and signing a letter of agreement with New Diorama.
Apply Now!
Applications for the first phase of lottery selection (October - December 2026) are now open. The deadline to apply is Thursday 1st October 2026 at 6:00pm. All applicants will be notified of their lottery outcome by Friday 16th October.
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Join established stage and literary agent Alan Brodie, whose clients include the estates of writers including Bertolt Brecht, Noël Coward, Terence Rattigan, Patrick Hamilton and Thornton Wilder, to demystify the world of theatrical estates and rights.
Aimed at mid-career directors, this mid-career masterclass will explore how you might approach an estate, theatre or licensor, what makes an artistic proposal compelling, how decisions around rights are made and where the boundaries of artistic freedom lie. The session will discuss the relationship between protecting a writer's legacy and giving the next generation of artists the freedom to make classic work their own.
This session will culminate in a Q&A.
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Mike Bartlett is a multi-award-winning writer for both stage and screen. In this two-hour masterclass, he will offer an insight into his writing process and share ways of approaching writing new plays for larger spaces and audiences, without compromising urgent conversations or the desire to tackle provoking themes.
This mid-career masterclass will culminate in a Q&A where Mike will answer questions.
This masterclass is best suited to mid-career playwrights who are confidently working at studio/mid-scale and looking to scale up.
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Join Hannah Smith, Executive Producer at The Wardrobe Ensemble, to understand the practical steps to starting and running a theatre company.
This session will cover the practical steps of registering your company, statuary obligations (including yearly company accounts). It will also share Hannah's reflections on the opportunities (such as funding streams) and challenges that running a company may bring.
This mid-career masterclass aims to demystify the process of setting up and running a theatre company; supporting freelancers to make an informed decision about whether establishing a company is the right next step in their career. The session will culminate in a Q&A.
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Discuss the opportunities and challenges of embedding sustainability into a design process.
Led by production manager and designer Jenn Taillefer, hear insights of how you can embed sustainability into the creative process when making design decisions and working with the demands of delivery.
This session will draw on sector-specific tools (such as Julie's Bicycle and Theatre Green Book) and offer both practical and personal reflections on the impact of the climate emergency when making work at mid to large scale.
This mid-career masterclass is aimed at mid-career designers and directors, including associates, who are moving from studio scale to working with larger organisations/partners.
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Led by Dipo Baruwa-Etti, this three-hour masterclass will explore the process of playwriting from start to finish, with practical tips and insights which will help you to craft your identity as a writer. After exploring a playwright's toolkit, the second half of the session will allow you to put what you have learned into practice.
Attendees will be asked to bring an excerpt of their writing with them to work on with some input and guidance from Dipo. Aimed at early career theatre professionals who have some experience in playwriting. This could be from university, as a private practice in tandem with other creative work, or could be a career pivot. This is not suitable for writers who have written plays that have been staged or fully developed, or for those who have never tackled writing at all. You should have completed a first draft of a play, or a substantial proportion of a play.
This early-career masterclass will help you move beyond your first draft, covering theory and practice, equipping you with exercises and skills to unlock the next phase of your work.
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Join Kirsten Foster, agent at Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, for an introduction to working with a theatrical agent. In this session, Kirsten will explore the working relationship between client and agent, with plenty of time to answer your questions.
This early-career masterclass will be useful for anyone wishing to learn more about working with an agent, whether as a playwright, director or designer.
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Hackney Young Collective is a creative community for young people aged 18-30 who want to gain experience, develop new skills, and bring ideas to life. Whether you're pursuing a career in the arts, looking to build your confidence, expand your network, or simply searching for a space where you can be creative and meet like-minded people, this project is for you.
Through hands-on theatre making, collaboration, mentoring, and real-world creative projects, you’ll work alongside industry professionals to explore new ideas, develop your practice, and create original work.
We believe that creativity thrives when people are given the opportunity to experiment, learn from one another, and be part of something bigger than themselves.
This is a place to build skills, discover opportunities, form meaningful connections, and take the next step in your creative journey.
What do we do?
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