Join us for an unforgettable summer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Pleasance Festival Volunteer Programme provides a platform for people of all backgrounds and ages to hone their skills in the creative industries, by playing a key role in the daily operation of the Pleasance’s Fringe venues, at the centre of the largest arts festival in the world.
Volunteers are crucial to the daily operations at Pleasance’s three venues containing 33 performance spaces. Could you be one of them?
Applications for the 2025 festival are now live!
We recruit on a rolling basis which means there is no deadline, but we recommend applying as soon as you can to avoid missing out on your preferred role.
What roles are available?
Technical
Marketing
Guest Services
Founded over 30 years ago, Sir Cameron Mackintosh's Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Ltd owns and operates eight of the most prestigious theatres in London's West End: the Gielgud, Noël Coward, Novello, Sondheim, Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, Victoria Palace and Wyndham's.
Working alongside the in-house technical teams across all eight of our venues you will get the opportunity to be part of the day to day running of our theatres and productions. To learn and apply the skills of a multi-skilled theatre technician, whilst studying a level 3 qualification at Chichester College under the Creative Industries Production Technician Apprenticeship Standard. You will get hands on experience in Stage, Lighting and Video duties with the additional focus of Sound and Automation alongside our incoming productions.
This role will be fixed-term for 24-months and the work is divided between 80% 'on the job' learning in a professional working environment, and 20% college learning and course work which you are given dedicated study time for each week. Typically, at about 18 months in you will enter the assessment process to gain the qualification which we and the college support you with. You can be eligible if you have a Higher Education qualification, such as a degree, but it needs to be in a different discipline.
Be in the loop with The Scottish Neurodiverse Performance Network (SNPN) and join their mailing list for upcoming opportunities for neurodivergent creatives working with/in performance across Scotland.
Scottish Neurodiverse Performance Network is a new emerging neurodivergent-led organisation forging space, solidarity, and visibility for neurodivergent creatives working with/in performance across Scotland.
They connect, support, and amplify neurodivergent creatives across disciplines, career stages, and locations—nurturing bold, boundary-pushing practices and cultivating a thriving neurodivergent performance culture in Scotland.
SNPN doesn’t just advocate for equity — they demand radical change. They’re here to disrupt neuronormativity in the performance sector, creating space for neurodivergent minds, bodies, and ways of making and performing to flourish on their own terms.
Sign up at the below for updates and opportunities for neurodivergent creatives working with/in performance across Scotland.
Bradford Producing Hub has teamed up with our friends at Factory International's Factory Academy to present a free, two-day workshop that will provide hands-on insight into the world of production management and how to build a career that turns a creative vision into live experiences.
Sound good? Register your interest by Wednesday 23 July at 11 PM.
Uniquely positioned on the seafront, The Cliffs Pavilion in Southend has established itself as one of the South East's leading live entertainment venues, welcoming thousands of customers every year.
Trafalgar Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in groups where we are under-represented, for example people with disabilities, from minority ethnic groups, older returners and people who are neurodivergent.
We are curious, courageous and ambitious, empowering people to challenge and innovate in pursuit of excellence.
The Assistant Director will have the opportunity to sharpen their dramaturgical skills working on a new play, pull their directing vision into focus whilst working with the director and provide research and practical skills to the rehearsal room. You will support actors and the creative teams, through line readings, note taking and effective communication.
The Bush Theatre is offering a talented, emerging director the opportunity to join our artistic team as an Assistant Director on our main-house production Superwoman Schema, a world-premiere production exploring complex mother-daughter dynamics after a family loss by Emma Dennis Edwards’ directed by Lynette Linton. The Assistant Director will support the production in rehearsals up until press and may be required to note the show. The duration of this bursary is spread over 6 weeks.
NI Concert Band launches their new Training Band in September!
Starting Thursday 4 September 2025
Church of God, Glenmachan
6:30-7.30pm
Get more information available by emailing the address below.
Are you looking for a practical route into the creative industries? Would you like to learn directly from experienced professionals in a working environment? Do you want to develop useful skills, kick-start or change the direction of your career and gain a nationally-recognised qualification? Then our Technical Apprenticeships may be for you!
We're recruiting for a Technical Theatre Apprentice to join us from September, to work in our busy Production department across lighting, sound and stage. This opportunity provides experience, skills, knowledge and formal training whilst working on a range of professional theatre productions across our three stages and elsewhere.
The Technical Theatre Apprenticeship post suits those who are 18+ and looking for the next step. This role is aimed at a practically-minded, energetic and committed person who is passionate about theatre and live arts.
No previous experience in theatre or live events is necessary for this role, just a passion and interest in theatre.
Technical Apprenticeships at CFT are hands-on, paid, working roles, learning all the skills required of a professional Technician equipping them to enter the industry after the fixed two-year term. You will receive a nationally recognised Level 3 Creative Industries Production Technician Apprenticeship qualification, whilst working with some of the most eminent industry professionals in the country.
All previous CFT apprentices have gone on to work professionally across the Performing Arts industry including on tours and in the West End in a variety of roles. Work in the Live Events sector would also be suited to the skills developed in this role.
Are you looking for a practical route into the creative industries? Would you like to learn directly from experienced professionals in a fast paced working environment? Do you want to develop useful skills, kick-start or change the direction of your career and gain a nationally-recognised qualification? Then our Apprenticeships at Chichester Festival Theatre may be for you!
We are now recruiting for a Costume Technical Apprentice to join us from September 2025, to work in our busy Production department. This opportunity provides experience, skills, knowledge and formal training whilst working on a range of professional theatre productions across our three stages and elsewhere.
Apprenticeships at CFT are hands-on, paid, working roles, learning all the skills required to work within a busy producing theatre, equipping you to enter the industry after the fixed 2 year term. You will receive a nationally recognised Costume Technician Apprenticeship qualification, along with working with some of the most eminent costume industry professionals in the country.
All previous CFT apprentices have gone on to work professionally across the Performing Arts industry including on tours and in the West End in a variety of roles. This is the first year of the Costume Technician Apprenticeship, but previous apprentices have gone on to work across a wide range of roles within the Performing Arts Industry, including the RSC, National Theatre, West End and on Tour.
Chichester Festival Theatre is inviting young people aged 18-25 to join the CFT Young Practitioners Programme, building creative facilitation and leadership skills.
Taking place between September 2025 – July 2026, the programme provides opportunities for individuals to be trained and mentored by theatre professionals, whilst developing practice as workshop assistants and leaders for Chichester Festival Youth Theatre.
The programme combines practical workshop experience and development sessions, alongside one-to-one mentoring and coaching opportunities. Our 2025-26 programme runs over three terms and builds towards delivering youth theatre workshops and supporting CFYT’s participants.
