Further Than The Edge Productions C.I.C are running weekly Open Level Acting Workshops in two Camden venues. A motivating, fun and safe space for beginners, and people with experience who want to develop existing skills.
These are open level workshops, so no previous acting training is required, but you must be prepared to work with other people - communicate and collaborate, and move around the space. You will also read/use extracts of playtexts/scripts.
This is a great place to start before moving on to more formal or professional level training, or to keep up your existing skillset.
for Black & Global Majority Creatives
Black Lives Natter presents the SpeakEasy programme which brings together a year-long series of events for Black & Global Majority individuals. The programme includes SpeakEasy Po’JaM, Po’JaM Co’LaB and SpeakEasy Page-to-Stage. Po’JaM is a bi-monthly music and spoken word open mic night, Co’LaB a monthly creative drop-in, and Page-to-Stage is a series of writing workshops. We are building a thriving creative ecosystem through writing, performance and community connection. Below are details on how to get involved with our programme of free and low cost events.
Drama at Queen’s combines history, theory and practice in an integrated and multidisciplinary approach, to discover why and how theatre works. Performance workshops and productions enable students to draw upon their reading of literary, cultural, historical and sociological studies to inform their practical understanding of performance. Students are also required to attend professional performances, and benefit from our exceptional links with the theatre sector in Northern Ireland and beyond. Visiting professionals lead workshops in specialist areas.
Student Experience
Extracurricular performance opportunities are offered by the Tyrone Guthrie Society and the student Drama Society, which have taken productions to student festivals in Ireland and the UK. Productions have also been taken to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and to festivals in Belgium and Italy.
Drama at Queen’s has unparalleled links with the professional theatre sector and collaborates extensively with leading arts organisations and theatre companies, such as the Lyric Theatre, Prime Cut Productions, Kabosh, Tinderbox and Bruiser, as well as with the Belfast Festival and the Linen Hall Library. Students also have the opportunity to undertake a work-based learning module in Year 3.
Students can access a range of international opportunities during their degree programme – both as year-long international exchanges and shorter learning opportunities and visits.
Lots of teaching happens in the Brian Friel Theatre, which is one of the best-equipped theatres in Belfast with a 120-seat studio theatre, rehearsal room, dressing rooms, green room and workshop all housed in the Drama and Film Centre which also includes the Queen’s Film Theatre.
Our staff expertise encompasses both professional and scholarly aspects of drama and theatre practice, with many of our team acknowledged internationally as experts in their fields. You will learn from experts in Irish and British theatre, Shakespearean and Restoration theatre, applied theatre practices, global and intercultural theatre, dance and movement, writing and directing.
Further study, including Master’s programmes, is also an option; see the School website for further information.
Join us for the next Deptford Scratch Night on 23 Oct, spotlighting bold, brilliant artists from the Global Majority.
Don’t miss the fresh voices and unstoppable energy taking over the Lounge!
On the line-up:
Choose how much to pay for your ticket, based on how much you think the event is worth. There will also be a chance to make a further donation on the day and after the event.
You will not be charged the transaction fee. If for any reason you can no longer attend or are running late, please let the Box Office know.
Following the announcement of Creative Wales’ investment in our innovative digital platform, we’re excited to begin exploring its potential and create a high quality, online experience for young people led by young creative voices across Wales.
We believe music is a potent creative force that feeds self-expression, personal development, and wellbeing, and with your help the Anthem Gateway can provide an essential bridge for young people to the music industry.
This month we’re starting the process of commissioning new music creators, in both English and Welsh, and offering paid opportunities to develop our next round of resources.
Whether you’re a musician or local promoter with insights to share, a community music-minded fundraiser, budding marketeer or just have something to say about the state of music today, we’re looking for young people from all backgrounds across Wales to help us tackle subjects that are relevant to you.
The Bruiser Ambassadors is a youth steering group. Members meet regularly to help develop Bruiser’s education and community engagement programme. The group is open to young people living in Northern Ireland aged 16+
Through RADA Connect we aim to support applicants currently underrepresented at RADA, in higher education and in the industry. We also aim to reduce financial barriers to applying; help applicants feel prepared for their interview or audition process; build community and connection and help create a sense of belonging.
We want you to feel creative, inspired and like you belong here.
RADA Connect supports applicants to our BA (Hons) in Acting and Foundation Degree in Technical Theatre and Stage Management with a free application, online and in-person workshops, advice and support for eligible applicants.
Suffolk Community Libraries, National Centre for Writing and Suffolk Wildlife Trust are looking for six up-and-coming short-form writers to take part in an intensive residency, engaging creatively with nature, landscape, and communities.
Are you an emerging short-form writer living in Suffolk and looking to develop your written craft and community practice? Wild Pages gives you the chance to collaborate with fellow writers, develop your voice, and hone your skills in delivering workshops and activities with an eco-focus to people of all ages.
Over the course of the week, you’ll take part in talks and workshops led by environmentally conscious organisations and community artists, offered self-led creative and field research time, and encouraged to share your work with the public.
York Theatre Royal, Harrogate Theatre and CAST are seeking to commission a new 45-minute play specifically for youth theatre groups aged 11–14, in response to the lack of existing repertoire for this age group.
The appointed playwright will work closely with each of the partner youth theatre groups, placing youth voice at the centre of the creative process. They will receive dramaturgical support throughout the development period.
The playwright will lead workshops and develop the script over the course of the 2025–2026 academic year. Performances by each partner’s youth theatre group will take place between September 2026 and July 2027.
The Soho Theatre Walthamstow and British Pakistan Foundation Writers’ Lab is a brand-new, eight-session course for young writers from British-Pakistani and Pakistani backgrounds.
This Lab is an entry-level opportunity, designed to support fresh aspiring writers in learning how to write for different media, including stage, screen and audio. Workshops cover themes like how to generate ideas, develop characters, and write dialogue. By the end of the Lab, all participants will have written a short audio piece that will be recorded and edited by professional actors, directors and sound designers. You will be part of the recording process from start to finish, and will get access to a digital copy of your fully acted and produced piece to share with friends, family, community and industry.
The Lab is led by an award-winning British-Pakistani writer with extensive experience across screen, stage and audio: Ishy Din (BBC, C4, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC Radio 4 and 5).
You and your cohort will be facilitated to find your voice and create work that is innovative, distinctive and pushes the boundaries. Your stories will be shared at a celebratory event at the end of the Lab – as well as with a wider online audience afterwards.
No previous experience required, all applications from people with Pakistani backgrounds are warmly welcomed. We look forward to hearing from you!