Experience Opportunity

Young Lyric Associates 2025

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is looking for 18-25 year olds in West London who are interested in Theatre and Cultural Leadership to become our 2025 Young Lyric Associates.

Do you want to run your own theatre company? Looking to produce your own events? Interested in steering the future of the Lyric?

The Young Lyric Associates are a youth advisory group of 10 West Londoners, aged 18-25, who meet on the first Tuesday of every month, for one year. They will advise, influence, advocate and shape the life of the Lyric and its work with Young People in West London.

Young Lyric Associates will receive:

  • Invitations to Lyric Hammersmith Press Nights in the 2025 season
  • Rehearsal Room observations for all shows in the Lyric’s 2025 season
  • Talks and Workshops with leading arts professionals about arts leadership, strategy, programming and producing, marketing, participation, and fundraising, and more!
  • Direct employment and training opportunities on Young Lyric projects and programmes
  • Free tickets to London-wide shows, Q&As, and arts events

We are particularly interested in hearing from those who are a part of the global majority, neuro divergent, d/Deaf, disabled, part of the LGBTQ+ community, those from low-income households, those in care, are care leavers, or are carers. This is not a definitive & complete list, you may belong to none, one, or several of these groups, and we highly encourage you to apply if you feel interested in the project.

Requirements

In order to apply, you must fulfil all of the following criteria:

Be 18-25 years old by January 2025
Currently live in one of the 10 West London Boroughs
• Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond Upon Thames, Wandsworth and Westminster
Be able to commit to all sessions at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre:
• The first Tuesday of every month, January to December 2025 at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

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