Have you ever wondered how the lights, sound and technical effects come togethter to make each moment unforgettable?

As an Apprentice at LW Theatres, you'll work towards a Level 3 Creative Venue Technician Apprenticeship while gaining valuable skills working on some of the biggest shows in the world!

You'll gain hands-on experience across a range of technical departments, including stage flying systems, props, scenery, lighting, sound, and automation. As you progress through the apprenticeship, you'll also have the opportunity to specialise in the area that interests you most.

The apprenticeship is designed to run over a two-year period, allowing you to steadily build knowledge, experience, and professional capability.

Start Date: September 2026

End Date: August 2028

Contracted Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: £26, 511.94 per annum

How to apply:

• Visit the linked opportunity, and send your CV to the LW Theatres team.

Shaftesbury Theatre

The ABTT Theatre Show will once again take place at the stunning Alexandra Palace on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 June.

The ABTT Theatre Show 2026 is the exhibition where the broadest collection of specialist suppliers supporting live performance technology, production and education gather to connect with others in the world of theatre, performance, events, festivals, music and more.

The ABTT Theatre Show draws exhibitors and visitors from all over the world whether they be interested in lighting, audio visual, scenography, rigging, set construction, sound, costume, seating, staging, wigs, make-up, pyrotechnics or anything else employed in a performance. A range of activities will be presented over the two days, including a variety of meetings, debates and seminars and providing spaces for all their sister Associations and organisations to meet in person.

How to book:

• Complete the registration form on their website.
• If you wish to attend as part of an educational trip, please email admin@abtt.org.uk

Are you interested in directing theatre within community engagement?

This intensive day workshop is to equip emerging directors with the practical tools, confidence, and ethical awareness needed to work in community and socially engaged settings. Through their one-day workshop, you will develop an understanding of culturally responsive directing practice rooted in care, collaboration, and artistic excellence.

In this intensive you will:   

• Develop an understanding of what it means to direct theatre within community engagement. 
• Learn practical directing and facilitation techniques tailored to diverse groups. 
• Build a toolkit for managing group dynamics, access needs, and emotional well-being. 
• Gain a clearer sense of their personal directing values and leadership style. 

How to Apply:  

• Filling out the application form.
• A phone conversation with a member of the team - please text the Young Vic Taking Part phone number on 07562 393311 to arrange a call    
• Sending a voice note responding to the questions on the application form to 07562 393311 

Their phone line is open Monday-Friday from 10am – 6pm. If you would like to have a conversation about this programme before applying, please call the Young Vic Taking Part phone, 07562 393311, to speak with their Participation Producer.  

This one-day, in-person workshop offers a clear and practical introduction to the Wardrobe department within theatre production.

Designed for complete beginners, students and early-career practitioners, the workshop demystifies how wardrobe works day-to-day, from rehearsals through to performance. The session focuses on real-world processes, expectations and working practices within a professional theatre wardrobe.

Across one full day, the workshop will cover:

• An overview of the Wardrobe department and how it fits within a theatre production
• The day-to-day responsibilities of the different roles within a Wardrobe department
• Understanding costume plots, tracking and paperwork
• Preparing costumes for rehearsals and performance
• Running wardrobe during shows, including quick changes
• Basic costume care, maintenance and repairs
• Working with cast, stage management and the wider costume team

This workshop is ideal for:

• Complete beginners curious about working in theatre wardrobe
• Students studying costume or performance-related courses
• Early-career practitioners looking to understand wardrobe roles
• Those considering wardrobe as a career path and wanting real-world insight

No prior wardrobe experience is required.

Spaces are kept small to allow for discussion, questions and hands-on learning. Advance booking is strongly recommended.

The Fitting Space Group LTD

Do you think you might like producing? Do you not know what producing is? What does queering producing even mean?

Raze Collective’s free Young Producers Club returns for its third year, offering a hands-on taster into producing queer events. Sessions will introduce participants to a range of topics such as what is a producer, budgeting, reaching your audience and accessibility.

What is YPC?

• Free 10-week producing taster programme
• For LGBTQIA+ creatives aged 18–25
• Focused on theatre, cabaret, live events & performance
• No experience needed
• Learn from the Raze producing team & meet other creatives
• A relaxed queer space to ask questions and explore ideas with other creatives.

We particularly encourage & will prioritise queer people of colour.

Please note this course has been designed to be delivered in person but they are open to conversation around hybrid-ness for accessibility reasons. 

Park Theatre

Park Theatre

Further Than The Edge Productions are restarting weekly Open Level Acting Workshops for adults in two Camden venues from the second week of January.

A motivating, fun and safe space for beginners, and people with experience who want to develop existing skills.

Develop your creativity, your skills of voice, space and movement, work collaboratively on improvisation and scripts, have fun, build your confidence.

This is a great place to start or to keep up your existing skillset.

Where and When:
2 courses of workshops running weekly, 2 different Camden venues - Wednesdays and Fridays

You can book and attend either Wednesdays or Fridays, or both!

10 weeks, mornings 10am - 12.30pm

Wednesdays - 14 January to 18 March 

Fridays - 16 Jan to 27 March 

Cost and Booking:

Book at any time, you don't have to start on the first session

Both workshops are on a Pay-What-You-Like sliding scale between £10 to £30 per session. Book per session as you attend, or for the whole course of 10.

The workshops are designed for you to find some continuity in what you do, and booking in advance guarantees your space.

Go to the website and choose the relevant PayPal link.

Please note: Venues are accessible. This is not a drop-in event, you must prebook!