The Stage
Create your own model stage set with theatre designer Sophia Lovell Smith and explore stage design - could this be your future calling?
The 5 sessions offer the opportunity to explore the creative process from ‘text to stage’. Working from a set text, participants are given the space to create their own set design. Gathering creative references from text and pictures, the design is first visualised in white card, building towards a final 3D presentation in a model box.
Theatre design is not only about technical skills but also about nurturing a love of theatre and creativity.
The approach in these sessions creates a welcoming space that is friendly and inclusive. No particular prior experience is needed and we work in an inquiring and inventive atmosphere, sharing insights, ambitions, ideas.
Each day, the children will explore different styles of musical theatre, focusing on singing, dancing, and acting.
Submissions now open for our Extraordinary Stories Season!
Seven Dials Playhouse operates on a six-season per year model with three themed seasons. Our programming team is open to proposals for shows in each season via our submissions form for each of our theatre spaces below.
Submissions open for each season 6 months in advance and will remain open for a 30 day period only.
Journey to a world where the impossible becomes reality.
This season, we’re inviting artists to transport us into the beyond, the stories we turn to when reality feels limiting. Adventure to magical mystical lands, or explore the surreal and sublime. From mythical adaptations to original tales, far-out futures to universes unlike our own - the only limit is your imagination. Leave behind the everyday and venture with us into the extraordinary.
Our Extraordinary Stories season will run from February - March 2026. To apply, please fill out the form below by 11:59pm on Tuesday 30 September 2025. We can't wait to hear from you!
As a Technical Theatre Apprentice, you will work under the supervision of the Heads of Stage and Electrics to support the construction, rehearsal, and execution of live performances.
You will gain practical experience and training across a variety of technical disciplines, including carpentry, rigging, operating stage machinery, scenic work, lighting installation, maintenance, and show operation. This dual-department role will give you a comprehensive foundation in both stagecraft and electrics, preparing you to support all technical aspects of a production from pre-show setup to final curtain.
Sign in to access the promo code for £10* tickets, applicable on all performances during the run from 26 September - 3 October.
"A masterclass in storytelling" - Broadway World ★★★★
'Like nothing I have seen before" - All That Dazzles ★★★★
“With its kinetic performances and genre-pushing structure, Novi’s thrill ride lands like a high-stakes fever dream” - The Hollywood Reporter
Invasive Species is a dark comedy and true story about Maia, an immigrant actor who will stop at nothing to achieve her dream of being in the American movies, even if that means having to act her way out of a youth psychiatric ward. Only 75 minutes long, Maia's story is a ride you won't forget.
After being named one of the best cultural works of the year by The Hollywood Reporter and racking up more than 17 million views on TikTok, the New York cult hit invades London this autumn for a strictly limited run.
*Strictly limited to 10 tickets per show. If discount is unavailable, the allocation for that performance has run out.
