Working out of Gosforth Civic Theatre's Cafe Bar, the placement offers a varied role, developing skills including:
In addition, our placements will provide valuable, softer life skills:
Our mission
To raise everyone's expectations about what people with learning disabilities can achieve.
We believe that every young person embarking on a work placement has the potential to succeed. Our staff are dedicated to the overall welfare of every trainee to ensure that they develop work and life skills across the duration of the placement.
How does it work?
To help us evaluate if the cafe is the right opportunity for you, we will:
Cost
This programme is fee based. Fee based programmes can be funded through either a young person's education and health care plan, or direct payments/personal budget. You can find out more about this from your college transitions officer or your local social work team.
To sign up, or to find out more, please contact Rebecca via the email address listed below.
A playwriting competition for Northern writers!
This Award is for playwrights from the North of England who are yet to have a full-length play performed professionally.
Past winners include Peter Straughan (BAFTA & Oscar-winner for ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’), Carina Rodney (Audible, BBC Radio 4, Live Theatre) and Alison Carr (National Theatre, Finalist: Women’s Prize for Playwriting, BBC Radio 4).
One winning script will be chosen for a six-night production by us in May 2025 in our Studio Theatre, and the writer will receive a cash prize of £1,000.
The judges for the competition are looking for a new full-length play on any subject, for a cast of any age or gender.
Don't worry about how old you are or much experience you have - the Award is open to everyone with a story to tell.
The Opera North Youth Orchestra (ONYO) is a pre-professional ensemble in the North of England for career-minded instrumentalists in sixth form and university. It serves to help dedicated young musicians transition from further or higher education into the professional world of music.
Drawing inspiration from the orchestral and opera work of Opera North, the Youth Orchestra will prepare and perform two programs of challenging repertoire each academic year. Rehearsing in the Orchestra of Opera North rehearsal studios, the Youth Orchestra will provide opportunities to learn the musical and non-musical intricacies of working within a high-level orchestra whilst further experience with orchestral and operatic repertoire.
Members will benefit from mentorship from the musicians and artistic team of Opera North, in addition to connecting with a variety of professional orchestral and opera conductors. The Opera North Youth Orchestra is designed to complement participants’ existing study schedule, rehearsing on selected weekends over a two month programme period twice per academic year.
