Gane Trust are a grant-making organisation supporting arts, crafts, design, social care, and well-being to develop relationships with individuals and drive transformative change in partnership with universities and other organisations.

Their Priorities:

• Supporting creative individuals by giving grants that will have a transformative effect.
• Partnering with local universities by giving travel and development grants to undergraduates.
• Giving priority to those living and working in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire areas.

They hold three grant rounds each year (in February, June and September). In 2024 they made 50 grants of up to £500 per grant supporting people in arts, crafts, design, social care and well-being that have a transformative impact.

Find out what Bath Theatre Academy is like at one of our upcoming open days at the Bath College City Centre campus.

Dates:

• Wednesday 8 October 2025, 4pm - 7pm
• Saturday 22 November 2025, 10am - 1pm
• Wednesday 25 March 2026, 4pm - 7pm

We also have limited spaces available for course-specific taster sessions:

• Wednesday 26 November 2025, 4:30pm - 6pm
• Wednesday 4 February 2026, 4:30pm - 6pm
• Wednesday 6 May 2026, 4:30pm - 6pm

A CPD opportunity for teachers to embed drama and creativity into their teaching, through working with a Bristol-based theatre company, Travelling Light.

Want to shake up your physics lesson but need some inspiration? Join Travelling Light on an exploration of how to incorporate more Drama into your classroom. Find out how a team of artists and teachers used arts-based learning to refresh their existing curriculum, whilst supporting pupil oracy, emotional literacy and wellbeing.

Key aims of the session:

• To use Drama and the Creative Arts to explore other areas of the curriculum such as STEM subjects.
• Introduce exercises to support class management
• To explore focus, self-regulation and reflection techniques.
• To use Drama and the Creative Arts to explore group work and supporting relationships in the classroom. 

Slots available in Bristol (8th Dec), Weston-Super-Mare (9th Dec) or Bath (11th Dec).

Please note, this is for teachers only.

Experience a behind-the scenes tour and interactive sessions throughout the building, with expert advice on career pathways into theatre and live entertainment at one of Bristol's most iconic venues!

Book for either the 4th or 6th November.

This opportunity is part of the West of England Discover! Creative Careers takeover, in collaboration with: Get Into Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Bristol Beacon, St George’s, The Redgrave, Prime Theatre, The Egg Theatre and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Please note, this is for school groups only. Sign up and book via the Discover! Opportunity Finder.

We are looking to take on a trainee stage manager to assist with our spring/ summer 2026 theatre production of The Scarlet Pimpernel. This is a hands-on role, requiring attendance at rehearsals (in Brixham) and shows (South Devon and up to Midlands). At the end the trainee may be invited to stay on with us, or not as they choose. Laura, the show director and theatre company founder will be mentoring.

The trainee will recieve photos of them "in action" at rehearsals and shows, free tea and coffee at all shows/ rehearsals, and at the end of the show run, a written reference for future work or study use.  Travel to Midlands performance(s) is provided.  Rehearsals begin Feb 2026, show run finishes duing August 2026

The trainee should be based in the South Devon area. 

With us, the stage manager will be trained with the following responsibilities:

• Use a ground plan to mark up the rehearsal room
• Attend production discussion (may be in person or online)
• Managing the furniture and props used in a production
• Supervise the ‘get in’ and ‘get out’
• Create a prompt script compiled with notes on Actors’ cues and requirements for props, lighting and sound
• Help to create a risk assessment to ensure the safety of the full company
• Manage the backstage and onstage area during performances
• Call cast for rehearsals and performances
• Maintain props, furniture and set during the run
• Liaise with resident staff (when touring)
• Helping ensure that rehearsal and performance venues are left spotless

Applicants Personal Qualities: 

• Aged over 18 (to the skys the limit)
• Reliable, able to attend rehearsals and shows.
• Able and willing to work with different people regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, religion etc, in a friendly, safe and supportive team creating high quality shows.
• Being zero tolerance to bullying, gaslighting or inappropriate behaviour
  Being clean and tidy
• Keeping any production or personal details confidential as required.

 

This September, The Quay Theatre is re-launching its Youth Theatre groups, providing weekly drama workshops for young people aged seven to 15 years.

The new groups provide an exciting opportunity for local young people to engage with the craft of theatre in a professional space, with a focus on all manner of acting skills, as well as collaboration and creative communication.

The aim is to give young people somewhere they can feel safe to explore their creative expression - and have plenty of fun too!

Attendees will also have the opportunity to perform in The Quay Theatre itself, taking full advantage of its extensive professional facilities. Their termly showcase will be fully kitted out with lights, sound, costumes and more – a great experience for budding creatives.