PROPEL is our paid work placement programme for early-career creatives working in live events producing, production and programming.

PROPEL has connected emerging talent with top festivals, theatres, and performance companies across the North for over two years. For 2025, we’ve partnered with some exciting new hosts in Bradford and West Yorkshire, offering five hands-on paid placements in production, producing, and programming.

We’re excited to have partnered with Spin Arts to offer a unique opportunity for an early-career Bradford content creator to undertake a 24-day paid placement working as a Digital Content & Social Media Creator. You will liaise with artists and participants to create high-quality photo and video content for the Spin Arts project, RIDE – a rap, dance and music show celebrating BD4 and Gypsy and Traveller communities.

Through this placement, you will:

We warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds and are particularly keen to hear from individuals living in BD4 or members of the Gypsy and Traveller community, as part of our commitment to inclusive representation. 

The Bristol Hippodrome is proud to announce Work Experience Week.

Work Experience Week

Totalling 30 hours of workshops and hands on experiences of all the different departments that keep The Bristol Hippodrome as one of the top touring venues, participants will gain insight into the skills used in Performing, Technical, Marketing, Ticketing, Creative Learning and many more departments throughout the experience.

There are bursary places available for this experience, please contact bristolcreativelearning@atgentertainment.com for further details.

ATG Entertainment: Bristol Hippodrome

Pests & Weeds is a creative animal tracking and plant foraging. It is a free two-day workshop in Bristol.

Join artists Hermione Spriggs and Tamara Colchester in a two-day workshop for young people that explores the city from the perspective of urban creatures and plants.

With the Spike Island residency studio as your base, you will be setting out with a small group to explore the surrounding area and creatively tune in to more creaturely ways of life.

Please come prepared in suitable outdoor clothing, a waterproof in case of rain, and a packed lunch. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

This is a free event as part of Spike Island’s Ecotones engagement programme, curated by Florence Fitzgerald-Allsopp, and supported by Hauser and Wirth.

Start: 14 August, 2025 at 10:00am

End: 15 August, 2025 at 2:00pm

Join us for an exciting 2-day creative theatre workshop where nature meets performance. Over two inspiring days, you’ll work alongside other young people to: 

No experience needed — just your curiosity, creativity, and passion to try something new! 

Whether you love acting, writing, creating sound or simply want to meet like-minded people, this workshop offers a fun, supportive space to unlock your imagination. 

Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 August 2025, 10:00am – 3:00pm (both days)

Perfect for: 

Exeter Northcott Theatre Company

The Egg, Theatre Royal Bath

Wild Will Theatre Company

Read me aloud