National Youth Music Theatre
Join us for an unforgettable summer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The Pleasance Festival Volunteer Programme provides a platform for people of all backgrounds and ages to hone their skills in the creative industries, by playing a key role in the daily operation of the Pleasance’s Fringe venues, at the centre of the largest arts festival in the world.
Volunteers are crucial to the daily operations at Pleasance’s three venues containing 33 performance spaces. Could you be one of them?
Applications for the 2025 festival are now live!
We recruit on a rolling basis which means there is no deadline, but we recommend applying as soon as you can to avoid missing out on your preferred role.
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A UK-wide free training programme for ages 18 to 30
Dive into the world of theatre-making and shape the future of Theatre with OV Theatre Makers, a free, six-month training programme.
With the support of director Joseph Hancock and leading professional theatre makers, you’ll explore contemporary theatre-making practices to provide you with a toolkit of skills to begin developing your own work and career. Developing a broad range of theatre making skills from writing and devising to directing and producing you will then have the chance to showcase your work in a Scratch Night at a professional theatre venue.
Travel to London will be required and we’re able to support with costs if needed.
The Young Muslim Writers Awards is back for the 15th year and want to hear from you! If you’re aged 16 or under and living in the UK, we’re inviting you to submit your entry for a chance to be read by our judges!
If you’re one of this year’s shortlisted writers, you’ll be invited to the awards ceremony, receive a certificate, and be gifted with books!
The closing date for the 2025 Young Muslim Writers Awards is midnight on Sunday 27 July 2025.
Acting Strong: Resilience for Stage-Ready, Mind-Ready Artists.
Acting Strong is a podcast by Generation Arts, made for young people pursuing a career in the performing arts. In each episode, actors and artists from a range of backgrounds share real stories about how they got started, what it’s really like working in the industry, and how resilience helped them through the highs and lows. Honest, inspiring, and full of practical insight—this is a must-listen for anyone dreaming of a career on stage or screen.
Available at the direct link, or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or at Generation Arts website.
This production is supported using public funding through Arts Council England
Acting Strong and Generation Arts are not-for-profit.
Applications are now open for the 2025-26 cohort of the Bridge the Gap Producer Programme!
Apply to be one of 10 emerging producers from underrepresented backgrounds to take part in this year long development programme; gaining skills in commercial producing through monthly workshops, a mentor, coaching sessions, tickets to shows, access to grants and more!
Deadline: 12 noon on Friday 9 May
Apply online via our website.
Not sure if it's for you? Find out some more info in our Should I Apply? guide.
Stage One created Bridge the Gap to diversify the current field of commercial theatre producers and therefore strongly encourages individuals from underrepresented backgrounds and outside of London to apply. We want to support people from a Global Majority background, who identify as working class or from a lower socio-economic background, are LGBTQIA+, those that have a disability and/or are neurodivergent and/or those from a culturally or religiously Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim or Sikh background.
