Are you passionate about theatre design and production? Are you looking to develop your practice and build your portfolio? Are you interested in working with young people to create high quality theatre?
Lewisham Youth Theatre (LYT) is excited to announce a unique Theatre Design Associate role as part of our HATCH artist development programme. A six-month (part-time) residency, where you’ll have the opportunity to design the set and costumes for several LYT productions, whilst gaining support and mentoring throughout. You’ll also receive workshop facilitation training and have the chance to work as an assistant facilitator on our backstage programme.
This role is perfect for someone who is early in their career as a designer and wants to gain valuable experience in the youth arts sector. We especially encourage applications from people who share some of the lived experiences of LYT’s participants, including those from Global Majority backgrounds.
6 months fixed term, February–August 2025, flexible part-time hours
Bursary: £5,400
Application deadline – Monday 20 January 2025, 5pm
We're inviting the next generation of curious minds to an unmissable day of discovery in the creative industries. Dive into inspiring sessions with creative organisations large and small. Meet with artists, designers, tattooists, theatre-makers, writers and creatives, and find out about careers that you didn’t even know existed.
Whether you're curious about theatre, visual arts, design, writing, music or beyond, this event is crafted to ignite your potential, spark ideas, and show you the endless possibilities ahead. If you’re a student choosing GCSE options, next step pathways, or you’re ready to survey the employment landscape, then this careers fair is for you.
Focussing on creative roles across a variety of industries, this is your opportunity to access presentations, panel discussions, TED-style talks, interactive stands, CV surgeries – all led by professionals at the top of their game.
Quiz experts on apprenticeships, trainee schemes, career pathways and employment opportunities. Whether you’re looking to explore design, writing, music, a skilled trade, technical production, digital creation, gaming, public speaking, theatre or more, we can help.
The following organisations will have stalls on the day in the Festival Theatre foyer. Take some time in-between sessions to have a chat and discover the the possibilities they can unlock for you.
Date: Friday 31 January 2025
Discover the stories and magic of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Go behind the scenes and discover the secrets and stories from the RSC, past and present. Get close up to our costumes, see how our sets are built and learn about theatre superstitions. Our guided tours run daily, led by our experienced tour guides, and every tour will be truly unique.
Immerse yourself in the workings of theatre with stories of individuals who have shaped our unique history – from well-known performers to our incredibly talented staff.
Types of tours:
If you’re serious about a career in makeup artistry, our 4-Month Hair and Makeup Course is the perfect choice.
Led by award-winning makeup designers at CBMA Makeup Academy in London, this intensive, hands-on program covers everything from beauty makeup to special effects (SFX) techniques. You’ll work closely with industry professionals to master the essential skills needed for film, TV, and fashion. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to create a wide range of looks, from classic beauty to intricate special effects, giving you the tools to launch your makeup artistry career.
Creative Futures is offering 4 early-career artists a £500 commission to make a new work as well as a 3-month residency at The Station in Bristol’s city centre
Alongside this, the commissioned artists will receive a structure of support, mentoring and workshops to develop their creative practice, producing skills, professional network, and artistic community.
The Creative Futures Commission runs from March to June 2025, ending with a public exhibition/performance of the commissioned artist’s works at The Courts in Bristol’s city centre.
Early-career artists aged 16 to 25 from all creative disciplines are encouraged to apply.
There are 4 paid commission opportunities available. 2 of the 4 available positions on the Creative Futures programme are for artists who work with music & sound, and 2 positions on the Creative Futures programme are open to artists from all creative disciplines.
Creative Futures commission artists will receive:
Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability.
The support you get will depend on your needs. Through Access to Work, you can apply for:
If you are in year 11 or 12 and are looking to take the next steps towards your career behind the scenes of stage and screen, then this course is for you.
This vocational course combines industry practice and creative skills. You will study in our in-house Theatre and TV Studios, using our external hire and employer links to prepare for successful career progression. Media, Film and Photography are just few of the elements required to put together a staged production. This course looks at each of these and more, helping you develop skills that are transferable from an arena sized concert or a theatrical production all the way to small scale touring venue.
This course looks into the alternative side of the industry; business and people management alongside the more obvious aspects of the course such as stage management, theatre design, construction and operations.
We will teach you a wide range of skills required to successfully and skilfully put on stage/screen productions. From learning how to design and construct costumes to managing the wardrobe backstage on a live audience event or production.
There will be no shortage of hands-on experience on this course. You will work as a crew member in Kingston College's in-house theatre, gaining an understanding of design, operative and management roles and responsibilities.
A professional development programme for early career dance and music artists. A programme of networking, intensive weekends, mentoring and access to studio space.
Thrive 2024, offered by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, is a professional development initiative designed for independent dance and music professionals. Tailored to the needs of early-career artists, this programme aims to cultivate a fresh network of peers, equip participants with essential skills for sustaining their artistic careers, and foster an entrepreneurial mindset through a series of workshops, discussions, mentorship, and training sessions.
Over the course of four intensive weekends at the Trinity Laban campuses in South East London, attendees will engage in a variety of sessions covering topics such as self-sustainability in the arts (including managing a diverse career portfolio, enhancing social media and marketing skills, navigating arts funding, and mastering financial management including tax and contracts), as well as specialised workshops focusing on technique and skill enhancement within their respective art forms.
Networking opportunities, with guest speakers and facilitators providing platforms for creative exchange, skill sharing, and personal and professional growth. Additionally, participants will benefit from mentoring and Action Learning Sets, receiving three hours of personalised guidance from seasoned professionals either online or in person throughout the programme.
Access to studio space for research and rehearsals during the summer months will be provided, with potential avenues to showcase created works to the rest of the cohort.
The Black Artists Grant (BAG) offered by Creative Debuts as a no-strings attached financial support to help black artists. They can spend the grant on whatever they want – be that make new work, buy equipment or materials, travel, research, visit exhibitions or conferences, or to even just cover some life expenses.
This grant has been set up because black artists are systematically under-supported by the art world; by institutions, curators, the artist-led scene, major and minor funding bodies, the market, art schools, and by audiences too.
Creative Debuts recognises that a full institutional overhaul and dismantling of racist structures is required to transform the industry permanently, but they hope in a small way that this grant will help enable recipients to continue their artistic practice when the odds are so stacked against them.
Level 2 introduces the learner to carpentry and joinery skills. It allows candidates to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and/or career progression in carpentry or joinery.
On successful completion of the course students can progress on to a level 3 (T-Level) qualification in this subject, T-Level in Design, Surveying and Architecture or into employment in a related area.
