Behind the Scene is a new series from Bradford Producing Hub that allows Bradford's performance makers to observe rehearsals and R&D processes.
Next in our Behind the Scene series is a 3-day observation placement with Leeds Playhouse during rehearsals of their new adaptation of George Orwell’s, Animal Farm.
We will pay everyone a bursary of £75 per day to participate in this placement, a total of £225 for the 3 days.
We will also reimburse any travel costs so please keep your receipts. For placements outside of Bradford, we can pre-book trains in advance on your behalf.
If you require financial support towards access costs, we will send you a form to detail these requirements on your offer of a place. Access costs might include childcare or other caring costs, interpretation costs such as BSL or other language support, access worker costs, or other access costs.
Are you a young or emerging director with an exciting idea you’ve been wanting to develop?
We understand how difficult and expensive it can be to get a new project past the planning stages so, as part of our Artistic Engagement programme, we’re offering a number of emerging directors the chance to use our studio free of charge for a week in order to workshop or develop a new idea. You might decide to use your time to produce a reading, workshop or semi-staged performance and invite industry professionals or sell tickets to the public.
You will also receive up to two hours mentoring from the Wilton’s team, which could include sessions on:
Spring – Summer 2025
Are you interested in working in the creative and music industry, but don't know where to start?
A paid 4-week bespoke training programme for Islington young people, to help fast forward their career in the creative industries and employment world. Covering areas such as A&R, Marketing, Sync, Management, Content Creation, confidence skills and more. There is also the opportunity to progress further on to our Short Sharp Shot Programmer.
Our programme:
Applications close: 6 January 2025
Programme starts: 27 January 2025
Stretch your imagination and discover ways to interpret and realise impossible stage directions in StageBase’s directing workshop. In this workshop you will:
Workshop is facilitated by director and facilitator Ella McKeown - Artistic Director of Ricochet Theatre.
Admission is free. Stay for EXTERIOR - StageBase's Christmas Bash taking place the very same evening, same venue!
*venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Date and time: Thursday 12 December 2024, 11:30AM - 1PM
Join us for a fantastic evening filled with festive joy, live music and mingling at EXTERIOR: StageBase's Christmas Bash!
Whether you're an actor, crew member, or theatre enthusiast, this is your chance to celebrate the holiday season with mates who share your love for the stage. Whether 2024 was a bumpy ride or an awesome journey for you, it's time to celebrate!
Highlights of the Evening:
🎤 Live Performances
🎨 Fun activities and great venue
🍷 Signature Theatre Cocktails
🕺 Dance & Mingling
Date: December 12 2024, Thursday
Time: 7pm - late
Venue: MatreSquared, Regents House, 2 Muirfield Cres, London E14 9SZ
Tickets: PWYW*
*If the cost is a barrier to your attendance, please get in touch with us at via the email address listed below and we will do our best to accommodate that. If you need to enquire about a refund, get in touch.
** Entry fee is solely used to cover the venue cost and all remaining money will be invested in our next development programme.
***venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Get out of your writer’s block with STAGEBASE’s BREAK YOUR BLOCK - WritersLab Session facilitated by Eleanor Willis
During this workshop you will:
Workshop is facilitated by actor and writer Eleanor Willis.
Admission is free. Stay for EXTERIOR - StageBase's Christmas Bash taking place the very same evening, same venue!
*venue is not wheelchair accessible.
Pushback Theatre are delighted to present three months of drop-in writers groups for Trans+ Theatremakers and Playwrights, hosted at Theatre Deli as part of DeliMeets!
These groups, hosted from 3pm - 8pm on 11 November, 9 December, and 13 January, will aim to provide Trans+ Theatremakers and Playwrights the space, support, and community to make their next great piece of Theatre.
The sessions are free to attend and will take place in the cafe space at Theatre Deli, Leadenhall Street in London. The sessions will be chaired by award-winning Playwright and Theatremaker, Danielle James, and will invite writers to gather as a community and exists as writers in the space on a drop-in basis.
New work is at the heart of the Everyman & Playhouse – and the Playwrights’ Programme is part of our mission to nurture, empower and champion the next generation of writers in Liverpool.
It’s a free, ten-month programme led by our New Works Associate, and offers a mixture of facilitated and peer-directed sessions, masterclasses with experienced playwrights, and watching performances – whilst supporting you to complete a draft of a new full-length play.
The Playwrights’ Programme is an opportunity for you to:
You’ll also:
In partnership with the Royal Exchange Theatre
The 2025 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting is split across four categories. They are:
In recognition of the Prize’s home in Manchester, and to enable us to work closely with the winning playwright, the winner must be based in the North West of England and have not had a full-length play professionally produced for 12 performances or more in a venue.
In addition to winning £10,000, they will also access an additional £10,000 fund dedicated to their professional development at the Royal Exchange Theatre during a bespoke one-year residency.
More information about submission guidelines can be found here.
Submissions close at 6pm GMT Thursday 9 January 2025!
START is the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre's free 6 week programme for young people aged 16 to 25, who live in West London, who are not currently in education, employment, or training.
START provides a space for you to creatively explore the world of performance, working over six weeks to create a new piece of theatre that responds to the themes of a Lyric Main House production, led by theatre professionals. Through engaging with drama activities, skill sharing, and watching live performances, our START cohort will build on their self-confidence, collaboration skills, emotional resilience, and self-esteem. Through this, the cohort will cultivate a group ethic of inclusivity, accessibility, encouragement, respect and affirmation. This project is underpinned by a Bronze Arts Award accreditation.
‘START let me explore my interests without anyone judging me, I just tried everything! It was so validating to just be myself, how I want to be. START was like making a family- now I feel like I can do anything.’ – Participant, 2024
What is START?
