Thinking about applying for our Young Playwrights Award, but want some support with your play?
This Easter Holiday, we are hosting a free, one-off playwriting workshop to support entry to the Young Playwrights Award.
When: 10am-1pm, Tuesday 15 April 2025
This workshop is designed to help you write a play to enter to the Young Playwrights Award (deadline 2 May 2025). The workshop will be led by a professional Royal Court playwright and members of the Royal Court team.
There will be workshop exercises and activities to get you started, and an opportunity to meet and chat with other young writers and share your ideas. There will also be writing time, for you to focus on getting your play written, with individual support from the Royal Court team.
We would encourage you to come to the workshop with some ideas, and maybe even some writing, if you have started work on your play already.
Cost: Free, but spaces are limited and you need to book by emailing the address below.
You will be sent a permissions form to complete and return.
Ignite your creativity with Ideas Lab, a vibrant space for early-career artists and musicians to connect, skill-share, collaborate, and create
Ideas Lab invites you to share your creative ideas and exchange your creative skills in a supportive environment. Whether you're looking to refine your craft, dream up your next big project, or find fresh inspiration, Ideas Lab is the place to make it happen. Come as you are, bring your ideas, and leave with new skills, resources, and connections to fuel your artistic journey.
Facilitated by Creative Futures producer and performance artist, Eli Lewis.
Tuesday 27 May, 6pm - 8pm
The Courts, Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2QD
Ticket: FREE!
Join live artist and producer Kit Hall for this free workshop exploring how rest, care and community can support you when times get tough as a creative freelancer
This workshop invites you to think about what you need as an artist to do your best work, and shares how you can reshape your communication, collaboration and work so you can hold yourself and others with more care within your practice.
Soft Slow Power will explore:
Tuesday 20 May, 6pm - 7:30pm
The Courts, Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2QD
Ticket: FREE!
Find networking a bit fake and awkward? Want to connect with arts organisations, but not sure how? Join award-winning performance artist and producer Eli Lewis for Making Connections.
This workshop offers early-career artists and musicians new ways of connecting with arts organisations that feel less forced and more human. Making Connections offers a guide to developing your own way to confidently rep yourself and your work, as well as tips on how to grow partnerships with arts organisations and collaborators.
Plus, it’s all in a relaxed, supportive environment where you can come together with other artists to share ideas.
Tuesday 13 May, 6pm - 8pm
The Courts, Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2QD
Ticket: FREE!
Calling all Year 10 and 11 students who are studying Macbeth or An Inspector Calls for GCSE!
Come and spend a day exploring the play with the Creation team.
We’ll help you consolidate your learning – particularly looking at character development, themes, language/verse and help you with learning some quotes from the play. We’ll be approaching these texts as plays, from the perspectives of actors and directors; a revision day with a difference, and plenty of fun.
Sessions will take place in the hall at the United Reformed Church, 394 Banbury Road. You’ll need to bring a packed lunch.
Monday 7 April: Macbeth
Tuesday 8 April: An Inspector Calls
The Almeida Theatre is seeking a Stage Management Placement. This post is offered as a Fixed-Term, unpaid placement opportunity With Travel Expenses Paid.
This is a learning opportunity to gain insight into how a Stage Management team operates in a producing house. You will work closely alongside all members of the Stage Management team and support them and the production through the rehearsal and tech process.
Working dates for the shows starting from: Monday 5 May – Wednesday 25 June 2025
Application deadline: 10AM, Thursday 27 March 2025
Interviews will take place: w/c 7 April 2025
For a job description and details of how to apply please visit our website.
Want to apply for arts funding but not sure where to begin? Join experienced arts fundraiser, Graziella Terracciano for this free, practical fundraising workshop that will walk you through how to write a successful arts funding application.
This workshop will share advice on:
For creatives from all disciplines who are seeking arts funding.
Graziella Terracciano (she/her) has 15+ years of fundraising and producing experience raising funds for dance, opera, theatre, music, visual arts and architecture. She is currently Funding & Impact Manager at Creative Youth Network.
DRAFT: Writer's Café is a collaborative space designed for both aspiring and established playwrights to gather on a Saturday afternoon and nurture their creative process together.
Please note this weeks session will be at Southwark Playhouse- Elephant and Castle;
1 Dante Pl, London SE11 4RX
Whether you join the quiet area for designated time to write productively or want to dive deep in our collaboration zone, where you can chat and work with other writers, StageBase and Southwark Playhouse have got your back in 2025. The initiative fosters a supportive environment where writers can focus on working, share ideas and develop scripts together. It emphasises peer feedback, creativity, and community, making it an ideal platform for writers looking to grow and refine their craft alongside like-minded individuals. After the session, stay for a drink - why not even a show?
Southwark Playhouse Elephant brings the bar and the stunning venue.
StageBase brings the community and the host - Associate Artist Sammie Court.
You bring the script and the determination.
Grab your laptop or notepad and book you free place!
Applications for the 2025-26 cohort of New Associates are now open until Friday 4 April 2025 at midday.
New Associate opportunities include:
Need some support finding your footing as a creative freelancer? Join award winning artist / producer Millie Wood-Downie and co-founder of The Project People as she shares her toolbox of tried and tested freelancing skills during this relaxed, 90min workshop. Creative Freelancing 101 will offer you info on:
About Millie Wood-Downie
Millie Wood-Downie (she-her) is a queer, award-winning artist/producer and co-founder of The Project People. Created in 2023, The Project People are on a mission to share our flexible, transparent and mindful approach to producing creative projects. A process we have fused through our combined 17 years of experience producing everything from theatre, drag, cabaret, festivals, workshops and events.
