We believe extraordinary moments connect and uplift us all. Our mission is to create opportunities for everyone through the performing arts
We have created a new role in our team for a Trainee Producer in Dorset to grow our community engagement and deliver (with support) our CREATE! 2026 training course for early career creatives in Dorset.
If you are as passionate about performance as we are, and you have always wanted an opportunity to help make things happen, then this could be the role for you.
We particularly welcome applications from people who have experienced barriers or prejudice relating to their age, gender identity, ethnicity and/or having a disability or long-term health condition, their sexuality, or being from a working class/low-income background.
You will receive:
Thames Festival Trust is looking to recruit eight trainees to take part in a new heritage project: Lost & Found: Untold maritime histories of Greenwich and Deptford revealed through a mudlark’s finds.
This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to develop a career in the heritage, museums or arts and culture sector.
No previous experience is required.
We particularly encourage applications from people aged 18-25 living or studying in the London Boroughs of Greenwich or Lewisham, but the opportunity is open to anyone.
Our work experience programme has been designed in response to the high number of enquiries we receive from school and college students for work experience opportunities
These opportunities are available to 15 – 19-year-olds and we are delighted to offer 6 students a one-week work experience placement in June 2025.
We spread our programme across two weeks (with a cohort of 3 students attending each week). For 2025 these are 16 – 20 June and 23 – 27 June.
What will you be doing?
Duties include (but are not limited to):
This year's Optimist Summer 2025 course is suitable for emerging producers, artists, and creative practitioners who are hoping to develop their skills as professional producers, or as a producer of their own work, in the subsidised arts sector.
Drawing on China Plate’s extensive experience and real examples in theatre producing, The Optimists provides knowledge and insight on the practicalities of making, funding, touring, and promoting your work.
The Optimists course is led by China Plate, with the support of guest industry experts and speakers.
The course is open to participants nationwide, and those working across different art forms (e.g., dance, live art, spoken word, etc.) but has a particular focus on producing and touring live work in the theatre industry.
Sessions: 10 in-person sessions taking place over 7 weeks
Dates: Between Saturday 14 June and Saturday 2 August 2025
Location: Venues across the West Midlands
Spaces: For up to 20 participants
Costs:
Bursaries are available, covering the full cost of the course, to those who have faced prejudice, discrimination and/or cultural barriers due to factors including (but not limited to) race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location.
Deadline for applications is 12pm (midday) on Friday 23 May
Please visit our website for more information about the course, including application guidelines and details on how to apply. Accessible formats are available, including BSL & captioned and audio introductions about the course, alongside large print formats.
If you have any questions, please contact our Training & Development Producer, Kristina through the email address shared below.
Deepen your understanding of the theatre industry through this traineeship scheme, where you'll be joining the team behind Donmar Warehouse's fundraising for 12 months
In this role, you will deepen your understanding of the theatre industry by joining the Individual Giving team where you will gain an understanding of Individual Giving within the fundraising landscape at large, within the Donmar, and gain experience running a thriving theatre membership scheme.
Within this front-facing post, you will support the smooth running of the Friends and Best Friends membership scheme, liaise with the Events team to deliver the events programme for Donmar supporters, identify new members and offer administrative support for the Patron scheme.
By the end of the 12 months, you will leave with a deeper understanding of fundraising, including the importance of relationship building and working closely with key stakeholders, as well as a strong grasp of how to confidently communicate the need for support.
This course is suitable for 16-18 year olds wanting to work in television, film or the theatre, either in performance or technical support. Employment within the industry not only depends on talent, but also a sense of determination to succeed.
You will experience different performance styles, try out new ideas and gain an understanding of the performing arts industry at Barnet and Southgate College. Projects are largely based on practical assignments and performances, with some written exercises and evaluations.
You will study some of the following areas of performance:
There will be a series of practical assignments varying from informal small group presentations to larger public performances.
Join us for a fantastic evening filled with joy, birthday drinks, fun games and mingling at EXTERIOR: StageBase's First Birthday Party!
Whether you're an actor, crew member, or theatre enthusiast, this is your chance to celebrate this milestone with us and mates who share your love for the stage. Whether you were here for our first steps or are about to join us for our next, we'd love to see you there!
Date: May 19 2025, Monday
Time: 7pm - 11:30pm
Venue: Barrio, 141-143 Shoreditch High St, London E1 6JE
Tickets: PWYW*
*If the cost is a barrier to your attendance, please get in touch with us 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.
Open Room is an exciting new initiative at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre that aims to give practitioners at the very beginning of their careers a chance to see inside a professional rehearsal room
We are inviting aspiring Directors, Movement Directors, Dramaturgs and Musical Directors to apply for the opportunity to observe key moments in the processes of both Noughts and Crosses and Brigadoon.
This is an unpaid training opportunity. We will work with the selected artists around their availability so that it can work alongside any other work/study/caring responsibilities etc. It is not a problem if you are only available to observe one production.
Take Art is offering a unique and rewarding career development opportunity for an emerging creative professional with a passion for working with very young children
You'll be part of the inspiring Little People Big Ideas project - a national programme championing the creativity of 2-4-year-olds. Based in person across West Dorset and South/West Somerset, this role involves travel to rural settings and includes shadowing, mentoring, and hands-on training with experienced early years creative practitioners.
You'll gain practical skills in planning and delivering creative sessions, build confidence in working with both children and adults, and deepen your understanding of child-centred practice and early years education working alongside two experienced Take Art early years creative practitioners. This opportunity is ideal for someone looking to expand their existing early years or creative practice, or for anyone curious about a new career pathway in the arts or education sectors. You'll also have free access to relevant Take Art CPD sessions throughout the contract. If you're motivated, curious, and eager to learn in a supportive, creative environment-this could be the perfect next step for you.
Come along for a behind-the-scenes tour of Malvern Theatres
Taking place on regular Sundays during the year, theatre tours offer a great opportunity to visit areas of the building not normally accessible to the public. See behind-the-scenes in all three auditoria: The Festival Theatre, Forum Theatre and Cinema, plus check out the new Studio One space. Stand on the Festival Theatre stage and gaze out into the 850-seat auditorium as you soak up the fascinating story of this historic venue. Take a peek into the dressing rooms used by some of the most famous names in theatre and get an insight into how your favourite shows are staged.
Lasting around 1hr 45mins and led by an experienced tour guide ready to share anecdotes and answer your questions, each theatre tour will end with a cream tea in the Bistro Café.
The price of the tour includes a souvenir brochure detailing the history of Malvern Theatres.
Next date: Sunday 4 May, 1.30pm
