Are you 16-29 years old or a full time student? Enjoy live music? Interested in discounted tickets? Become an Under 30s member for free, and enjoy performances across Opera North, the Howard Assembly Room and Kirklees Concert Season!

Why should I join?
- Invitations to U30 event nights and exclusive members events, where you'll meet others who love live music
- Get £10 tickets to Opera North's Operas. In Leeds if you're aged 16-20 your tickets to the opera are free
- £4 tickets for the Kirklees Concert Season
- £10 tickets to selected events in the Howard Assembly Room – if standard tickets are £10 or less, you'll save £3 off the price*
- Bring a friend who's in the same age bracket for any of our events, and they'll get the deal too
- Enjoy exclusive food and drink offers at selected bars and restaurants

*Some events have a slightly different set up, but head to the seating plan to discover your discounts.

If you're feeling stuck with your career and want to take positive action, you've come to the right person. Sessions can be booked online via my website, and I offer a free 1-2-1 20-minute Discovery Zoom Call and further Zoom sessions at a discounted rate (please mention #Getintotheatre when booking your Discovery call).

Me? I'm a registered professional career coach with 20 years of entertainment industry and mentoring experience. I've also been a talent manager for over 10 years as the managing director of Reflections Talent Agency. As part of the talent agency, I have also been a casting director for companies; before that, I was a working actor!

OV Backstage offers paid placements on an Old Vic production to six 18–25 year olds from underrepresented backgrounds in the arts.

Participants shadow an industry professional across 15 paid sessions and get hands-on experience in one of the following disciplines:

- Costume
- Production Management
- Set
- Sound
- Stage Management

The project culminates with a networking session to help participants take the next steps in their careers.

Each participant will receive a fee for taking part in the programme. Additional support for travel costs is available if required.

‍Nonsuch Young Company Advanced is Nottingham's most creative Youth Theatre for children aged 12-15!

Nonsuch Young Company (Advanced) is an exciting new youth theatre from Nottingham's fastest-growing creative venue & theatre: Nonsuch Studios.

Each week, Nonsuch Young Company Advanced will have the opportunity to build on their interests in drama and theatre making learning skills so you have Everything you need to make a play, be it acting, devising, directing, stage production, performing etc. NYCA is a place for young people to be themselves, build confidence, develop theatre skills, make friends and have fun.

Each group will work towards a public sharing performance in the summer term, along with our Home Rangers group and NYC group. This will be a relaxed event and a chance for all Nonsuch Studios' young performers to showcase their work for friends and family at the end of the year.

The About Face Stagecraft day is ideal for people who want to widen their practical and technical theatre knowledge.

As well as improving your acting skills, you will have a chance to learn about script writing, make props, costumes and scenery.

We meet in Leominster every Friday from 9.30.a.m. - 3.30.p.m.

Kick start your writing with our Creative Writing School - 5 day Intensive courses, part of our Summer Schools and Intensives programme. On our writing course, you will develop your ideas in a supportive environment with guidance from an expert tutor. Try your hand at multiple writing formats, from prose to screenplay, and develop your writing style.

No previous experience is required. Just bring an idea with you to work on during the course.

Our Creative Writing 5 day Intensive takes place from October - May. If you would like to join a 5 day creative writing course between May and September you can find details of the Summer School programme on our website linked below.

CREATIVE WRITING SCHOOL
During our creative writing course you will:

- Develop an understanding of storytelling principles and structure
- Learn how to develop characters
- Learn to use descriptive prose and critical thinking
- Explore multiple writing formats
- Outline your ideas and develop them with the help of an expert tutor

During these practical Creative Writing Taster Classes, you will have the chance to start equipping your creative writing tool kit with the techniques needed to start formulating ideas, characters, plot lines and structures. Your tutor will guide you through exercises to help you discover fresh and imaginative approaches to prose.

Like all of our writing courses, you’ll receive friendly, constructive feedback from your tutor throughout. The opportunity to discuss and share your ideas with a group of fellow writers can be an incredibly useful part of the creative process, helping you develop the style and scope of your writing.

This taster class is a great introduction to how a full length Creative Writing-Beginners course will be taught, your potential tutor and venue.

Our Writing for Film courses explores the fundamentals of screenwriting from first idea to final draft. You will learn how to approach story, develop characters and dialogue, and to structure your ideas into a fully-fledged screenplay. Using film clips and practical writing exercises, the course also includes advice about next steps from writing treatments to pitching your work. For film buffs serious about screen writing, this crash course is essential. If you are new to writing please start by completing our Script Writing Beginners course.

WRITING FOR FILM COURSES CONTENT
- How to tell a story cinematically
- Exploring ways to build your narrative with structural analysis
- Comprehensive story breakdown using clips from existing films
- Developing your characters, dialogue and subtext
- Script doctoring for existing story ideas
- Formatting your screenplay and approaches to supporting material.

Do you have a great idea for a film, TV show, or stage play?

Maybe you’ve tried your hand at script writing before and want to hone your craft with an industry professional? Or are you completely new to writing and looking to get inspired?

Our Script Writing Courses for Beginners will help you to form and develop your ideas into a first-rate script. You’ll work on technique, boost creativity and confidence, and above all have fun in these exciting group classes.

One of our most popular writing courses, Creative Writing Courses for Beginners explore different techniques to develop your writing in fresh and dynamic ways

Perhaps you have ideas but don’t know what to do with them, or you struggle with descriptive prose. Perhaps you want a clearer understanding of plot, or to kick-start your work with regular deadlines.

Whether you want to write fiction or non-fiction, our creative writing class will help you find your individual voice – through practical exercises that boost your confidence and unlock your creative potential in a safe and supportive environment.

You’ll work practically to produce short pieces of content and develop a critical awareness of others’ writing styles. Creative Writing for Beginners is ideally suited to writers wishing to focus on long-form prose.