Creative Futures is offering 4 early-career artists a £500 commission & a 3-month residency each to develop new art, music, sound &/or performance works. Creative Youth Network will provide commissioned artists with a structure of support, mentoring, artist-to-artist creative exchange & workshops to develop their creative practices, producing skills, professional networks, and artistic community – ending with a public showcase of the commissioned artist’s works at The Courts in Bristol’s city center.
The Creative Futures Commission runs from Tues 21st April 2026 – Tues 28th July 2026. Early career artists aged 16 – 25 from all creative disciplines are encouraged to apply. 2 x spaces on the Creative Futures Commission will go to musicians/sound artists.
Creative Futures commissioned artists will receive:
A paid summer work and cultural exchange opportunity for creatives aged 18+.
Camp America offers a paid summer opportunity to live and work at an American summer camp for 9–12 weeks, with performing arts and creative roles available across camps in the USA. This is more than just work experience - it’s a chance to use your creative skills while living the full summer camp life!
Creatives from all backgrounds are placed in roles where they can teach, lead and inspire young people through acting, singing, dance, music, technical theatre and production, while also being part of a wider camp community. Alongside your role, you’ll take part in classic camp activities, build international friendships and experience everyday life in the USA. While we work with specialist theatre and performing arts camps, performing arts roles are available across many different camps, not just specialist ones.
This opportunity is ideal for those who:
Camps generally run from mid-Jun to mid-August – but this can vary my camp and location.
Emma Rice Company are looking for a brilliant Technical Trainee to join the 2026 UK tour of Malory Towers as part of our Training Programme. This is a paid development opportunity for an emerging theatre technician who is keen to learn across multiple technical departments within a supportive, ensemble-led touring environment.
The Technical Trainee will work closely with the Stage Management, Sound, Lighting and Wardrobe teams, gaining hands-on experience of professional touring practice.
This role is designed to support departments while learning, with responsibilities and opportunities shaped around the Trainee’s experience and development goals.
The Trainee will join during rehearsals, ahead of technical rehearsals and previews, allowing for a supported introduction to the production and touring processes. The Trainee will be employed for every UK touring week.
Our Trainee will have access to mentoring for up to a year after the paid Traineeship.
Line Management: The Head of Production and Company Manager are accountable for the Technical Trainee. Other support will be provided by our Head of Training and Participation Producer, with regular check-ins to reflect on learning and development throughout the process.
This is a paid traineeship and forms part of the Emma Rice Company Training Programme.
National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) is delighted to announce FREE Folk & Jazz Discovery Days taking place across Wales this March, offering young musicians aged 14–22 the chance to find their sound!
Designed for musicians of Grade 4 and above, these one-day workshops provide a fun, inclusive and supportive environment to experience folk and jazz music with other musicians.
Produced by founding member of Welsh Folk group Calan, Angharad Jenkins, and led by experienced tutors, the Discovery Days will introduce participants to the foundations of folk and jazz through practical workshops, group playing and creative exploration, ending the day with an informal sharing to parents and carers.
National Youth Arts Wales would like to encourage musicians of all traditional music backgrounds to take part in the Discovery Days this March – whether your background is Welsh Folk, or any other world music tradition, these sessions will be fun for all!
Get an exclusive peek behind the curtains at Lawrence Batley Theatre on this in-person backstage tour!
Young people with an interest in theatre are invited to an exclusive backstage tour at Huddersfield’s iconic venue. This is a rare chance to explore the hidden spaces audiences never see and learn how live performances are brought to life.
You’ll get:
Whether you’re thinking about a future in theatre or just curious about how it all works, this tour offers an inspiring introduction to life behind the curtain.
How to book:
Have you ever wondered how the lights, sound and technical effects come togethter to make each moment unforgettable?
As an Apprentice at LW Theatres, you'll work towards a Level 3 Creative Venue Technician Apprenticeship while gaining valuable skills working on some of the biggest shows in the world!
You'll gain hands-on experience across a range of technical departments, including stage flying systems, props, scenery, lighting, sound, and automation. As you progress through the apprenticeship, you'll also have the opportunity to specialise in the area that interests you most.
The apprenticeship is designed to run over a two-year period, allowing you to steadily build knowledge, experience, and professional capability.
Start Date: September 2026
End Date: August 2028
Contracted Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £26, 511.94 per annum
How to apply:
Step into something new at Albany Theatre as they trial their brand-new stage, a bold creative space built to showcase Coventry’s local talent.
Whether it’s music, comedy, poetry, spoken word / theatre or sketch this stage is all about experimentation, energy, and connection.
The Albany Theatre is offering an electric setting where artists can share their work with a live audience. Come and be a part of the very first moments of something special !
How to get involved:
Register your interest by contacting the Albany Theatre.
Join one of RADA’s upcoming Open Days for an inside look at our Foundation Degree in Technical Theatre and Stage Management.
You’ll have the opportunity to meet our students and staff, explore our training spaces, visit technical departments, and find out more about life at RADA including funding, student support, and career pathways.
Open Days 2025-2026:
At RADA, we enable exceptional technicians, managers, designers and makers to thrive through world-leading, industry-focused training that blends hands-on experience with professional practice.
Whether you’re exploring lighting, sound, props, scenic art, or stage management, our open days are the perfect chance to discover how RADA can help you become a highly skilled and creative theatre-maker.
A CPD opportunity for teachers to embed drama and creativity into their teaching, through working with a Bristol-based theatre company, Travelling Light.
Want to shake up your physics lesson but need some inspiration? Join Travelling Light on an exploration of how to incorporate more Drama into your classroom. Find out how a team of artists and teachers used arts-based learning to refresh their existing curriculum, whilst supporting pupil oracy, emotional literacy and wellbeing.
Key aims of the session:
Slots available in Bristol (8th Dec), Weston-Super-Mare (9th Dec) or Bath (11th Dec).
Please note, this is for teachers only.
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
There is no deadline as this is a monthly rolling grant, no age limit, and the grant does not expect any outcomes or reporting. Please only apply once, if you apply in February for example, you are still eligible for selection in a different month, all applications are kept and reviewed.
