During this programme you will:
You will do all of this with the guidance and support of acclaimed disabled director, Hana Pascal Keegan.
Hana, is also an experienced director of accessible, inclusive spaces. Hana will be joined by a team of other artists along the way.
You must be available for the dates below to take part in this project
Sign up via the form below or register by contacting us on 020 8510 4512
Koro Lab supports migrant and Global Majority creatives to develop bold immersive, interactive and site-specific work through artist development and R&D commissions.
Taking place in spring-summer 2026, the programme includes training, mentoring, production support and seed funding, delivered in partnership with arts and heritage venues.
It will culminate in Koro Festival, a new biennial festival of socially engaged immersive and site-specific performance in May 2027.
Between April and October 2026, nine artists or companies will receive:
• Training: A two-day programme of workshops on immersive and site-specific theatre-making on 7-8 May
• Space: One week of free R&D space at Shoreditch Town Hall, Theatre Deli or Wellcome Collection
• Seed funding: A £2,500 bursary
• Showcasing opportunities: A public sharing with professional filming and photography
• Production support: Mentoring, production and fundraising support from the Koro team and collaboration with an access consultant
Open Spaces bursaries: For four artists creating new immersive or interactive performances responding to current social, political, economic, or climate challenges, culminating in a joint sharing at Shoreditch Town Hall on 30th September.
Wellcome Collection bursary: For an artist developing a new immersive or interactive piece exploring questions of health, inspired by Wellcome Collection’s archives or collections, with a sharing at Wellcome Collection's studio space.
Marketplace bursaries: For three migrant artists creating new interactive work for high streets, marketplaces, and outdoor public spaces, leading to a weekend of short public performances at Leadenhall Market on 18-19th September.
Site-specific bursary: For an artist developing work for a particular place, e.g. public libraries, cafés, museum galleries or green spaces, with a site-specific sharing in September.
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More info: Before submitting your application, please read the Information for applicants, for full details about the opportunity and eligibility criteria.
Application form: Apply here
Application questions: This Word document can be used to prepare your application offline.
Closing date: 15th March 2026
Questions and access support: Please check our Frequently Asked Questions. If you have any other questions about your application - including personal access costs or submitting in an alternative format - please contact programme@koro.org.uk
For facilitators, educators, and creative leaders who want to lead with impact, empathy, and embodied creativity.
Lead is a two-day residency designed for practitioners working in education, community and participatory arts. Rooted in Gecko’s physical theatre methodology, it offers practical tools and inspiration for leading dynamic, inclusive spaces that centre physical expression and emotional connection.
WHO IS IT FOR?
This programme is suitable for facilitators, teachers, and creative practitioners working in:
Participants must be comfortable with highly physical, collaborative work.
Gecko is committed to diversity, inclusion and equality within the arts and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
WHAT WILL I BE DOING?
Participants will explore:
WHAT WILL I GAIN?
WHEN IS IT?
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
WHERE WILL IT TAKE PLACE?
ARE THERE ANY BURSARY PLACES AVAILABLE?
Gecko is committed to creating opportunities for those who are underrepresented in the arts, and we particularly welcome applications from artists from the global majority, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and d/Deaf, neurodivergent and disabled artists.
We will be offering a limited number of bursary places for this residency, which cover the participation fee. To apply for a bursary please complete this section of the application form to tell us a little about your background, circumstances and why receiving a bursary would enable you to take part in this opportunity.
Bursary places are intended for applicants who would otherwise not be able to take part for financial reasons. If you are able to participate without financial support, we kindly ask that you do not apply for a bursary. We do offer a finance plan to help spread the costs if this would better support your access.
Please note that participants will need to arrange their own travel and accommodation.
“This is the best my disability has been treated in any of the training I've done…it means so much to me that I had such a smooth and joyous time.” - Spring ‘23 Residency Participant
This demanding and highly practical course will help you to develop and craft your audition skills.
The course is aimed at all experience levels, particularly those thinking about applying to drama school, but may also be of interest to those who want to explore a specific piece of performance text.
Course Content
This three-day course is designed to train and prepare you for acting auditions. Over the three days you will:
Please head to the opportunity link to read more about how to prepare and any materials you need to bring along to the course.
We have a limited number of £15 tickets available for Marie & Rosetta at @sohoplace theatre.
Tickets are available from 2 - 4 March and 9 March at 7.30pm.
Click the link below to access up to 2 tickets.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the roof-raising ‘godmother of rock ‘n’ roll’, influenced countless musicians from Elvis to Johnny Cash. This sparkling, intimate portrait of Rosetta and her beloved singing partner, Marie Knight, restores these forgotten musical heroines to the spotlight as one of the most remarkable and revolutionary duos in music history.
Mississippi, 1946. Sister Rosetta has changed the face of gospel music with her exuberant, electric guitar-playing style. Shunned by straitlaced church folk for performing in nightclubs and glorying in rhythm and blues, she’s persuaded the saintly young singer Marie to join her on a tour of the segregated southern States. But first she has to convert Marie’s pure Sunday sound into something that has just a little more swing…
Featuring a wealth of joyous rock and gospel hits including Didn’t It Rain and Peace in the Valley, the show will feature live musicians accompanying Olivier Award-winning West End star Beverley Knight (Memphis, The Drifters Girl, Sylvia, Sister Act) as Rosetta Tharpe.
Joining Beverley Knight is Ntombizodwa Ndlovu as Marie Knight. Her recent theatre credits include Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, The Space Between Us, Mixtape, Nothing, and The Mountain Top (Royal Exchange Theatre).
Age Guidance: 12+
Running Time: 2 hours (approx, including an interval)
Content/Production Warnings: This production contains infrequent discriminatory language reflective of the period, and themes of racism, domestic abuse and bereavement. The production also contains haze and a full blackout for 20 seconds.
4 days/week, 10 month fixed term contract | £31,793 (pro-rata)
Company Three are looking for two energetic, creative and experienced Resident Artists to co-create work with their young people and help deliver their year-round programme of workshops and performances.
Company Three are looking for two new Resident Artists to join our team on a one-year fixed term contract, working 4 days a week. The Resident Artist will bring their experience, energy and creativity to their residency at Company Three, supporting the delivery of Company Three’s artistic programme, leading core company projects, workshops and other activities as well as other satellite projects.
Working as part of a collaborative artistic leadership structure, they play an active role in regular practice labs to interrogate and develop C3’s practice and methodology, as well as contributing to monitoring, evaluation, dissemination and external partnerships.
We want everyone who believes they meet the person specification to feel comfortable and confident applying for this role. It is our responsibility to make the application process accessible. If you require our packs or other information in a different format, would like to apply in a different way, or have any questions please let us know.
First Round Interviews: Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 March
Second Round Interviews: Thursday 2 April 2026
Friday 20 March - Cardiff (Evening)
Saturday 21 March - Carmarthen PM
Sunday 22 March - Aberystwyth PM
Saturday 28 March - Wrexham AM
Saturday 28 March - Mold PM
Sunday 29 March - Llandrindod Wells PM
Tuesday 31 March - Bangor (Evening)
Thursday 2 April - Newport AM
Thursday 2 April - Merthyr Tydfil PM
Saturday 4 April - Cardiff AM + PM
Tuesday 7 April - Swansea AM + PM
Wednesday 8 April - Cardiff AM
Wednesday 8 April - Treorchy PM
Head over to the opportunity link to read more about the requirements and take a look through the FAQs.
Open Works is a bold celebration of theatre, offering a platform for the most exciting and dynamic artists in South Yorkshire.
With a focus on fresh perspectives and powerful stories, the festival will present world premieres, and original plays that bring unheard stories to the stage.
Committed to supporting artists at every stage of their journey, the festival promises compelling performances, and a chance to experience cutting-edge theatre.
The Open Works Festival will take place between Mon 28 September and Sat 10 October 2026 across the Montgomery Theatre and Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse at Sheffield Theatres.
The festival will feature work from our Associate Companies – Forced Entertainment, Roots Mbili, Stand and Be Counted and The Bare Project – alongside work by LUNG and Swans Productions.
There are four ways for artists to have their work presented as part of Open Works 2026.
Applications for Performance Ready, Work-in-Progress, and Rehearsed Readings are open now until Sun 22 March 2026. Application for Scratch will open this summer.
To support the development of new work in our region we will be running Open Working, a series of workshops focused on making and producing skills.
There will be opportunities for up to 25 people to join Open Working, with participants randomly selected from all eligible submitted applications to all of our Open Works opportunities.
We welcome and encourage applications from artists from backgrounds under-represented in the arts, including but not limited to those who identify as D/deaf and/or disabled, neurodiverse, global majority and/or migrant, and LGBTQ+.
We are proud to be partnering with New Earth Theatre to develop a range of opportunities for British East and Southeast Asian artists as part of Open Works 2026.
We want to create a platform for BESEA artists in our region, so we are allocating slots as part of our Work-in-Progress, Rehearsed Readings, and Scratch opportunities for BESEA artists. In collaboration with New Earth Theatre we will also be offering bespoke mentoring and networking packages for BESEA artists.
New Earth Theatre is the leading and longest-running British East and Southeast Asian (BESEA) touring theatre company in the UK. Their mission is to bring nuanced BESEA representation to the widest possible audience.
We have a limited number of £10 tickets available for DRACULA at the National Youth Theatre.
Tickets are available from 21 February - 13 March at various times.
Click the link below to access up to 2 tickets.
Fear makes us all monsters
Tatty Hennessy, writer of the UK Theatre Award-winning and Olivier Award-nominated adaptation of Animal Farm, retells the classic horror story Dracula in a world premiere for the prestigious NYT REP Company in 2026. Directed by Atri Banerjee, UK Theatre Award Best Director Nominee, and starring Britain’s best young acting talent, Dracula will play for a 3 week run only at NYT’s North London Workshop Theatre.
All performances of Dracula are Relaxed.
These workshops work in tandem with MQT's queer period drama 'GEORGE' at The Lowry, in which French author and independent spirit George Sand fights the norms of society of her time in a battle for self-expression, creativity, and representation. Participants will get a discount on tickets!
Who is this workshop for? People who identify as LGBTQIA+, looking for a safe creative space. No acting or theatre experience is needed - in fact, none is even better!
What does this workshop explore?
- How do you present yourself to the world? How do you think the world perceives you?
- How can theatre help you explore and express your identity?
- Can we free ourselves from language barriers to express our full, authentic selves?
- How can we use our bodies and creativity to reclaim our identity on our own terms?
This workshop invites participants to explore self-expression through drama, theatre-making and movement techniques in a safe and open environment. Using devising, team-building and improvisation tools, we will experiment with different ways to communicate and embody our identity - through spoken language, our native tongue, our bodies and beyond.
What to expect
🌿Warm up & breath work
🎭Drama & movement games
🖼Theatre exercises
Why this matters
In a world that constantly tells people how to act, how to love, or present themselves, this workshop creates space to reclaim self-trust, find new forms of expression and connect with community. Through these techniques, participants will leave with practical tools to warm up before a speech, shake off self-doubt, or silence their inner critic. These exercises are not just for the rehearsal room - they can be used anytime, anywhere, to reconnect with confidence and authenticity, and dare to be who we are - the way George Sand did. No theatre experience necessary, just an open mind!
"The workshop created a space where I felt truly seen and safe.
Thanks to Léa, I lost all self-consciousness when I had to improvise! "
Participant feedback (Alliance Française de Kharkiv)
