Southwark-based artists are able to apply for free use of Canada Water Theatre to support the development of creative ideas through rehearsals and closed R&Ds.
Bookable spaces for a given month are released via the form below during the first week of the previous month. The deadline to complete this form will be the 15th of each month and we will be in touch in the following week to confirm if we’re able to assign you space.
For more information and to book, click the Opportunity Info link below!
This producing internship offers a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to the operational and creative processes of a working theatre.
Launch your career in theatre by gaining hands-on experience supporting productions, championing new voices and helping bring accessible, real-life stories to audiences at a leading London theatre.
This producing internship offers a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to the operational and creative processes of a working theatre. It’s a unique opportunity to build practical skills in producing, programming and arts administration, and to make a genuinely meaningful contribution to Park Theatre’s output. The producing intern will play key role in supporting the producer and producing coordinator to ensure productions of Park Produced (in-house) and visiting work are created with care, and run smoothly and professionally. Moreover, their involvement in script reading, submissions tracking, and attendance at workshops and programming discussions will give direct access to the artistic decision-making processes that shape the theatre’s talent development work, public programme and audience offer. The producing intern will also have the opportunity to represent Park Theatre at events and engage with internal teams to develop professional confidence, industry awareness, and strengthen their emerging networks.
This role is part-funded by the Mo Siewcharran Memorial Fund which supports internships for young talent from ethnicities that are under-represented in the theatre, publishing and music industries.
KEY INFORMATION:
For more information and to apply, click the Opportunity Info link below!
For three days every month, Playspace allows a different artist or team access to space at Birmingham Hippodrome to explore an idea with no pressure to create a piece of work.
Playspace is aimed at Midlands theatre creatives (aged 18+) and offers –
Some examples of what artists have used Playspace for (you don’t need to necessarily fit neatly into one of these!) –
If you have any questions, please get in touch with the team at creatives@birminghamhippodrome.com.
Deadline: Sunday 23 September
Click the Opportunity Info link below to apply for September, October & November slots.
We’re inviting CTC members to come together for a 4-week collective residency this October/November!
SUPPORT:
REQUIREMENTS:
HOW TO APPLY:
KEY DATES:
If you have any access requirements you would like us to be aware of, please email charlotte@corktheatrecollective.com.
For more information and to apply, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Rigid schedules don’t work for everyone – especially neurodiverse people. In this FREE online workshop we’ll look at practical techniques to manage your time and help you get things done – from flexible time blocking, task organisation and restful boundaries built specifically for neurodivergent minds.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN:
WHO IT'S FOR:
This free online workshop is for creative freelancers, founders, and entrepreneurs aged 18–30 who identify as neurodivergent.
Absolutely no prior professional background or experience is required to join the conversation.
ESSENTIAL INFO:
We are committed to supporting D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse young people, those with medical conditions, access requirements or any lived experience that may require adaptation, support or sensitivity. If there is anything you would like to let us (our youth workers, tutors or staff) know that will support your enjoyment and access, you can do so by emailing us at advicebase@roundhouse.org.uk, and we will contact you to discuss further how to best support your engagement.
For more information and to sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
CALLING EMERGING PERFORMANCE MAKERS IN STOKE-ON-TRENT & NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE
Restoke, in partnership with Rhiannon Faith Company, are launching Risk Space – supporting emerging artists to find their artistic voice, with a focus on performance making, co-creation and socially engaged practices.
Making art is impossible without taking risks, so we’re creating supportive spaces to test, fail and learn. Through workshops, shadowing opportunities, free space and support to produce your own events, Risk Space will support a community of performance artists and makers in the area.
RISK SPACE WILL OFFER:
WHO IS RISK SPACE FOR?
Risk Space is for emerging artists based in Stoke-on-Trent/North Staffs who are interested in performance making. We'd love to hear from independent, collaborative, DIY artists with audacious ideas and a burning desire to create and connect. You might just need some support and some more creative pals.
You may work in dance, theatre, music, spoken word, performance art, or across multiple art forms.
We are primarily supporting artists in the first eight years of developing a professional practice, including those who may have trained, returned to practice after a break, or come to performance making later in life.
TIMELINE:
Risk Space is designed to fit around artists' existing work and commitments. Apart from one required introductory workshop in September 2026 and an evaluation session in July 2027, the programme is flexible, allowing artists to make the most of the opportunities most relevant to them.
Introductory workshop
Clare Reynolds (Restoke) & Rhiannon Faith (Rhiannon Faith Company)
Friday 25 September 2026
10.00am–4.00pm (lunch provided)
Optional opportunities
While Rhiannon Faith Company rehearse their new production MARY MARY in the Ballroom, there will be opportunities to join company class and/or shadow rehearsals (where relevant to your practice):
Other opportunities (arranged around availability):
HOW TO APPLY:
Please email us the following:
1. Tell us about yourself
Tell us about your experience so far, any relevant training, your creative practice and what you're interested in.
You are welcome to attach a CV and include examples of your work if relevant.
Please also confirm that you are based in Stoke-on-Trent or North Staffordshire.
2. Tell us why you want to be part of Risk Space
Tell us:
We welcome written applications, but if another format works better for you, we'd be happy to receive a video or audio application instead.
Send your application or questions to project producer Oly Goncalves: info@restoke.org.uk
KEY INFORMATION:
For more information and to apply, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Join us for a Masterclass with six performers from the critically acclaimed production of Jesus Christ Superstar, now playing at the London Palladium.
In this panel conversation, led by audience questions, we’ll discuss the performers’ process, their journeys into theatre and these roles, and what it takes to sustain a demanding musical every night.
We’re looking for questions from our members to ask throughout the session – you can submit your question here. If your question is chosen, our Programmer, Georgie, will ask you to stand up and ask it.
The panel will be composed of:
This Masterclass is ideal for performers, creatives and producers eager to understand the preparation, discipline and teamwork that goes into a major West End musical production.
Key information:
To sign up, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Good Chance and Sheffield Theatres are partnering to offer a practical Production Management traineeship for someone from a refugee or asylum-seeking background with experience of forced displacement, to join our team for 2 to 5 days a week over two months.
The successful candidate will support the planning and delivery of productions and events within a busy producing theatre. Working closely with the Production Manager and wider Production and Technical teams, the Trainee will gain practical experience of professional theatre production from planning and rehearsal through to technical rehearsal and performance.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:
The trainee will join Sheffield Theatres during the final stages of production for Twelfth Night, gaining first-hand experience of the technical rehearsal process and opening in the Crucible Theatre. The Open Works Festival will also take place during the early part of the traineeship, offering opportunities to experience work across the Montgomery and Playhouse venues.
Preparation and rehearsals for Singin' in the Rain will be in full swing throughout the placement, giving the trainee the chance to follow the production's journey from the rehearsal room to opening night on the Crucible stage.
Alongside these productions, there will be opportunities to observe the early stages of other shows' development and design processes, providing insight into the planning, collaboration and creative decision-making involved in bringing a production from initial concept to final realisation.
A strong understanding of all production disciplines is fundamental to effective Production Management. The Trainee will therefore work alongside colleagues across Production and Technical teams to develop knowledge of the processes, people and skills involved in creating and delivering theatre.
THE TRAINEESHIP OFFERS:
Application Deadline: Sunday 6 September at 6pm
Interviews: Week of 14 September
For more information and to apply, click the Opportunity Info link below!
Shape Arts has partnered with The Literary Consultancy for another year to facilitate their Free Reads scheme which provides opportunities for professional feedback for low-income writers from underrepresented backgrounds. TLC, the UK’s leading literary consultancy, run the scheme every year, helping hundreds of writers on to publication, but its main aim is to support writers developing their work and honing their writing craft through structured constructive feedback.
Free Reads provides free access to a professional reader, who will provide written feedback on a sample of your work. The pool of writers will b e decided by Shape following a selection process. All selected writers will receive access to TLC’s ‘Being A Writer’ online portal for 6 months.
This service is available for extracts or full manuscripts across the following formats:
Alongside the main Manuscript Assessments, TLC are offering additional support this year to apply to. This includes:
You can find out more about each of these additional support packages via the TLC website.
Taunton Brewhouse are looking for an emerging Assistant Director with strong roots in Somerset/the South-West and ideally, a home base within 25 miles of TA1 1JL. They encourage applications from graduates and those at the start of their career in directing. This is a full-time freelance role (7-hour days) between 9 November and 4 December.
The successful applicant will gain hands-on experience across the full professional rehearsal process, from the initial read-through through to the final performance.
Treasure Island - About the Show
Will you risk everything for gold? Or is some treasure worth more than money?
Jim Hawkins is growing up in the salt-aired historic harbour town of Watchet on the coast of West Somerset, but wants more from life than one day becoming the owner of the family B&B.
The arrival of a mysterious sailor and the treasure map he brings with him turns Jim's ordinary world upside down. Home comforts are soon a distant memory as Jim is aboard a ship bound for who knows where in search of stolen gold, sailing alongside a crew of colourful rogues, brave adventurers, and one utterly unforgettable, silver-tongued pirate: Long John Silver.
Digging for buried treasure brings many things to the surface and Jim must face a question that no map can answer.
Bursting with rousing folk music, crashing waves, daring adventures, and a great deal of laughter, this is a story about loyalty, courage, and the most important journey of all - growing up and working out what really matters.
The Assistant Director will need to be available for the following periods of time:
Rehearsals (in Taunton): from Monday 9 November 2026 - Friday 27 November 2026
Tech: from Monday 30 November 2026 - Friday 4 December 2026
And will be given free tickets for one preview and Press Night:
Previews: from Tuesday 8 December 2026
Press Night: Thursday 10 December 2026
This is a paid position. The fee is £1780.
