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STEP this way for creative internships in East London!

Company A New Direction announce STEP 7, which offers a 12-month paid traineeship for young East Londoners wanting to step into careers in the creative & cultural sectors
Our Shared Training and Employment Programme (STEP) returns for its 7th iteration this spring 2023 and they’re on the lookout for 15 East Londoners aged 18-30 brimming with new ideas, creative energy and timely perspectives.

Those of you joining their popular traineeship will be matched with committed local businesses to experience an entry-level role in the creative or cultural sector where you’ll get paid a London Living Wage or above salary over a 12-month training programme. Be ready to develop a range of skills and creative approaches as you get your foot in the door, grow as part of a like-minded group, take part in monthly professional development workshops, and receive a budget to boost your professional portfolio as you take part in a collaborative creative project.

They’ll also connect you with a specialist industry mentor, provide personal career coaching and continue to offer support in your creative employment journey as you graduate the programme as an alumnus and join our wider creative community.

This year they are offering 11 placements from CEBE, BBC Music, Broadcast Revolution, The Student View, GROW Hackney, The HudsonBec Group, UCL East, Immediate Theatre, and 3 Mills Studios.

Sectors in focus this round include:

Museums & Galleries
Film, Music, TV, Radio, Broadcast & Production
Advertising, PR, Marketing, Print Media & Publishing, Business Operations
Not sure which suits you most? Take their STEP 7 personality quiz to find out.

Deadline for applications: 10am, Friday 31 March 2023

Find out more information, and get the application forms and criteria here

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HURRY! -Jermyn Street Creative Associates opportunities close soon!

Applications for Jermyn Street Theatre’s 2023 Creative Associate Programme are closing on January 29th!

This is a great opportunity for 10 early career theatre freelancers from underrepresented backgrounds to be given time, space and money to develop their artistic voice and transform their industry know-how.

It’s an exciting programme, including workshops, platforms, mentoring, R&D, producing and festival engagement and much more.

It’s important to note that they have specific application requirements, including:

Directors, Writers and Producers should apply in pairs as a Creative Partnership.
(eg. a Writer and Director, Producer and Director, etc.)

Set Designers, Costume Designers, Lighting Designers, Sound Designers, Video
Designers, Composers and Movement Directors should apply individually as a
Creative Specialist.

IMPORTANT : Deadline – Sunday 29 January, 5.00pm

Find out all the details and apply here http://jermynstreettheatre.co.uk/vacancies/

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Grants now available for theatre archives!

A lovely array of panto programmes (Oh yes they are!) courtesy University of Kent, Pantomime Archive

Calling all archives! If you, or someone you know, has connections with any type of theatre archive then this may be a great opportunity for 2023. But you’ll need to apply by February 10th.

Cataloguing grants of up to £45,000 are now available from The National Archives and The Wolfson Foundation, with The Pilgrim Trust.

This funding strand of Archives Revealed provides grants of up to £45,000 for the cataloguing of archives. Archives Revealed aims to ensure that significant archive collections, representing the lives and perspectives of all people across the UK, are made accessible to the public for research and enjoyment.

The latest round- Round 6- is open – you can now apply for a cataloguing grant here. The deadline for Phase 1 (Expressions of Interest) is 12.00pm on Friday 10 February. Applicants are strongly advised to read the guidance webpages below before applying.

Applicants are also strongly advised to watch a guidance webinar for the grants which is now available to watch here.

Let us know if you are applying and how your application goes.

Good luck to all applicants!

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25th October is THEATRECRAFT! Participate in-person or online

If you are aged 16-30 (or know others who are), and have an interest in the theatre as a potential future career, then you simply cannot afford to miss the invaluable, totally FREE, once-a-year event that is TheatreCraft 2022.

This year, on Tuesday 25th October, the doors of the Royal Opera House will open to the main event, with a wide range of events featuring top industry names, all ready to share their thoughts and insight with you. And with dozens of bookable workshops happening both online and at three nearby theatres, there is a huge range of things to do, see and participate in.

Responding to the shift to hybrid events, this year you can watch several key panel discussions LiveStreamed online on the Official London Theatre YouTube channel, which you can find here , including from 11.00am to 12 noon MAKING THEATRE AFFORDABLE, from 12.30pm to 1.30pm MAKING THEATRE SUSTAINABLE, from 2.30pm to 3.30pm MAKING THEATRE WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES, and from 4.00pm to 5.00pm FREELANCERS MAKE THEATRE HAPPEN. Watch te live throughout the day on the YouTube link above!

TheatreCraft is the only major event focused on offstage careers, in other words anything but acting. Lighting, Directing, Choreography, Writing, Sound, Music, Costume, Props, Stage Combat, Stage Management, Venue Management and more are all represented. Workshops allow a rare opportunity to hear firsthand from experts about what they do and how they do it. In most events there is also time for questions from the audience, so you can get more involved.

Having been a small part of the management of this event for three years, I can tell you firsthand that there is no better place to go to boost your knowledge and meet thousands of like-minded people. It’s a great day which you should not miss!

The day itself is run by a fantastic team of fun, hard-working volunteers and the industry participants all give their time free to be involved. 

TheatreCraft is organised by a group of committed partners from across the creative and cultural industries: the Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust, the Royal Opera House, the Society of London Theatre and Mousetrap Theatre Projects.

For more information and all the latest news about TheatreCraft visit www.theatrecraft.org or find them on Twitter @TheatreCraft.