• We are VERY excited to be opening Our Town Needs a Nandos next week. This brilliant play has been long in the making, created by our YEP writer on attachment Sam O’Rourke, directed by the incredible Ameera Conrad with an all-female, majority YEP and YEP alumni cast.This dark comedy is all about the struggles, surreal humour and hope of being a teenage girl in a small town. If you’ve ever experienced the horror that is GCSE drama, this might just be the play for you. Catch this very limited run at the Everyman from Thu 23 June to Sat 2 July.

• For this year’s iconic Rock ‘n’ Roll panto, Red Riding Hood, we’re on the look-out for fresh new talent. If you’re a brilliant actor, vocalist or musician from or working in Liverpool City Region then we’d love to hear from you! You don’t need to have representation, you need to be able to sing, play a range of instruments, act and enjoy being incredibly silly.

• Shakespeare North are looking for an Assistant Producer to provide administrative support to the Creative Director, Senior Producer, and the wider Culture and Learning Team. They are ooking for someone with experience of working in a similar role in a relevant industry such as Theatre, a Visitor Attraction, Hospitality, Leisure, Heritage site or Museum. More details and how to apply here. £21k per annum.
Deadline Mon 20 June

• The Stephen Joseph Theatre is now recruiting an Assistant Producer and Talent Development Coordinator. The role will work closely with the Producer and with the Artistic Director to support the company’s artistic and talent development programmes. Previous experience in a similar role within the arts is not a requirement but a passion for theatre, excellent organisational and administrative skills and a commitment to supporting and developing artists are. More information and how to apply here. £22 to 25k per annum.
Deadline Mon 27 June

• If you are taking a play to Edinburgh Fringe this year, writers with plays be sure to apply for the BBC Writers’ Room Popcorn Writing Award. They are looking for fearless & imaginative new writing to win £6k financial support towards your next work.
Deadline Fri 24 June

• The Writers Guild’s are looking for writer and producer partnerships for their New Play Commission Scheme for the opportunity to receive a grant equivalent to the WGGB commissioning minimum for the type of theatre &/or company commissioning the work.
Deadline Fri 24 June

• B-side have a current open call looking for creative responses that explore & playfully provoke notions of migration, belonging & home. B-side are based in Dorset, but are particularly looking for national and international artists from places that have been regularly overlooked. Successful applications to the residency will receive a £1600 fee, plus up to £400 for travel & accommodation.
Deadline Thu 30 June 

• Script and Score are holding their summer social at the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre. If you're a musician, actor, composer, writer, director (just about anyone starting out their career in performing arts!) in the North West, these catch-ups are a perfect way to meet other early-career professionals for some support and to share your ideas.
More info here, Fri 17 June.

• The Young Everyman and Playhouse Directors' Festival returns this July ready to provide audiences with two weeks of whim, wonder and woe. Plays include The Arsonist, Every Brilliant Thing, Small Hours and Shook. Tickets go on sale on Mon 20 June.
More info here, Mon 4 to Thu 14 July.

• Little Amal arrives in Liverpool for World Refugee week to meet new friends and share a message of hope. Little Amal, a 3.5 metre puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian girl refugee, has become an international symbol of human rights since her now celebrated 8,000km journey from the border of Syria and Turkey.
More info here. Liverpool Docks, Tue 21 June.