• Love, Liverpool Delayed Opening. We have made the decision to delay the opening of our new summer production of Love, Liverpool. As so many of our colleagues up and do the country are also experiencing, we have had disruption to our production and rehearsal periods due to Covid isolations and made the decision in order to keep our teams safe, and deliver the best new show we can. For more information VISIT OUR WEBSITE

• Blackfest 2021: Artist Call-out. Blackfest are looking for proposals in visual arts, film, spoken word, music, and theatre to support this year’s festival! The theme of the 2021 edition is: Parallels: geographical, political, historical, social, physical and class in our society. For more information or to apply, click here or email: info@blackfest.co.uk. Deadline 31 July 2021.

• FACT Liverpool are looking for a Freelance Facilitator (deadline 26 July 2021) as well as applications to their Online Commissioning scheme for 4 early career artists, (deadline 1 August). These are the perfect opportunities to work with a leading organisation in the support and exhibition of film and art that embraces new technology and digital culture. 

• Unity Theatre’s applications are open for their Level Up Producer Course where self-producing companies or artists will have skills training and mentoring support to help them bring projects to life. Deadline: 9 August.

• Monologue Making Mondays is Make it Write Productions’ workshops for beginners and those with limited writing experience. Using a technique called writing together, mentor Sharon Colpman will help you to perfect the following; characterisation, entertaining an audience, adding drama and rhythm to your monologue and putting your monologue on stage. The six sessions begin Monday 6 September, 7-9pm.

• Jameela Khan and Umar Butt are looking for actors to audition for a new theatre show for young audiences ‘Bird In The Window’! Development supported by Amal Foundation, Bradford’s Kala Sangam and Arts Council England, you can find out more here! Deadline for expressions of interest: 31 July.

• Our pals at Paperwork Theatre are expanding and need new people to join their fab team. They are looking for a Project Coordinator, Mentor and Advisory Board Member. More info HERE on the PAPERWORK WEBSITE.

• Are you: Over 25 and based in Merseyside? Interested in a career in community theatre? Not able to get on a formal drama or arts course? Join the Radical Makers Participatory Theatre Training programme. Radical Makers is Collective Encounters’ year-long free part time emerging artist training course starting at the end of September. 

• Collective Encounters are also seeking a passionate, socially-engaged participatory theatre maker and facilitator to co-deliver Confidence through Creativity, an online creative course for women. Deadline: Monday 9 August at 5pm.

• Applications for the Royal Court Introduction to Playwriting groups are now open. This is an opportunity for writers with little or no experience & big ideas to think more deeply about writing for theatre. Deadline: 28 July at midday.

• London’s Vaults Festival Applications are open. There’s really useful financial and budgeting information in the guide, so it’s worth a look, even if you don’t want to apply! 

• Bolton Octagon are looking for someone for a Participation Practitioner. The successful candidate will facilitate their youth theatre, community groups as well as their schools and education work! Deadline: Friday 30 July.

• Estimated Waiting Time are looking for a Stage Manager for a tour of local communities and housing estates around the North West and North East, 3 – 19 August 2021. Deadline: 31 July.

• Our Young Everyman Production of Macbeth is filling the historic and beautiful hall of St Luke’s Bombed Out Church until Sunday 25 July. There are only a few tickets left so be quick!

• Our very good friends A Lovely Word are continuing their summer outdoor season with a one-off event in Princes Park on Thursday 5 August at 7.30pm, headlined by Manchester’s Joy France. The open-air event is free to attend and seating is ‘bring your own blankets/seats’ with stewards assisting with allocating spots. More info HERE

• How to Use a Den is a family friendly audio play by All Things Considered Theatre, commissioned by E&P New Works. All about adventure and den-building, this is perfect for 5 – 7 year olds. More info HERE

• WALK & TALK is a weekly catch-up for Liverpool creatives organised by Unity Theatre. Each Wednesday at 1pm, spend your lunch hour with fellow creatives and members of the Unity team, getting some fresh air and connecting. 

• Join Young Homotopia this Pride season as they serve up activism, cabaret, spoken word and theatre. We’re Queer For It explores the political and social issues that are most important to young queer people growing up today. Facilitated by Homotopia Associate Artist Ashleigh Owen, book your £5 tickets now for the live show this Saturday 24 July 5pm at Unity.

• SCOUSE PILGRIMAGE created by Amina Atiq is part of Unity’s Open Call Programme for anyone who is curious about their own Scouse journey, created to celebrate immigration and free movement between borders.

• The Royal Court’s warm ‘romantic’ comedy Ellen & Rigby continues until 7 August and is directed by our very own Artistic Advisor Stephen Fletcher. Highly recommended by a lot of our team that have loved being back at the Royal Court!

• Our Summer Drama Weeks are back! Run by our experienced youth theatre directors, children will be introduced to a theme for the week and build on it using lots of imagination, storytelling, improvisation and drama skills. Check out our WEBSITE for more info.