• In just eight weeks, the Cinderella company will be arriving before the stroke of midnight to begin rehearsals for our iconic Rock ’n’ Roll panto. We are deep in casting at the moment and can’t wait to share the whole team with you in the coming weeks.

• With departures and new faces, our Artistic Team has a new structure and some new opportunities to share. Firstly we’re really excited to share the New Works Associate recruitment information. This is a vital full time role within the artistic team, leading on our artist development programmes and acting as dramaturg for the company. You can find more information about how to apply HERE

• Our next Freelance Mixer with be before the preview of Michael Wynne’s Cuckoo. If you're a freelance creative of any kind, from Designer to Writer to Stage Manager and beyond, we'd love to invite you to our Freelancers Mixer Event at 5.30pm on Wed 6th Sep, Downstairs at the Everyman Theatre.

This is the fifth in a series of events helping you connect with fellow freelancers and artists, and the Everyman & Playhouse connect with more creatives across the city.

Itinerary

5.30pm-5.45pm Check in & Welcome drink

5.45pm-6.30pm Speed-connect; like speed-dating, but to get to know other creatives. We'll manage timings, provide some ice-breakers, and when the bell rings, it's time to move on to the next person!

7pm: Option to see Cuckoo with discounted tickets (use code MIXER10 for £10 tickets)

Post-show: Feel free to stick around & get a drink with new friends in the Theatre Bar

We hope to see you there! Click HERE to register for the mixer.

• Open Door are recruiting Facilitators, Tutors and Practitioners 

Open Door are looking for brilliant, committed acting teachers & directors who have experience in, and a passion for, working with young people to come on board as tutors for Open Door, guiding participants through their preparation for the audition process. 

They are holding the following Q&A sessions about tutoring:

Leeds Playhouse - Wed 23 Aug 4.45-6pm.

Royal Exchange - Thu 24 Aug 4.45-6pm.

Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse - Tue 5 Sep 4.45-6pm.

For more information and to sign up for one of the Q&A's please follow this link: https://www.opendoor.org.uk/workwithus 

•  Liverpool Black History Month Creative Commission Grants.

The small fund has been made possible with funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Culture Liverpool will be looking to award approximately 4-5 grant commissions. We are looking for ideas that will acknowledge, reflect, or celebrate Black History Month through the power of words and the telling of shared histories in performance, a visual art exhibition, talks or panel discussions, an alternative form of research presentation or workshops. Applications are encouraged from:

- Liverpool based artists who can demonstrate working with a black community

- Freelance artists, small artist collectives or organisations.

To apply click this link below. The deadline is Tue 29 Aug 2023. Grants aim to be between £300-£1500.

https://forms.office.com/e/vXKUBgZMvV 

•  Pulp Idol 2024 now open for submissions.

For sixteen years the Pulp Idol competition has uncovered the best new novelists the city of Liverpool has to offer. Submit here…https://writingonthewall.org.uk/pulp-idol-2024-submissions/

• The Young Walter Scott Prize. It is the UK’s only creative writing prize for budding historical fiction authors. You can enter if you’re between 11 and 19 and live in the UK or Ireland. You could win a £500 travel grant, and a chance to see your own work in print. Entries must be between 800 and 2,000 words, set in a time before you were born. The deadline for this year’s competition is 31 Oct 2023. Details of how to enter are here, and you’ll find some of the previous winning entries here.

• Craft Workshop Leaders, The Crafty Hen, Liverpool/Manchester www.thecraftyhen.co.uk/apply

Looking for fun and creative people to lead corporate and social events. Teaching clients craft techniques in a fun and gentle way.

• Rise Up: A Creative Course for Women, From 13 Sep 2023, Spellow Library

A free six week course which uses drama and creative writing to develop employment skills, build networks and nurture confidence. Contact Hayley Greggs, 07999908127

• High Times and Dirty Monsters, Liverpool Everyman, 9-14 Oct 2023

Our co-production with 20 Stories High, Graeae Theatre and Leeds 2023.

Bringing alive the unheard voices and stories of young disabled people in modern times through hip hop and story telling. Tickets starting from £6.

• Up Next Festival, Unity Theatre 4 – 14 Oct 2023

This is a two week festival celebrating Merseyside artists. Local artists and companies performing brand new shows as well as the new comedy night, exhibition, DJ's, panel discussions and creative events. Grab your tickets now. Tickets starting from £8

• Open Door, Acting and behind the scenes programmes. Applications close 15 Sep 2023

Open Door is an organisation that helps talented young people who do not have the financial support or resources to gain a place at one of the UK’s leading drama schools. To apply go to opendoor.org.uk