Our Artist Relationship Programme presents a range of opportunities designed to support and develop artists and creatives at all stages of their careers. From our online masterclasses, to scratch nights and our Associate Artists scheme, we want to help artists to form a network of supportive peers, expand their skills set, make and try out work, sustain their careers & fulfil their potential in the creative industries.
We are particularly focused on supporting the work of East Anglian (with a focus on Suffolk & Norfolk) theatre freelancers and artists and creatives from underrepresented backgrounds.
For one week this summer we are inviting professional and emerging artists from all disciplines to occupy the New Wolsey Theatre to develop their work and fill our building with creativity and conversation.
We will give over as many rooms as we can for free to artists who need space to rehearse, write, share skills, or simply to breathe and think. These accessible spaces will be spread across the New Wolsey Theatre, be rough and ready, and vary in size – from dressing rooms to hot-desks, and meeting rooms to our main stage.
We will host informal get-togethers over the course of the week, allowing creatives to meet up, start a conversation about what they’re up to, and expand their creative networks.
You can also book in time with selected members of our staff across the week for consultancy and advice. This might be marketing, dramaturgy, budgeting, producing, or technical support.
This week is open to everyone, but we will prioritise artists who live or work in the East Anglian region.
We’re interested in hearing from all types of creatives working in any performance-making discipline, so you might be a performer, director, writer, producer, designer etc.
We’re also interested in artists who want space to explore specific projects. This could be an idea that you’ve always wanted a bit of headspace to focus on, or a new project that’s in its early stages of development.
We have limited space and will allocate opportunities based on who we can fit in where. To apply for a space please click here to complete our application form.
Applications close Monday 19th June, 10am. We aim to let you know the outcome of your application by end of day Friday 23rd June.
If you need any assistance in accessing this application form, would like to submit an application in a different format, e.g. over the phone, via video, or have any queries please contact Rachel Fitzgerald, Creative Communities Producer (Projects):
Email: RFitzgerald@wolseytheatre.co.uk
Phone: 01473 295 930
Our Scratch Nights are relaxed and friendly evenings for local performers from the East Anglian region to try out new work in front of an audience. This might be short scenes from plays, comedy, music, spoken word, movement, drag, poetry etc.
We are looking for artists aged 16+ to present 10-15 minutes of a work-in-progress in the relaxed setting of our Café-Bar. This is a great opportunity to workshop a piece which may be in the early stages of development and receive feedback from an audience (we will provide feedback forms for each act and facilitate a post-show discussion).
This scratch night is also a chance to network and develop conversations with professional performance makers as part of the Suffolk Theatre Professionals Network.
We are committed to providing a safe environment for artists to push the boundaries of their creativity, to try, fail and try again, and to interrogate their ideas and those of others within a supportive network of peers.
Click here to complete our application form.
Applications close Monday 19th June, 10am. We aim to let you know the outcome of your application by end of day Friday 23rd June.
We are strong advocates of diversity and inclusion and are open to all.
If you need any assistance in accessing this application form, would like to submit an application in a different format, e.g. over the phone, via video, or have any queries please contact Rachel Fitzgerald, Creative Communities Producer (Projects):
Email: RFitzgerald@wolseytheatre.co.uk
Phone: 01473 295 930