Chichester Future Theatre-makers

Participants will receive a grant of up to £10,500 plus travel and accommodation costs.

Flexible 20-month programme

Open to theatre makers from multiple disciplines, up to five early career artists or companies will be offered a tailored, part-time, and flexible 20-month programme that develops their skills, makes vital connections to other industry professionals, offers scratch performances in its newly built venue The Nest, and delivers a performance piece at the end of the 20 months that will add to their emerging portfolio of work.

The participants will receive a grant of up to £10,500 to enable them to devote adequate time to the programme, plus travel and accommodation costs. Led by CFT’s Artistic Director Justin Audibert and Creative Associate Sophie Hobson, and supported by the wider CFT team, the programme will be targeted at local artists from East Sussex, West Sussex, and Hampshire.

Each artist will create a professional development plan; be assigned a mentor from CFT or the freelance community; and receive a series of workshops led by Justin Audibert and other leading industry professionals. The artists will also receive access to observe rehearsals, tickets for performances at CFT, focused periods of research and development to work on their chosen project with up to four collaborators, paid for by CFT, and rehearsal space and performance opportunities in The Nest.