Early Career Creative Trainee

We’re offering a paid Early Career Traineeship alongside the
creation and tour of Playlist, a brand new dance, theatre and sketch comedy show touring to rural & community venues across Autumn 2026 & Spring 2027.
This isn’t just a work shadowing opportunity. It’s a chance to experience the complete journey of making a professional touring production, from the first ideas in the rehearsal room, to performing for audiences across the country.
Over the course of the Traineeship, you’ll gain a unique insight into how a small scale touring company develops, produces and delivers new work. You’ll shadow development in both community and studio settings, experience how creative ideas evolve through collaboration with specialists, and learn how all the moving parts (producing, marketing, access, production and touring logistics) come together.
We know that many early career artists want to make & tour their own work but rarely get the opportunity to see how it all happens behind the scenes. Funding applications, production planning, community engagement, touring logistics, marketing, venue relationships and life on the road are all things that are often learnt through experience. This traineeship is designed to open that
door.
You’ll join us on selected tour dates, gaining first-hand experience of rural & community touring. You’ll see what it takes to transform community spaces into performance venues, work alongside our production team, and experience the unique relationship we build with audiences and local communities.
For us, this traineeship is an opportunity to invest in the next generation of artists and broaden our creative network. For the successful Trainee, it’s a chance to build practical skills, confidence, professional connections and a deeper understanding of what it takes to create this work.
If you’re interested in making performance, passionate about connecting with communities, & excited by the idea of creating work that tours, we’d love to hear from you!