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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 keen to support the work of East Anglian (with a focus on Suffolk & Norfolk) theatre freelancers and artists and creatives from underrepresented backgrounds.
For young people aged 16-21 years who are looking for a weekly group in which they can develop their skills as as emerging artists, our Creative Communities team offer Young Creatives.
If you’re an artist or creative and you would like to join our mailing list please contact Rachel Fitzgerald, Producer, at RFitzgerald@wolseytheatre.co.uk
The Suffolk Theatre Professionals Network is a space for Suffolk based theatre professionals to connect, share work, find collaborators, support one another and hear about opportunities at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, New Wolsey Theatre, Eastern Angles, Marina Theatre, and more.
The network is currently available to access as a Facebook group, which is administered by the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds and the New Wolsey Theatre. Click here to join.
Across the year we offer a varying programme of online masterclasses presented by industry professionals. Previous masterclasses include Being Playful with Playwriting and Producing Your Own Work.
We also hold Project Grant Writing Bootcamps, an online series designed to demystify the application process, provide a friendly space for critical reflection within a network of peers, and offer guidance to support the development of an Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant.
Upcoming masterclasses and bootcamps will be advertised on our What’s On page and in the Suffolk Theatre Professionals Network group.
Our Associate Artists scheme offers support to artists over an 18 month period with a bespoke programme designed to enable individual development, act as a step change and celebrate creativity in the region.
You can find out more about our current Associate Artists here.
Our Scratch Nights are held in our upstairs Bar and provide a relaxed and friendly evening for local performers from the East Anglian region to try out new work in front of an audience.
Next Scratch Night – Friday 31st January 2025
We are looking for artists aged 16+ to present 10-15 minutes of a work-in-progress at our Scratch Night on Friday 31st January 2025. This is a great opportunity to workshop a piece which may be in the early stages of development and receive feedback from an audience. This might be short scenes from plays, comedy, music, spoken word, movement, drag, poetry etc.
Our Scratch Nights are held in our upstairs Bar and provide a relaxed and friendly evening for local performers from the East Anglian region to try out new work in front of an audience.
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.
Performances should last for 10-15 minutes and artists will need to:
We provide:
How to Apply:
Send an email outlining who you are and what you want to perform to: Rachel Fitzgerald, Producer at: RFitzgerald@wolseytheatre.co.uk or call 01473 295 932.
You can include attachments of what you would like to perform or links to your work, website or socials where appropriate.
Applications close Friday 17th January 2025, 10am. We aim to let you know the outcome of your application by end of day Tuesday 21st January 2025.
A free series of three in-depth sessions designed to help performance makers and creative producers to write and submit an Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant application. Project Grants are funding to support projects that focus on Combined Arts (including festivals and carnivals), Dance, Libraries, Literature, Museums, Music, Theatre, or Visual Arts.
Across the three sessions we will demystify the grant application process, offer guidance to support the development of a funding bid, and provide a friendly space for critical reflection within a network of peers.
Sessions will be led by New Wolsey Theatre Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Douglas Rintoul.
There are two ways to take part in this series; as a performance maker or creative producer developing a bid or as an observer:
Performance Maker/Creative Producer developing a bid: Up to four spaces will be offered to performance makers or creative producers who are looking to submit a project grant application for live performance. These applications will be actively discussed and developed as part of the sessions. Ideally, you will be based in, or have connections to, Suffolk or the East Anglian region, and we use the term ‘performance maker’ to cover a variety of creative roles such as writer, dancer, theatre-maker, director etc. You don’t need to have started an application to be considered, but you will need to be committed to working on the bid outside of the sessions and submitting it by 30th April 2025.
If you want to be considered for one of these spaces please send an email with a short bio and brief description of what your project bid will be for to Rachel Fitzgerald: RFitzgerald@wolseytheatre.co.uk or call us on 01473 295 932.
Observer: Spaces are also available for people who want to develop a deeper understanding of bid writing by watching the process.
Please note that all sessions will be recorded and made available online to people who have signed up to the Suffolk Theatre Professionals Artist Network as a recap and learning resource.
You’ll need to be available for all 3 sessions, which will be delivered online:
Monday 3rd February, 6 – 9pm
Monday 3rd March, 6 – 9pm
Monday 31st March, 6 – 9pm
Spaces are free, but must be booked in advance. Book your place below and a link to the zoom meeting will be emailed to you nearer the time.
Access: Zoom auto-captions will be available for this event. The sessions will include comfort breaks and will take a relaxed atmosphere approach, meaning you can turn your camera off and take breaks as required. If you require any other access support please get in touch before the event for a conversation.
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