Wednesday 19 July 2023

Open Door, 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, today opens applications for their Acting and Behind the Scenes programmes.

The Acting programme will work with people aged 18-30 based in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Warrington, West Yorkshire, the Borough of Halton, London, Essex and the South East. 

The Behind the Scenes online programme will work with people aged 17-30 based in England, Scotland or Wales. 

If you want a career in theatre, either working Behind the Scenes or On Stage, our friends at Open Door can help.

The Open Door will be hosting Open Days at the Everyman which will consist of a FREE acting workshop with David Mumeni (Artistic Director, CEO & founder of Open Door) and Rich Neale (Managing Director of Open Door). Followed by a Q&A with the Open Door team to get a taste of what drama school is all about and what to expect from the Open Door programme. 

Open Days and Auditions will be held at the Everyman on the following dates:

Open Day -  Tue 5 Sep
Audition date - Fri 22 Sep
Recall date - Wed 18 Oct

To sign up to the Open Door Open Days, fill in this form here.

Successful applicants into the programmes receive FREE auditions, travel, theatre tickets, training and 1-1 tutoring from industry professionals & more. See if you're eligible and apply now at opendoor.org.uk

Open Door and the Ann Craft Trust have created an online safeguarding and policy assessment called SPACE (Safeguarding for People in Arts, Culture and Education) It is an essential requirement that all of our partner schools pass this assessment.