The Rolling Residencies are for theatre creatives based locally to Sheffield Theatres who would benefit from space and funding in the development of a project or idea.

We are interested in ambitious and exciting projects and ideas at early stages of development. This programme is about giving artists the resources they need to reach the next stage of their project. This “next stage” might be the creation of a new draft of a script, space to experiment with new collaborators, or an R&D for a more developed project.

There will be application windows to apply throughout the year. Applications next open in Summer 2025.

Join the company of Sheffield Theatres Productions throughout rehearsals.

Making Room Observer opportunities are for aspiring and early-career theatre creatives based locally to Sheffield Theatres who want to familiarise with professional rehearsal practice.

Applications next open in Summer 2025.

The Theatremakers Group is four-month training programme for local early-career theatre artists to develop skills focused on dramaturgy, creation, and co-creation.

The Bank Cohort is Sheffield Theatres’ flagship talent development project for directors, producers, and writers.

Based in The Bank at Sheffield Theatres, this programme is for early-career creatives in our region to connect with us, develop their projects and practice over a ten-month period, and receive mentoring and workshops from our producing and artistic teams.

The next Bank Cohort will begin recruiting in 2025, sign up to our Making Room Newsletter to stay up to date.

Who can apply?

The Bank Cohort is suitable for:

• Creatives with 2-5 years of experience, who are looking to gain experience in a midscale theatre setting
• Artists who are over 18 (there is no upper age limit)
• People from or based in South Yorkshire

We understand that many creatives are multidisciplinary, and that their work sits across multiple Bank Cohort groups. While we welcome applications to multiple disciplines, we are unable to have overlap between groups during the scheme. With this in mind, we recommend that applicants consider what discipline they want to most explore and develop alongside Sheffield Theatres.

Sheffield Theatres is dedicated to meeting and working with professional actors based in our region.

General Workshop Auditions for Local Actors are the first project in a new series of initiatives to develop our awareness of and relationships with local actors.

We know that places at these workshops are limited so we are keen to affirm that this is the beginning of this new process and that there will be more opportunities.