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.

The New Dramaturgs Group is a four-month training programme for five local artists that want to develop skills and gain practical experiences with dramaturgy.

Applications next open in Summer 2025.