Graeae Playwriting Programme Launches Search for BAME Writers
Write to Play is an exciting initiative from Graeae, to cultivate and promote D/deaf and disabled writers. Since its inception, the programme has developed the careers of 20 writers, including Jackie Hagan, whose first play Cosmic Scallies was developed through the programme, and co-produced by Graeae and the Royal Exchange Manchester this August.
Job: Digital Marketing Manager, Roundhouse
This is an exciting time to join the Roundhouse as they embark on an ambitious new business plan and digital strategy. They are looking for an innovative digital marketer who can play a key role in devising this strategy and developing their digital channels.
Job: Marketing & Digital Coordinator, London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT)
Application deadline: 10am, Monday 31 July
Interviews: w/c 7 August
Salary: £22,000 per annum
Contract: Full time, permanent position (following a 6 week probationary period)
Authors Donate Towards Auction for Grenfell Tower
Authors, together with agents and editors, are coming together for an online auction to help those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
All 120 flats of the West London block were destroyed in the blaze last Wednesday (14th June), with the death toll currently standing at 58 and expected to rise.
Forest Fringe Announces Transition From Their Edinburgh Venue
A bittersweet announcement was made by experimental arts organisation Forest Fringe, who will no longer run a venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and will instead run a monthly arts club at Somerset House to help develop future projects.
A statement published on their website says the new project could be a film, a new venue or possibly even the beginning of a new political party.
The Nursery Theatre Opens For Applications for Nursery Originals
The Nursery Theatre ran a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign to open a new improv theatre space, which opened this month in Broadgate. The team have recently announced that applications for their new Autumn project Nursery Originals are open.
Chris Mead, Co-Artistic Director says:
MARKETING INTERN at The Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre have an exciting opportunity to join our Marketing Department as an intern for a six month period. You will work with the full team and across a range of marketing functions, including working with databases and social media.
This internship will appeal to you if you have an enthusiasm for theatre and an interest in developing your skills in arts marketing and audience development. We are looking for someone who is friendly and approachable and with a keen eye for detail.
Kickstarter: Know Your Place - Essays on the Working Class By the Working Class
Dead Ink Books is crowdfunding for Know Your Place - a collection of essays about the working class, written by the working class.