Aged 18-25, interested in theatre and want to collaborate with like-minded individuals? Join @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social The Lyceum’s Young Ensemble this autumn starting on 21 October 2025

The European Commission is looking for examples of good practice of how schools can work with artists and cultural organisations to enhance pupils’ civic engagement through participatory cultural experiences buff.ly/IGl9M5z (deadline - 31 Oct 2025)

If you loved Summer Theatre School at @thegaiety.bsky.social The Gaiety, you can keep the drama going this autumn as booking is open for their October theatre holiday weeks

Applications are open for the Introduction to Dramatherapy Short Course at Queen Margaret University @qmuniversity.bsky.social buff.ly/YXdIxb5 (deadline - 3 Oct 2025)

Booking is open for our first Regional Hub in Fife with a programme of workshops, networking and lively discussions at OnFife's Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy on Fri 24 - Sat 25 October 2025

Booking is open for Capital Theatres' Find Your Light, their pathways exploration day on Sat 27 September 2025 for young creatives, designed to support their next steps into the performing arts buff.ly/BcBlFLj

If your organisation would like to host a PhD researcher as a research intern or artist-in-residence in 2026, fully-funded by @sgsah.bsky.social Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities, they're accepting proposals until 26 Sep 2025

[email protected] and @creativescots.bsky.social have partnered to offer £250,000 in match funding, supporting artists & creatives across Scotland to access the financial backing they need to deliver work that enriches the nation’s life buff.ly/pwsYWKO (deadline - 14 Dec 2025)

Fair Saturday Foundation's Edinburgh Community Engagement Fund offers grants of up to £500 for community events as part of the Fair Saturday Edinburgh Movement on Sat 29 November 2025 buff.ly/NAJtigd (deadline - 25 Sep 2025)

Booking is open for @pacetheatre.com Fest! performance events for young people in October 2025 including Make Your Own Monster Musical, Villain Musical Showcase and Little Stars, Big Stage

Looking for new ideas? We've added new Opportunities to our website this week including Strange Town, Crowdfunder and the European Commission

Culture & Business Scotland @candbscotland.bsky.social are running an online Disability Equality Training course with Birds of Paradise on Thu 2 October 2025

Applications are open for @strangetownco.bsky.social second Writer Development Programme, a free opportunity to take part in a series of workshops and devising sessions to learn how to write a play or a film for young performers buff.ly/zGrNNvr (deadline - 22 Oct 2025)

Al Seed Productions' Waypoint-1 is a Scotland-wide project supporting performance-makers - inc directors, writers, managers, producers & designers - at every stage of their careers:

Triple Act Theatre & Arts are running October Holiday drama workshops for 8-14 year olds at Stevenston's Ardeer Community Centre on Terrifying Tales from the Three Towns 👻

We're delighted to announce the appointment of Jo Walmsley to the position of Chief Executive Officer at YTAS! Currently Executive Producer at Barrowland Ballet, Jo brings over 20 years’ experience in delivering ambitious cultural projects to the CEO role. Visit buff.ly/U26pvTv to read more 🎉

Guild of Players Youth Theatre in Dumfries are recruiting for a Youth Theatre Trainee Producer buff.ly/yK9uu8H (deadline - 19 Sep 2025)

Spiral Creative Arts Therapies are running two creative workshops on Sat 25 Oct 2025 in Glasgow on Supporting Adolescent Identity

Join YTAS on Tue 23 September 2025 to discuss your top tips on getting young people into your youth theatre, signed up and (hopefully) staying with you year on year. This event is part of our new series of online Knowledge Exchanges

Framework Theatre @frameworktc.bsky.social are recruiting for an Assistant Director for the Scottish Graduate Showcase taking place in Glasgow in November buff.ly/MssIS5x (deadline - 19 Sep 2025)

As part of War Horse's #Edinburgh visit, Capital Theatres are running these linked workshops: • Puppetry CPD Workshop for Artists - 1 Oct 2025 buff.ly/xgNwkVc • Schools Workshops - 1+2 Oct 2025 buff.ly/9BQhwOL

Lisa Nicoll Productions & Perth Theatre’s Creative Hub are calling out for more professional actors, writers, directors and producers across Scotland to get involved for 2025/26 Programme which kicks off on 22 September 2025

Culture for Climate Scotland are holding their next SPRINGBOARD Local Assembly for Argyll and Bute at Cove Park on Thu 25 Sep 2025

EP Spaces is a network of meanwhile spaces for creative people across Scotland with new low cost spaces available now in Kilmarnock buff.ly/YnHFRAW (deadline - 30 Sep 2025)

Dinnae be a clown!* If you're a member of YTAS, you can add your workshop, job, training course or performance information to our website and we'll share it with the sector buff.ly/qPNXe2b (* actually, do be a clown as clowns are AWESOME)

Applications are open for the 2026 IASH @iashedinburgh.bsky.social / Traverse @traversetheatre.bsky.social Creative Fellow residency, a unique opportunity for writers and theatre-makers to develop bold new work at the intersection of research and storytelling (deadline - 29 Sep 2025)

Children in Scotland @childreninscotland.bsky.social are running an online workshop on Embedding Children and Young People’s Voices in Your Organisation on Thu 9 Oct 2025

Findhorn Bay Arts @findhornbayarts.bsky.social are holding The Space Between, a Creative Learning Exchange, on Fri 26 September 2025 to celebrate the quiet, reflective moments in the creative process buff.ly/d09OXIu

Applications are open for @playwrightsstudio.bsky.social Play Development Bursary which offers financial and practical support to create the first draft of a new play buff.ly/7VwdFHe (deadline - 15 Sep 2025)

Do you want your work to fly? Booking is open for our first Regional Hub in Fife with a programme of workshops, networking and lively discussions at OnFife's Adam Smith Theatre in Kirkcaldy on Fri 24 - Sat 25 October 2025

Booking is open for Capital Theatres' Find Your Light, their pathways exploration day on Sat 27 September 2025 for young creatives, designed to support their next steps into the performing arts

Are you creative, living in Scotland and aged 8-30? Apply to Moniack Mhor's Youth Led Fund for up to £500 for an individual or up to £2000 for a group buff.ly/KjNSEY1 (deadline - 18 Nov 2025)

Framework Theatre @frameworktc.bsky.social are recruiting a team of emerging & early-career artists to help them deliver the vision for 'Burnout: A Verbatim Play' buff.ly/O7bDuOk (deadline - 29 Sep 2025)

Join Solar Bear @thesolarbear.bsky.social for a short Zoom session on Wed 24 Sep 2025 to explore how arts organisations, freelance producers and artists can connect with and support Scotland’s vibrant deaf creative community

Ignition is Frantic Assembly’s free nationwide talent development programme for young people aged 16 – 24 and they're holding Taster and Trial sessions on Sat 13 September 2025 at @ntsonline.bsky.social National Theatre Scotland Rockvilla

Guild of Players Youth Theatre in Dumfries are recruiting for a Youth Theatre Trainee Producer buff.ly/yK9uu8H (deadline - 19 Sep 2025)

Take a look at the new Opportunities we've added to our website this week including Edinburgh Youth Theatre, Guild of Players, Framework Theatre, Capital Theatres, EP Spaces, William Syson Foundation and Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities

The next round of The William Syson Foundation's Small Grants Fund is open which offer grants up to £5k and welcome applications from arts charities working in any art form buff.ly/fvv124Z (deadline - 12 Sep 2025)

Calling S1-3s with a love of drama – do you want to discover what goes on behind the scenes at Scotland’s biggest theatre company? Booking is open for Capital Theatres' Taster Day on Sat 20 September 2025

Edinburgh Youth Theatre are recruiting for a Musical Theatre Singing Teacher (maternity cover) to co-lead their Monday Musical Madness class for age 8-18 buff.ly/7TntI4c (deadline - 12 Sep 2025)

Gaun Yersel’ Workshop, a Glasgow-based space for professional actors to keep honing their craft, after training or in-between jobs, have announced their 2025 workshop season

Aged 18-25, interested in theatre and want to collaborate with like-minded individuals? Join @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social The Lyceum’s Young Ensemble this autumn starting on 21 October 2025

Booking is open for our first Regional Hub in Fife with a programme of workshops, networking and lively discussions at Kirkcaldy's Adam Smith Theatre on Fri 24 - Sat 25 October 2025

Do you want to inspire early-career writers and help craft new, cutting-edge theatre? Apply to be Lead Artist in Scottish Youth Theatre’s Trajectories New Writers, their latest early-career artist development programme buff.ly/C3fhoQ2 (deadline - 10 Sep 2025)

Applications are open for the 2026 IASH @iashedinburgh.bsky.social / Traverse @traversetheatre.bsky.social Creative Fellow residency, a unique opportunity for writers and theatre-makers to develop bold new work at the intersection of research and storytelling (deadline - 29 Sep 2025)

Lisa Nicoll Productions & Perth Theatre’s Creative Hub are calling out for more professional actors, writers, directors and producers across Scotland to get involved for 2025/26 Programme which kicks off on 22 September 2025

If your organisation would like to host a PhD researcher as a research intern or artist-in-residence in 2026, fully-funded by @sgsah.bsky.social Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities, they're accepting proposal until 26 Sep 2025

Ignition is Frantic Assembly’s free nationwide talent development programme for young people aged 16 – 24 and they're holding Taster and Trial sessions on Sat 13 September 2025 at @ntsonline.bsky.social National Theatre Scotland Rockvilla

Join YTAS on Tue 23 September 2025 to discuss your top tips on getting young people into your youth theatre, signed up and (hopefully) staying with you year on year. This event is part of our new series of online Knowledge Exchanges

Culture & Business Scotland @candbscotland.bsky.social are running their Introduction to Sponsorship course in Edinburgh on Thu 25 September 2025 buff.ly/pmoytic