Three-Month Placement
For early career directors and theatre makers from backgrounds currently under-represented in theatre
“On this placement I was able to assist direction, create a movement sequence, run my own workshops with the LGBTQ+ youth of Watford, learn from dozens of staff members and become a better creative within this tumultuous world of the arts. All because of my willingness to be open, creative and vulnerable. This placement is a much about you as it is about the show.”
Vedi Roy, Three-Month Placement Director, Watford Palace Theatre
The RTYDS Three-Month paid placement allows theatre companies to host an under-represented director or theatre maker at the very start of their professional career. The director or theatre maker will spend three months full-time or six months part-time learning about the role and skills of how work is made. RTYDS offers theatre companies up to £6,000 to host a Three-Month Placement in their organisation.
We are not currently accepting applications for RTYDS Three-Month Placements.
Information for Theatre Companies
Guidelines for Directors
Participants for the Three-Month Placement are recruited directly by participating theatre companies. No professional experience is needed to take part. Participants should be over 18 years of age (no upper age limit), live locally to the theatre, and want to know more about directing in theatre.
If you are interested in doing a Three-Month Placement in a theatre, we recommend that you talk to your local professional theatre to see if they might apply to host one.
Some of our partner theatres may apply to host a Three-Month Placement and hold an open recruitment process for their director. To find out about these opportunities, follow RTYDS on social media or sign up to our mailing list.
Amelia Thornber, Three-Month Placement Director:
“I am so immensely grateful to both RTYDS and The North Wall. This placement has really given me time to think and reflect on my own practice as a theatre maker, about what I want to achieve next and in the long run.”
The North Wall:
“People often think of placements as one-way, ie someone to manage and look after, but I believe that The North Wall has gained equally if not more from Amelia’s presence and contribution during her 3 months with us. It has been an energising time (in spite of its unexpected coronavirus-ending), and we have able to support and develop a relationship with a local artist who will continue to be part of The North Wall family long into the future.”
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Current Three-Month Placements
We currently do not have any active Three-Month Placements.