Job roles
There are a number of useful resources to help you plan a career in Drama and Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Company Career guidance on which you can explore a wide range of career options
The ATG have produced a guide to getting a job in the theatre industry
Creative & Cultural Skills - job profiles for roles in theatres
Jobs directly related to Drama and Theatre
For an overview of roles in the sector see The Stage Ultimate Beginners' Guide to Theatre Jobs and What Can I do with my degree in Drama and Theatre?
Companies
Theatre Trust Search for theatres across the UK
UK Theatre companies
Making money as a film or TV extra
Acting in London guide to finding an agency
Theatre companies in London
Sutton
- Secombe Theatre
- Charles Cryer Studio
Harrow
- Harrow Arts Centre
Harringey
- Jacksons Lane Theatre
- The Red Hedgehog
- Bernie Grant Performing Arts Centre,
- T Chances
Merton
- Colour House Theatre
- Lantern Arts Centre
- Polka Theatre
- New Wimbledon Theatre and Studio
Kingston
- Rose Theatre
Richmond
- Langdon Down Centre / Normansfield Theatre
- Richmond Theatre
- Orange Tree Theatre
Bexley
- Danson House open air theatre
Barnet
- Arts Depot
Bromley
- Churchill Bromley
Havering
- Queens Theatre
- Brookside Theatre
Waltham Forest
- Walthamstow Assembly Hall
- Rose and Crown
Enfield
- Chicken Shed Theatre
- Millfield Theatre
Hounslow
- Waterman Arts Centre
- Isleworth Public Hall
- Paul Robeson Theatre
- Tabard Theatre
- Chiswick House
Newham
- Theatre Royal Stratford East
- Stratford Circus
- Brick Lane Music Hall
Redbridge
- Kenneth More Theatre
- Redbridge Drama Centre
Croydon
- Fairfield Halls
Brent
- Tricycle
Barking
- Broadway Theatre
Southwark
- Puppet Theatre Barge
- Blue Elephant Theatre
- London Bubble Theatre Company
- Menier Chocolate Factory
- Rose Theatre, The
- The Scoop
- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
- Southwark Playhouse
- Theatre Peckham
- Half Moon Herne Hill
- Unicorn Theatre
- Union Theatre
- Canada Water Library (Albany)
- The Last Refuge
Westminster
- The Gielgud Theatre
- Noel Coward Theatre
- Prince Edward Theatre
- Queens Theatre
- The St James Theatre
- The Harold Pinter Theatre
- Criterion Theatre
- Adelphi Theatre
- Print Room Theatre
- Jermyn Street Theatre
- Duke of York’s Theatre
- Royal Opera House
- Piccadilly Theatre
- London Palladium
- Cockpit Theatre
- Trafalgar Studios
- Apollo Victoria Theatre
- Soho Theatre
- Aldwych Theatre
- Wyndhams Theatre
- Regents Park Open Air Theatre
- The Arts Theatre
- Duchess Theatre
- Garrick Theatre
- Novello Theatre
- Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- The Lyceum Theatre
- Prince of Wales Theatre
- Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Apollo Theatre
- Vaudeville Theatre
- Lyric Theatre
- English National Opera / Coliseum
- Leicester Square Theatre
- Palace Theatre
- Charring Cross theatre
- Peacock Theatre
- Savoy Theatre
- Playhouse Theatre
- Fortune Theatre
- Theatre Delicatessen
- Iris theatre/Actors Church
- Canal Café
- Corinthia Hotel
- Mayfair Theatre at May Fair Hotel
- Her Majesty’s Theatre
Wandsworth
- Theatre 503
- Tara Arts
- Battersea Arts Centre
City of London
- Barbican Theatre/Pit/ Silk Street
- Rich Mix
Lewisham
- Albany Theatre
- Laban Theatre
- Broadway Theatre
- Broadway Studio
- Brockley Jack
- The London Theatre
Tower Hamlets
- People Show Studios
- Toynbee Studios / artsadmin
- Stratford East
- The Space
- Half Moon
- Wilton’s Music Hall
- The Albany
Camden
- Actors Centre / Tristan Bates
- Ambassadors Theatre
- Bloomsbury Theatre
- Cambridge Theatre
- Camden People’s Theatre
- Cochrane Theatre
- Dominion Theatre
- Donmar Warehouse
- Etcetera Theatre
- Hampstead Theatre
- Lauderdale House
- New Diorama
- New London
- Pentameters
- Phoenix Theatre
- The Place
- RADA Studios / Drill Hall
- Roundhouse
- Shaftesbury Theatre
- Shaw Theatre
- St Martins Theatre
- Teatro Technis
- Lord Stanley pub
- Lion and Unicorn
- Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Kensington and Chelsea
- Holland Park Theatre
- Tabernacle
- Drayton Arms
- Gate Theatre
- Cadogan Hall
- Royal Court
- Chelsea Theatre
- Finborough Theatre
Lambeth
- National Theatre
- Brixton Clubhouse
- Omnibus Arts Centre (not yet open)
- Old Vic
- London Wonderground
- Udderbelly
- Southbank Centre
- Oval House
- Landor
- White Bear
- Young Vic
- Lost Theatre
- Waterloo East
Hammersmith and Fulham
- Hammersmith Apollo
- Lyric Hammersmith
- Bush Theatre
- Barons Court Theatre
- Teatr Polski
- Riverside Studios
Islington
- King’s Head
- Sadler’s Wells
- Little Angel Theatre
- Pleasance Theatre
- Hen and Chickens Theatre
- Old Red Lion
- Park Theatre
- Almeida Theatre
Greenwich
- Greenwich Theatre
- Blackheath Halls
- GDA/Borough Hall
- The O2 (theatre tent)
Hackney
- Arcola Theatre
- Hackney Empire
- Hoxton Hall
- Rosemary Branch
- Courtyard Theatre
- New Britannia Theatre
- The Yard
- Shoreditch Town Hall
Theatres in Kent
- Arden Theatre, Faversham
- Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
- The Astor Theatre, Deal
- The Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne
- The Central Theatre, Chatham
- Edward Alderton Theatre, Bexleyheath
- E.M. Forster Theatre, Tonbridge
- Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre, Crayford
- The Guild Theatre, Gravesend
- Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
- Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone
- Herne Bay Little Theatre, Herne Bay
- Hever Festival Theatre, Edenbridge (outdoor venue)
- Kings Theatre, Chatham
- Lees Cliff Hall Theatre, Folkestone
- Margate Winter Gardens, Margate
- The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
- Medway Little Theatre, Rochester
- Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable
- The Sinden Theatre, Tenterden
- Stag Community Arts Centre, Sevenoaks
- Theatre Royal, Margate
- Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate
- The Tower Theatre, Folkestone
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Postgraduate Study
Postgraduate study may enable you to explore aspects of Drama and Theatre in greater depth or to study a new subject. You should consider why you want to do postgraduate work, whether it will affect your career prospects and whether you are likely to get funding. There is no equivalent of UCAS for postgraduate study, so investigate courses early, starting with the Further Study section of this website. If you are already a student on a taught Masters degree, you may wish to continue your studies by research, in the UK (at Kent or elsewhere) or overseas. Again, early planning is important. You should seek advice from your supervisor as to the possible options.
Drama and Theatre Links - Useful Websites
- Arts Hub - Large listing arts and creative jobs including internships and work experience. Jobs bulletin with 100 new listings each week is emailed free to members weekly. Cover theatre, dance, visual arts, film, tv and radio, writing and publishing, design, music, fashion and the creative industries. Sister websites in the US and Australia.
- The Stage newspaper
- Actor's One Stop Shop
- Mandy’s Film and TV Production Directory
- Creative Skillset
- The Casting Network
- English National Youth Arts Network
- Get into Theatre
- The Knowledge
- Spotlight
- The Stage
- UK Arts Sponsorship Database
Information
- The Association of British Theatre Technicians
- Association of Lighting Designers
- Broadcast Now (radio and television) - site for the national radio industry
- Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union
- Federation of Drama Schools
- The Theatres Trust - has a list of theatres in the UK
- The Society of British Theatre Designers
- UK Theatre Web site
- Working on a cruise ship
- Arts and Humanities Research Council
- Royal Society of Arts
- Arts Council - includes list of regional councils
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