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A young person on work experience at Northern Stage. She is smiling while wearing headphones and an earpiece.

Work Experience

Work Experience at Northern Stage is for anyone aged 14-18 looking to gain an insight into the backstage roles in a theatre. With a focus on technical and production our intensive week of work experience also gives a chance to meet Northern Stage staff across all areas, including producing, participation, marketing and programming.

Participants will be introduced to light, sound, special effects and stage management. They will get the chance to try out different backstage roles in our professional theatre space, and will work together to design and produce their own technical installations.

We run two work experience weeks in July. Applications open before Christmas 2023 – watch this space!

Work Experience at Northern Stage

Photos

Photos from our Work Experience weeks in 2022

A group of young people doing work experience. They are sat in a theatre auditorium learning how to operate pyrotechnics.
A group of young people doing work experience. They are gathered around a sound board with one young person operating the board.
An audience in a performance space. There's a disco ball and purple lighting. In the background, young people on their work experience programme operate the sound and lighting.
Young people on their work experience programme working on the cues for a theatre show. They are in darkness lit by a small table lamp.
A technician showing a young person how to operate a lighting board.
A young person with a theatre technican teaching them how to write cues on a script.

We recognise the underrepresentation that exists within our sector, and we’re committed to breaking down barriers to entry and one of the ways we strive to achieve this is through our Work Experience Programme. We therefore welcome and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, regardless of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic to apply to get involved in our Work Experience Programme.

If you are a young person, teacher or parent/guardian who’d like to know more, please email workexperience@northernstage.co.uk.