UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre (SOLT) have embarked on a wide-reaching new industry initiative in partnership with Inspiring the Future, part of the charity Education and Employers.

Building on SOLT and UK Theatre’s recent Workforce Review, Inspiring the Future of Theatre aims to showcase the range of careers available in theatre to young people, and encourage and strengthen connections between schools and their local theatres.

Theatre and the performing arts are part of the creative industries, which are worth £92bn, and are growing at twice the rate of the economy. UK Theatre and SOLT believe that if the sector is to continue to thrive, it must draw on the talent base, and build audiences, from all areas of society.   

To achieve this ambitious project, SOLT, UK Theatre and Education and Employers have launched a drive to recruit industry ambassadors who will be matched with schools across the UK, taking part in events to lay the groundwork for young people to make informed and ambitious career decisions. 

Become an Ambassador

SOLT and UK Theatre are aiming to sign up 1000 Ambassadors by 11 July to volunteer to visit a school for 1 hour to tell young people all about a career in the theatre.

This means you! #Inspiringfuturetheatre is an open invitation to everyone at every stage of their career, from all over the country and in all career paths to become an Ambassador. 

The aim is to tell young people about the broad range of theatre careers available to them and build a strong network between ambassadors, schools and theatres.

If you’ve signed up already, thank you! If you haven’t...

Sign up here to be an Ambassador

howcase your work on #InspiringFutureTheatre day on 11 July.

Inspiring the Future of Theatre will be officially launched on 11 July 2018. As part of a broader celebration of the fantastic educational and careers work already taking place in the theatre industry, we would like to encourage you to use the social media hashtag #InspiringFutureTheatre on 11 July to promote your own work towards closing skills gaps and broadening access to arts and cultural education.        

#InspiringFutureTheatre Day is an opportunity to highlight the amazing work your organisation does to engage young people and schools in your community. Get involved by posting about your own education programs and activities and sharing in the conversation by using the hashtag #InspiringFutureTheatre.

https://www.inspiringthefuture.org/inspiring-the-future-of-theatre/