Opportunities Round Up
Central to our work at Good Chance is creating opportunities for displaced creatives to become an integral part of the UK theatre ecosystem, as well as amplifying opportunities that are open to all, and making connections for people in the industry.
Here is our live e-round up of opportunities for artists from around the world and across the whole creative spectrum!
CLOSING SOON
Call Out for Actor - DreamArts Rep Company
Application Deadline: ASAP
Location: London
DreamArts Rep Company is seeking an actor to play Alexis in their upcoming stage production What We Do When We Can’t Dance.
Rehearsals on Thursdays, 5.30-9.30pm at Marylebone Theatre (Baker Street) on 24 September, 1 & 8 October, with the show on Sunday 11 October, 10-8.30pm (show at 6pm) - you must be available for all of these.
Character Description: Alexis is a confident, charismatic and outgoing young man with a big personality and natural charm. Funny, playful and socially assured, he brings energy wherever he goes and encourages those around him to loosen up and take risks. Beneath the confidence, Alexis is perceptive and emotionally intelligent, often noticing more than he lets on. He is warm, likeable and quick-witted, with a strong sense of who he is.
Who they’re looking for
Aged 14–25
Refugee background, all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds welcome
Able to commit to additional 1:1 rehearsal with directors as needed
Fast line-learner, takes direction well
Reliable communicator with good timekeeping
What DreamArts Provides:
Travel expenses for every rehearsal (in cash), plus meals and snacks
To Apply please contact Catherine on WhatsApp: 07395 284927, and include:
Your name, age, and location
A short paragraph or video about yourself and any experience in drama or related creative work.
(unpaid) Call Out for Artwork by Artists from Migrant Backgrounds - The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ)
LINK via email at ellezahrouni@tbij.com
Application Deadline: ASAP
Location: London
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism are launching a major new project on 15 October called The Hate Economy - a long-term investigation into how hate around immigration and asylum is spread in the UK, who profits from it, and its impact on people and society. As part of the launch event, they'd love to feature artwork by artists with migrant backgrounds - to ground the launch in lived experience and creative perspective alongside the journalism. This could be:
Prints or artwork for display
Video pieces to screen
Sculptures or installations
Poetry that can be projected
There’s no compensation for exhibiting, but it’s a chance to show your work publicly. If you’re interested, please contact Elle Zahrouni the TBJI Events Coordinator at ellezahrouni@tbij.com.
Young Performers from Refugee and Asylum Seeker Backgrounds (age 18-30) - Compass Collective
LINK apply via Google Form
Application Deadline: Wednesday 23 September
Location: London
Next Stage is a 14-week artistic development programme for young refugees and asylum seekers (age 18-30). Across the programme, 16 young people will work with professional artists and facilitators, take part in masterclasses, experiment with different artistic approaches, develop their own ideas and work alongside other young artists. The programme will give them time and space to explore what kind of artist they might want to become - without needing to already know the answer. The programme will culminate in a small sharing of work created by the group.
No formal arts training or professional experience needed, just curiosity, creativity and a willingness to explore. The programme will run very Sunday from October 11 to January 31, 2027, 10:30am - 4:30pm at the Siobhan Davies Studios, St George’s Road, SE1 6ER.
NT Connections Festival Producer (Stage Door 11) - Bristol Old Vic and Good Chance
LINK bristololdvic.org.uk/jobs/nt-connections-festival-producer-stage-door-programme-1
Application Deadline: Thursday 1 October at midday
Location: Bristol
Bristol Old Vic are partnering with Good Chance to offer an exciting new opportunity for a producer with experience of forced displacement to join the BOV team for five months. National Theatre Connections is the National Theatre’s annual, nationwide youth theatre festival and comprises of venues all over the country hosting Youth theatre productions of scripts written specifically for young people. Bristol Old Vic has been a partner venue for the festival for over 13 years and will host 8 youth theatre productions over a week in March 2027. Your role with Bristol Old Vic would involve producing the Connections Festival 2027 in collaboration with the Engagement Team.
Leaders' Fellowship Programme - Our Second Home (OSH)
LINK via Google Form
Application Deadline: Monday 5 October
Location: London
Designed for young leaders (ages 20–25) with experience in youth movements and community work, this selective 1-year London-based fellowship provides monthly specialist training in community-building, advocacy, fundraising and storytelling, along with structured mentorship, group supervision, and a £300 completion honorarium; all while gaining a fast-tracked pathway into future paid residential coordination roles and charity sector opportunities.
COURSES / WORKSHOPS
(pay to participate, bursary places available) Practitioner Residency - Gecko Theatre
LINK www.geckotheatre.com/residencies-lead
Deadline: Monday 12 October at 9 am
Location: London
For facilitators, educators, and creative leaders who want to lead with impact, empathy, and embodied creativity. Lead is a two-day residency designed for practitioners working in education, community and participatory arts. Rooted in Gecko’s physical theatre methodology, it offers practical tools and inspiration for leading dynamic, inclusive spaces that centre physical expression and emotional connection.
When: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd November
Where: Studio 3, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB
Cost: £250 (incl. VAT) - Bursary places and Finance plans are available
Gecko offer a limited number of bursary places for this residency, which cover the participation fee. To apply for a bursary please complete this section of the application form to tell them about your background, circumstances and why receiving a bursary would enable you to take part in this opportunity. Please note that participants will need to arrange their own travel and accommodation.
(pay to participate, bursary places available) Performer Residency for Early and Mid Career Artists - Gecko Theatre
LINK www.geckotheatre.com/residencies-perform
Deadline: Monday 12 October at 9 am
Location: London
PERFORM is Gecko’s immersive professional development residency programme for performers looking to expand their physical storytelling, emotional range and ensemble practice. They offer two distinct PERFORM residencies, tailored to Emerging and Mid-Career Artists and designed to support participants at different stages of their artistic development. During the residency, participants will restage sequences from Gecko’s repertoire, using this process to explore breath, voice, character, rhythm and musicality as powerful tools for expression.
Led by Gecko’s highly experienced devising performers, their residencies are uniquely curated experiences and richly collaborative spaces to connect, play and make art within a safe community where honesty and vulnerability is encouraged and championed.
When:
Mid-Career Artists (aged over 25): Monday 7th - Friday 11th December 2026
Emerging Artists (aged 18–25): Monday 14th - Friday 18th December 2026
Where: CLOD Ensemble, C2, Design District, 3 Cripps Yard, Soames Walk, London SE10 0BQ
Cost: Mid-Career Artists: £520 (incl. VAT)
Early-Career Artists: £520 full price / £420 students & NEET (incl. VAT)
Bursary places and Finance plans are available. Full details are on their website and application form.
ROLLING DEADLINE / ONGOING
Join the UK-leading Refugees and Allies Choir - Citizens of the World Choir
LINK citizensoftheworldchoir.org/join-the-choir
NO deadline, rolling applications
Location: South-East London
In 2025, Citizens of the World Choir performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival, helped open the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival and opened for Basement Jaxx at South Facing Festival. They’re looking for anyone with a strong singing background who identity as having lived experience of displacement or an ally of people who have been displaced. Formal training isn't essential, but tune-holding is necessary.
Open Call for Poems, The Poetics of African and African Diasporic Migration - Forced Migration and The Arts
EMAIL TO APPLY forcedmigrationandthearts@gmail.com
NO deadline, rolling applications
Location: International
The Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series is inviting poems (40 lines or less) and short prose (100 words or less) exploring African and African diasporic migration.
Submissions must be in English. In the case of translated work, it is the translator’s responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder of the original work. If submitting a poem or short prose that has been previously published, please give details of where it has appeared and confirm that you are the copyright holder.
You may submit a maximum of three poems or three pieces of short prose or a combination of poems and short fiction. You do not have to submit all three at the same time. Submissions should be typed single spaced and submitted either in the body of an email or as a .doc attachment.
Please include a short biography of 50 words or less. This will be included in the anthology if your poem is accepted. They welcome submissions from writers of all ages, based anywhere in the world.
Volunteer as an OSH Leader on Residentials with People from Refugee Backgrounds - Our Second Home
LINK view the Volunteer pack
NO deadline, rolling applications
Location: London
Our Second Home (OSH) is a youth movement that empowers young refugees and migrants to flourish in the place they now call home. Every year, thousands of young people arrive in the UK full of potential. Through creativity, friendship, and shared experiences, OSH helps them build confidence and leadership. Their residential camps are the first step on that journey — a space to learn, laugh, and grow together.
Free theatre classes for Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers - Legal Aliens Theatre
LINK www.legalalienstheatre.com/free-theatre-classes-for-migrants
NO deadline, rolling applications
Location: London
LegalAliens Theatre run unique, FREE theatre classes every Monday at 6.45pm in Tottenham Hale. The sessions are dedicated to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and anyone with English as a second language, however they are always happy to welcome members of the local community who cannot access traditional acting classes. The sessions, all led by migrant artists from their team are an incredible opportunity to build friendships, express creatively and learn new skills.
Training, Work Experience and Mentoring - Breadwinners
LINK www.breadwinners.org.uk/jobs-and-volunteering (scroll to Risers and Breadwinners Programmes)
NO deadline, rolling applications
Location: Brighton / London
Breadwinners are an incredible organisation helping young asylum seekers (age 16-25) and refugees to get into work in the UK, with a big emphasis on mentorship and community.
FREE Short Courses for Artists on Applying Successfully - Artenda
LINK artenda.net/en/online-courses
Artenda have a series of short courses to help people write strong artist statements, produce impactful portfolios and make successful applications for art residencies and project grants. They're free (from what we can see!) and worth checking out if you're looking to pitch yourself for opportunities.
Poetry, Visual Art and Writing, Open Call for Submissions - Gaza’s Creative Allies
NO deadline, rolling applications
Gaza Verse is a publication that brings together works from creators around the world, to spread the work of those who stand in solidarity with Palestine and its people, as well as Palestinian creators from within Palestine and those displaced across the world. The next release will focus on the theme of art beyond borders and they're looking for pieces (poetry, visual art, articles or anything in between) to include.
If you have something you'd like to share, please send your submission, along with your name, social media handles and a brief description of your piece, to submissions.gca@gmail.com. Proceeds from the journal will go to poets within Gaza.
