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
EVENT - Transit, Theatre Show at The Cockpit - Halfpace Theatre
LINK www.thecockpit.org.uk/show/transit_
Dates: 22-26 July
Location: The Cockpit Theatre, London
Halfpace Theatre returns with their award-winning, genre-bending investigation of identity, belonging and migration in contemporary Britain. Based on true stories, Transit is a love letter to anyone who has ever lived in between languages, cultures, identities and locations.
They have FREE TICKETS available for refugees, asylum seekers and displaced communities. If you identify with one of these communities, halfpacetheatre@gmail.com to reserve tickets for any date in the run. If you don’t but would be interested in attending, they also have a discount code for £12 tickets: INBETWEEN20.
Young People Manager - Phosphoros Theatre
LINK www.phosphorostheatre.com/jobs
Application Deadline: Friday 7 August at 5pm
Location: London, hybrid working
Phosphoros Theatre are looking for a Young People Manager to lead their flagship Young Company, develop their Rainbow Haven programme, support emerging artists, and help shape creative opportunities for refugees and people seeking asylum aged 16–25. This is a chance to join a small, ambitious team making nationally recognised work rooted in care, creativity and lived experience.
Community Curators - Migration Museum
LINK www.migrationmuseum.org/join-the-migration-museums-community-curators-programme/
Application Deadline: Sunday 23 August at 11.59pm
Location: UK-wide
The Migration Museum are launching a UK-wide programme bringing diverse voices, lived experiences, and perspectives into the creation of the UK’s Missing Museum. They’re looking for 10 Community Curators to work with museums and galleries across the UK (The Food Museum, Glasgow Life Museums, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts, Museum of Free Derry and Hastings Museum & Art Gallery) to co-curate displays and creative outputs exploring migration stories in their local areas. These outputs will be shown in Spring 2027 and will help shape exhibitions in the Migration Museum’s permanent home in London, opening in 2028. Paid opportunity (£20 per hour), running Sept 2026 – May 2027.
One Act Play Prize - Bill Cashmore Award with Lyric Hammersmith and Bristol Old Vic
LINK lyric.co.uk/programmes/the-bill-cashmore-award-2027/
Application Deadline: Tuesday 25 August
Location: UK-wide
Submissions are now OPEN for the Bill Cashmore Award: One Act Play Prize. The Bill Cashmore Award offers a paid opportunity for two new one-act plays by writers aged 18-30, to be professionally produced at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. The two winning plays will run as a double bill and will be performed by the Bristol Old Vic’s Young Company and Young SixSix in April 2027, and the Lyric’s SPRINGBOARD trainee actors in August 2027. See the full submission requirements via the link.
One Act Play Prize - London Migration Film Festival
EMAIL themigrationcollective@gmail.com
Application Deadline: Friday 31 August
Location: UK-wide
Are you passionate about migration? Do you have a unique event idea? The London Migration Film Festival are calling individuals, organisations and creative minds to co-present events within their upcoming festival, scheduled from 25 February to Tuesday 9 March 2027. Whether you envision a film screening, a thought-provoking panel discussion, a workshop, a performance, or any other creative event, they want to hear from you. They welcome proposals that explore the intersection of migration with various themes, such as climate emergency, race, sexuality & beyond. Your event should embody the spirit of London Migration Film Festival by celebrating the diversity, humanity, and challenges inherent in migration.
To submit your event proposal, please email themigrationcollective@gmail.com with the following information:
an outline of the event you'd like to run
what kind of audiences you think your event will attract
how your event ties in with the concept of migration
approximate costs (bearing in mind limited budgets)
venue requirements (does it need a screen? a stage? a number of tables?)
If you're suggesting a film screening, please provide the screening link and distributor details as part of your application.
No matter if you're an event planning novice or a seasoned organiser, they encourage you to submit your proposal.
Opportunities for Writers - Various
LINK www.scribbled.online/blog/creative-opportunities-june-2026
Application Deadline: Various
Location: Various
Scribbled have compiled a list of funding and prize opportunities for writers! Check out the full list via the link.
Open Call for Productions and Events Space Hire - Circle and Star Theatre
LINK via Instagram
Programming Dates: from end of August
Location: London
Circle & Star is 55 seats in Hampstead - West End quality, salon scale. They’re opening the autumn to producers and performers with work made for a room this intimate. One, two, three and four-handers. Talks and listening parties. Launches and salons. Music and spoken word evenings. Email hello@circleandstar.com if you’re interested.
Through the Door Improv Course for women, non-binary and trans people (cost to take part) - Improbable Theatre
LINK www.improbable.co.uk/throughthedoor
Application Deadline: Sunday 6 September
Location: London
Improbable are hosting a course of eight workshops exploring improvisation in theatre, comedy, storytelling, devising and movement led by Creative Facilitator Angela Clerkin. Through the Door is for women, non-binary and trans people who are actors, improvisors, writers, drag kings, dancers, designers, directors and theatre-makers at all levels of experience.
The beginner’s level will be a fun and innovative introduction to Impro techniques and working with autobiographical material. The intermediate course is more suited if you have previously attended TTD and/or Improbable workshops, or already have improvisation experience and want to play and expand your skill set. Sign up for the one that best fits you.
Visual Notetaking Freelancer - Migrants In Culture
LINK via Google Form
Application Deadline: Monday 15 September
Location: London
Migrants In Culture is a migrant-led art and design studio. Visual Notetaking is one of their core design services, supporting social justice movements by capturing organising power and movement histories beyond the written word. They are looking for a culture worker, designer, artist or illustrator who has a deep understanding of migrant and racial justice organising (especially in abolitionist, grassroots and Black/Global Majority-led contexts), that could join their team of freelance Visual Notetakers.
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.
