Opportunities & events

We offer lots of opportunities and events as part of our Furnace programme to help locally-rooted artists develop their career and projects.

The best way to find out about the current crop of opportunities and events for artists at the Playhouse, and to get exclusive previews of what’s coming up, is to sign up to our Furnace newsletter.

You will find free workshops below and on our What’s on pages.

Jobs and paid opportunities on our Vacancies page.

And regular updates about exciting opportunities and events right here.

 

Workshops

For artists
A Workshop by the Fringe Society

11 Mar 2025

The Fringe Society is coming to Leeds Playhouse! Kirsty Fraser (Artistic Development Manager) and Martha Haskins (Artistic Development Officer) will be spending the day at the Playhouse to offer any…

For artists
Furnace Tuesdays

21 Jan – 18 Mar 2025

Some people go to the gym to hone their body – now you can hone your creative skills at Furnace Tuesdays.

Scratch Night

4 Apr 2025

Scratch is back! Join us for an evening of new work by local artists testing out new pieces and looking to share and receive feedback.

Current opportunities

Yorkshire Disabled Creatives

Every two months

The sessions will be a mixture of professional development, industry talks from established disabled creatives, and an opportunity to connect with other local theatre makers.

  • MAJOR FUNDERS

    Arts Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • LTB Foundation
  • Principal Partner

    Caddick Group
  • Principal Access Partner

    Irwin Mitchell