54.60 Africa Response Project
Arcola Academy invites you to apply to join our 54.60 Africa Response Project.
Arcola Academy is a theatre training and development opportunity for 18 – 25 year old emerging creatives who are based in Hackney and East London. For this project, we will be working exclusively with 10 participants from the global majority.
This project invites a new Academy cohort to co-create and perform a dynamic piece of theatre in response to Arcola Theatre’s in house production of 54.60 Africa.
Read more about the production here: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/54-60-africa/
54.60 Africa Response Project – Academy Participant – project includes:
- Perform on Arcola Theatre’s main stage
- Work with industry led professionals to create a high quality response piece
- Mentoring opportunities with industry professionals
- Free ticket to see Jane Eyre here at Arcola Theatre
- Free ticket to see 54.60 Africa here at Arcola Theatre
- Free headshot /portrait taken by Oluwatosin Daniju
- Total of £65 per member paid towards travel to/from rehearsals
Key Dates:
To apply for this project, you must be able to commit to the following dates and times.
- Watching 54.60 Africa: Thursday 26th of June (6.30pm – 10.00pm)
- Session 1: Monday 30th of June (10.30am – 12.30pm)
- Session 2: Tuesday 1st July (10.30am – 12.30pm)
- Session 3: Wednesday 2nd July (10.30am – 12.30pm)
- Session 4: Thursday 3rd July (10.30am – 12.30pm)
- Session 5: Monday 7th July (10.30am – 12.30pm)
- Session 6: Tuesday 8th July (10.30am – 12.30pm)
- Session 7: Wednesday 9th July (10.30am – 12.30pm)
- Performance: Thursday 10th at 2.30pm July (10.30am -3.30pm)
Apply now: https://forms.gle/1fMgvsEpDpxa3VXo9
Applications are now open! Deadline for applications is Thursday 29th May 2025. Successful applicants will be notified on Friday 6th of June 2025.
If you would like to submit a video application, you can answer the questions as listed on the above Google form via video and send to aoife@arcolatheatre.com
Arcola Academy provides young people with a vital springboard towards further education, employment or a career in the creative industries. Past participants include Lynette Linton (Artistic Director, Bush Theatre) and Arinze Kene (Misty, Bush Theatre and Trafalgar Studios).
Previous Arcola Academy productions:
- THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA by Anthony Neilson (March 2019)
- CONSENSUAL by Evan Placey (March 2018)
- USED BLOOD JUNKYARD by Alberto Villarreal Translated by Simon Scardifield (January 2014)
- THE RED HELICOPTER by Robin French (July 2013)
- CLOWN SEX by Natasha Sutton Williams (June 2012)
If you have any questions, please email participation@arcolatheatre.com.
