Current Opportunities

Artist Development Opportunities

Thanks to Arts Council England, we are excited to be offering a number of paid Artist Development opportunities attached to our upcoming projects. We are looking for the following:

  1. Assistant Facilitator for weekly over 55’s Drama Group, starting February 2025 (Waterside based)
  2. Assistant Facilitator for weekly intergenerational group in Ringwood, starting April 2025
  3. Lead Facilitator for weekly After-School Drama Club in Ringwood, starting April 2025
  4. Theatre Practitioner (any specialism) to support on the research and development for a brand new show, dates spread across May-July 2025

To apply, please email your CV and a short covering letter to jo@forestforgetheatre.co.uk. Be sure to tell us which opportunity you are interested, your experience to date, and why you feel this opportunity is right for you.

Become a Trustee

We are always interested to hear from people with skills and experience that can support Forest Forge achieve its ambitions. If you share our love of theatre, creating opportunities and our community please consider joining our board. As a registered charity our board plays a key part in helping us to realise and deliver our strategic vision, supporting us to not only deliver work today but secure our future for the benefit of the people of the New Forest and surrounding region.

We are excited to hear from anyone who is interested in supporting us, and are particularly keen to welcome new board members with expertise in the following areas:

  • Financial management or charity finance
  • Operational management
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Marketing and communications

Other Opportunities

Freelance Artists

If you are a freelance practitioner or theatremaker the best way to get to know Forest Forge and hear about our opportunities is to join The Furnace. Details can be found on the Artist Development page of this site.

Work Experience

We offer work experience for school age students via our Elevate programme. Please see our Elevate page for further information.