No production can operate without a skilled backstage team!
There are a whole range of different opportunities for those looking for a role out of the spotlight.
The Production roles offer a two week experience on an NYMT production or New Musical Workshop. You'll see the project through from beginning to end and work alongside leading Theatre Professionals giving you the opportunity to develop your skills and learn about an exciting career path. These opportunities are available to those aged 16–23.
Work alongside a professional Stage Manager and Deputy Stage Manager to support the production through rehearsals, Tech week and shows. You'll produce show paperwork, support the rehearsal room, manage props and run a backstage track. No production is complete without a reliable Stage Management team that are ready to solve problems at any time.
Meet with the lighting designer to hear about their vision for the show and how they have created the lighting plan. You'll get the opportunity to spend time with the production electrician, rigging and focusing lights as well as installing any set lighting effects. During the tech and shows you'll be operating a follow spot under the direction of the Lighting Designer or Associate Lighting Designer.
The Sound department are a vital part of putting on a Musical. You'll spend time with all parts of the sound team and learn about the different roles of a Sound Number 1, 2 and 3. During the technical rehearsals and shows you'll help manage microphones on the cast, solve problems with the team and ensure the show is sounding great!
As a costume assistant you'll hear from the costume designer on their vision for the productions costume. During the rehearsals you'll work with the costume supervisor to sort through the pulled costume, fit the costumes to the cast and make alterations. This may include making costumes from scratch. In the Theatre you'll get the costumes ready for technical rehearsals and have a backstage track to support any quick changes and costume needs.
OUR RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS IN 2025
These are our residential productions and workshops in 2025, which are open to young actors, instrumental musicians and members of our Creative & Production Pathway.
View the whole 2025 ProgrammeCrescendo
Easter Rehearsal week | 11–17 April 2025 | Kent
Crescendo puts a spotlight on the creative voices of some of our younger Company Members in a piece of music theatre conceptualised and devised by them and supported by some of our most experienced creative teams.
Fame: The Musical
Easter Rehearsal | 12–17 April 2025 | Kent
Summer Rehearsal | 26 July–2 August 2025 | Kent
Production Week | 4–9 August 2025 | Birmingham
Fame: The Musical follows the final class of New York City's celebrated High School for the Performing Arts from their admission in 1980 to their graduation in 1984. All of the struggles, fears, and triumphs - from prejudice to substance abuse are depicted with razor-sharp focus as the young artists navigate the worlds of music, drama, and dance.
Tuck Everlasting
Easter Rehearsal | 11–16 April 2025 | Kent
Summer Rehearsal | 2–9 August 2025 | Kent
Production Week | 11–16 August 2025 | Birmingham
What would you do if you had all eternity? Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence, but not until she becomes unexpectedly entwined with the Tuck Family does she get more than she could have imagined. As her adventure unfolds, Winnie faces an extraordinary choice: return to her life, or continue with the Tucks on their infinite journey.
Lightning Boy
Easter Rehearsal | 11–16 April 2025 | Kent
Summer Rehearsal | 9–16 August 2025 | Kent
Production Week | 18–23 August 2025 | Birmingham
Come on into the Sky High Diner, nestled amongst the very peak of Mount Olympus. You will be served by the young Olympians; bored, restless and eager to spread their wings and become the Gods they are longing to be. It's led by the sparky Zeus; heir to Mount Olympus but eclipsed by his bullish father Cronos and 2 older brothers. Can the little Lightning Boy truly ascend to the all-powerful being he is destined to be? Or will his heart’s desire create an electrical storm big enough to change the course of history forever?
Carousel
Easter Rehearsal | 5-10 April 2025 | Kent
Summer Rehearsal | 16–23 August 2025 | Kent
Production Week | 25–30 August 2025 | Birmingham
Billy Bigelow, a swaggering, carefree carnival barker, falls in love with and marries the sweet but naive Julie Jordan. A stunning and complex tale of love and loss.
New Musical Workshops
Flip by Josh Bird and Giles Fernando
Residential Easter Workshop | 11 –15 April 2025 | Kent
The Great Moon Hoax by Tim Gilvin and Alex Kanefsky
Residential Summer Workshop | 27 July–1 August 2025 | Kent
Carmilla by Eden Tredwell
Residential Summer Workshop | 27 July–1 August 2025 | Kent
The Unstoppable Letty Pegg by Helen Arney and James Hughes
Summer Workshop | 10 – 15 August 2025 | Kent
Interview Process
Sign up to be considered for a role and get access to a vibrant online community, where we offer skill building sessions, group mentorship and the chance to observe a production process. Once we receive your application, you’ll receive a Zoom link and an invite to participate in as much as you can.
You will be able to apply and interview for one of the roles available based on the preferences you've given us. You'll have an interview either online or in person with our Head of Production and a industry professional, after which you will be allocated to a project or invited to join our Technical Course.
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FEES
NYMT fees vary from course to course, project to project. We work hard to maintain fees at affordable levels. We never want finances to be a barrier. We provide our Young Company Members with a fundraising guide and we offer various bursaries at a range of levels.
Application Fee
The application fee for our Creative & Production Pathway is £25. Your application fee provides open access to a vibrant online community, where we offer skill building sessions, group mentorship and the chance to observe a production process. Once we receive your application, you’ll receive a Zoom link and an invite to participate in as much as you can!
Technical Courses
Fees for our courses are set on a course-by-course basis, but are generally:
5-day non-residential course: £545
If you have attended an interview with us before your course in the same year, you will be eligible for the refund of your interview fee – usually £25.
Productions
Our 2025 production fee for members of our Creative & Production Pathway is £1,300.
This includes:
One week full board and accommodation, and a second week of bed & breakfast accommodation
One week of training in rehearsals with a professional creative team
One week in a professional theatre environment as part of a fully staged production
A dedicated team providing outstanding pastoral care throughout the project
Bursaries
NYMT is committed to ensuring all young people are able to have the NYMT experience, regardless of financial circumstances, and therefore offer bursaries for many of our projects.
If you'd like to know more, please get in touch.
