Are you interested in family theatre? Do you want to develop your skills in storytelling?
On this paid weeklong course, you will have the opportunity to work with Tall Stories’ Artistic Director Toby Mitchell, as well as other Tall Stories Creatives. The week will cover the following skills: direct address narration and storytelling, movement, puppetry and singing. When taking part in the course you will develop these skills in a supportive and fun environment.
When and where is the course?
The course will run from Monday 29 June – Friday 3 July 2026, 10am – 5pm at the Tall Stories Studio, 68 Holloway Road, London, N7 8JL.
Who is the course for?
We are inviting applications from performers aged 18 and over. There are 20 spaces available for the course.
This is not an introductory course, so you will need to have some experience and/or training in performing on stage professionally and/or in amateur dramatics. We are looking for performers who are excited about telling engaging stories and who are committed to developing their career in performance.
We are committed to identifying and reducing barriers which may ordinarily exclude people from continued professional development. We particularly encourage applications from people whose backgrounds or lived experience are underrepresented in previous applications to our artist development opportunities. This includes people from the global majority, carers and people from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Please feel free to mention this in your application (though this is not a compulsory requirement)
Financial info
This course is free and we are providing a financial contribution to all participants amounting to £518.00 (London Living Wage). If you live outside of London and need financial assistance with travel, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll take this into consideration at point of offer.
How to Apply
Please click here for more information and for the application form.
The application process will involve videoing yourself performing one of the texts provided and uploading it as an unlisted video to YouTube or Vimeo. Please title your video with your first and last name then ‘Skills Week 2026’.
You will also need to answer some questions. These may be answered in writing or as a video or audio file. All formats will be equally considered.
Please apply as soon as you can, but no later than 9am, 27 April 2026.
All applicants will know the outcome of their application no later than 11 May 2026.
If you have any questions, or if you would like this call out information or the application form in another format, please contact Fiona Bines at
[email protected] or 020 8348 0080.
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