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Applications are now open for TYPT26 - Talawa Theatre Company's FREE flagship programme for emerging theatre makers aged 18-25.

Deadline to apply: Monday 20th April 2026, 12pm

QUESTIONS? Email typt@talawa.com

TO APPLY, you must be:

Aged 18-25
Black, or of Black mixed heritage
An emerging theatre maker at the start of your career
Available to participate in all the required dates stated below.
You may be required to attend an audition and/or an interview

AUDITIONS: Weds 20th and Thurs 21st May (evening)

INTERVIEWS: Weds 27th and Thurs 28th May (evening)

KEY DETAILS

This is a 4-week intensive, full-time programme.

PROGRAMME DATES

WEEK 1: w/c 13th July (devising & rehearsals)
WEEK 2: w/c 20th July (devising & rehearsals)
WEEK 3: w/c 27th July (devising & rehearsals)
WEEK 4: w/c 3rd August (production week)

TIMES:

Weeks 1-3: 10am - 6pm Monday - Friday

Week 4: production week - evening availability is required

UPSKILLING SESSIONS:

Tues 30th June 11am - 4pm
Weds 8th July 11am - 5.30pm

SHOW DATES:

Thu 6th August (evening)
Fri 7th August (evening)
Sat 8th August (matinee), to be confirmed
Sat 8th August (evening)

EVALUATION DAY: Weds 12th August (full day)

LOCATION: Talawa Studio, Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG

ABOUT TYPT

Are you an emerging Black theatre maker, aged 18-25, looking to grow, create, and develop your craft?

TYPT is Talawa Theatre Company’s free, intensive 4-week training programme designed to help you develop devising skills and create an original theatre piece from scratch. You’ll work alongside fellow Black artists and established theatre professionals in a supportive, inclusive environment. TYPT offers hands-on mentorship, meaningful collaboration, and the chance to showcase your work in a series of final performances. TYPT is all about building the future of Black theatre, and we want you to be part of it!

IS TYPT FOR YOU?

TYPT is for emerging theatre makers and offers a dedicated space where every part of the creative theatre-making process is explored. It is a chance to develop practice, test ideas, and personally develop within a group while creating a brand-new piece of theatre.  To create the ideal environment for this we are looking for people who resonate with the values of this programme, which include:

Experimentation, play, process-led learning
Respect, trust and care for each other
Discipline, commitment, and completion of the process
Collaboration and teamwork

We especially welcome :

Those who are considering studying Drama at a Higher Education level
Those who are actors looking to develop their craft outside of the Higher Education Framework
Those who live, work, study or have a connection to Croydon
Those who identify as neurodivergent, D/deaf and/or disabled

Through TYPT we:

Create a supportive learning environment that allows participants the opportunity to explore social and cultural issues relevant to them
Engage participants in every stage of the creative process allowing them the freedom to create from their own cultural context
Provide participants with an invaluable experience of working in a professional theatre environment alongside high-quality theatre practitioners
Provide a platform for their work to be seen and voices to be heard

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Date of Birth

DD/MM/YYYY

Preferred pronouns

she/her/hershe/him/histhey/them/theirsOther/ask me

Address

Address of Residence

Postcode

Audition and Interview Dates

Please tick all the dates that you are available to come in for an audition and interview.

Please note: while we cannot guarantee you will get your preferred dates, we will try and accommodate everyone.

If you cannot make either date please contact us via email.

Audition Dates

20th May 2026 evening21st May 2026 evening

Interview Dates

27th May 2026, evening28th May 2026 evening

By ticking the box below you confirm that you will attend all 4 weeks of the summer intensive and the show dates (please refer to PROGRAMME DATES, TIMES, UPSKILLING SESSIONS, SHOW DATES and EVALUATION DAY shown above)

I confirm I will be available for these dates

About You

TYPT is about all aspects of theatre making. We welcome you to apply whether you are interested in being on stage as an actor, or keen to learn about backstage such as lighting, sound or any other technical aspect of theatre.

Roles

Which role(s) would you like to apply for? (tick all that apply)

Onstage Offstage

Select the areas that you are interested in and/or would like to learn more about (tick all that apply).

About You (Continued)

Referring to the description and values of the programme please tell us
about yourself using the following prompts:

We welcome your response to these questions as creatively as you like. If you would like to upload a file (video, pdf etc.) please use the second field. Alternatively, you may provide a link to the file in the text field.

Why do you want to be part of TYPT?

What would you like to do in the future and how would TYPT help you get there?

What excites you about theatre?

TYPT is an intensive where you work with people everyday for 4 weeks. It requires collaboration, commitment, discipline, and completion. Can you give two examples of some times you have shown these qualities. (it doesn't have to be theatre related).

TYPT26 will focus on the impact of global decisions from an African lens and perspective, and what it means to be African in the world today. What does this mean to you? What does this ignite in you? You are welcome to respond to this in whichever way you like. It can be with video, bullet points, sharing words that come to mind, referencing artists and events.

Upload a file here (optional)

Please provide a clear picture of your face. This DOES NOT need to be a professional photo. Upload a file here