Opportunities & events
We offer lots of opportunities and events as part of our Furnace programme to help locally-rooted artists develop their career and projects.
The best way to find out about the current crop of opportunities and events for artists at the Playhouse, and to get exclusive previews of what’s coming up, is to sign up to our Furnace newsletter.
You will find free workshops below and on our What’s on pages.
Jobs and paid opportunities on our Vacancies page.
And regular updates about exciting opportunities and events right here.
Current opportunities
Headlong Origins
Headlong is a theatre company that produces national tours of reimagined classics and new writing, in collaboration with theatres across the country – including Leeds Playhouse.
Previous Headlong productions include A Raisin in the Sun, Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play, A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction, People, Places & Things and Enron.
Headlong Origins is a 12-month artist development scheme running from January-December 2026.
It supports the development of early-career theatre directors living and making work outside London, who are looking to develop their practice and move toward main-stage directing. The scheme consists of mentorship, workshops and masterclasses with industry professionals and the Headlong team.
Click here for full details of how to apply.
Deadline: 10am, Tuesday 11 November 2025
