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RTYDS (Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme) has announced a series of new partnerships that will strengthen opportunities for working-class theatre directors and expand its presence across England

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RTYDS announces new residency in Wigan and associate partnerships with Factory International and Bush Theatre - Theatre Weekly
RTYDS (Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme) has announced a series of new partnerships that will strengthen opportunities for working
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September 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
freelancersmake.bsky.social
Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & the @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator
Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…
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November 22, 2024 at 11:47 AM
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We’re so grateful for the support shown by our partners, and for the recognition of what this work can unlock.

Read more: www.rtyds.co.uk/news/new-company-partnerships/
RTYDS announces new resident and associate company partnerships - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Photo by Darren Robinson Photography (L-R) John McGrath, Artistic Director & CEO Factory International; Laura Mallows, Executive Director and Co-CEO ThickSkin; Neil Bettles, Artistic Director and Co-C...
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September 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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For working class theatre creatives:
www.rtyds.co.uk/fair-play/
June 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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✨ BIG NEWS FROM US AT RTYDS ✨

We’re so excited to announce our new home at The Engine Room in Wigan, alongside @thickskintheatre.bsky.social, as part of a collective ambition to make Wigan a regional producing hub, supported by Wigan Council.
September 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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RTYDS will also become an Associate Company of Factory International in Manchester and @bushtheatre.bsky.social in London.

These partnerships mark an exciting new chapter and strengthen our flagship programme, Fair Play - opening up new opportunities for working class directors across the country.
September 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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RTYDS is looking for an exceptional Executive Director who is committed to addressing the inequity experienced by working class and low socio-economic artists to ensure they can sustain careers and thrive in the theatre industry.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon, Monday 15th December 2025
We are recruiting - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
The Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme (RTYDS) is recruiting!
www.rtyds.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
freelancersmake.bsky.social
Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator: www.rtyds.co.uk/financial-resources
Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…
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September 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
freelancersmake.bsky.social
Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator: https://buff.ly/3VKiTto

#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…
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February 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
freelancersmake.bsky.social
Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator: www.rtyds.co.uk/financial-resources
Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…
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May 27, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator: www.rtyds.co.uk/financial-resources
Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…
www.rtyds.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Delighted to share this brilliant opportunity from our friends at @rtyds.bsky.social to support three working class mid-career directors to develop their practice in a mid-scale theatre for 18-months. Applications close on Thursday 18 September at 10am.

www.rtyds.co.uk/associate-ar...
Associate Artistic Director Residency (artists) - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Fair Play Associate Artistic Director 2026-2027 RTYDS is partnering with three building-based theatre companies (outside of London) to each host a mid-career director or theatre maker from a working c...
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September 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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We’re delighted to announce the three directors & theatre makers who will be joining RTYDS for our Fair Play Associate Artistic Director residency.

A big welcome to:
- Jamie Sophia Fletcher at Leeds Playhouse
- Rikki Henry at Bristol Old Vic
- Yusra Warsama at Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse
Three headshots of the Fair Play Associate Artistic Director residencies, along with logos of theatres. Jamie Sophia Fletcher at Leeds Playhouse. Rikki Henry at Bristol Old Vic. Yusra Warsama at Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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We recently met Cat & Sue from @rtyds.bsky.social #RTYDS, at #BurnleyEmpire & learned all about their #FairPlay programme to address the barriers experienced by working class artists, and how they help them to sustain a career within the #theatre industry by tackling socio-economic inequality 👏
June 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Young director scheme welcomes new executive director https://buff.ly/4aLrfHq #ChangingFaces
Young director scheme welcomes new executive director - Arts Professional
NATASHA BUCKNOR will join the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme (RTYDS) as executive director later this month, taking over from interim executive director SARAH NICHOLSON. Bucknor has previously...
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February 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Paid 18-month opportunities!

RTYDS is looking for 3 mid-career working class directors for their Fair Play Associate Artistic Director Residencies at Leeds Playhouse, Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and Bristol Old Vic.

Info: bit.ly/45a8P0V

Deadline: Thu 18 Sep, 10am
Associate Artistic Director Residency (artists) - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Fair Play Associate Artistic Director 2026-2027 RTYDS is partnering with three building-based theatre companies (outside of London) to each host a mid-career director or theatre maker from a working c...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
freelancersmake.bsky.social
Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator: www.rtyds.co.uk/financial-resources
Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…
www.rtyds.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 8:16 AM
freelancersmake.bsky.social
Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator: www.rtyds.co.uk/financial-resources
Financial Resources - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Navigating Your Finances Freelancing in our industry can be precarious and unpredictable, with a baseline economic model known for its inequality, inaccessibility and squeezed resources. For an…
www.rtyds.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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mailchi.mp/rtyds/invite... hi - I'm afraid I can't help with actors but was sent info about this which might be of interest.
You're invited to Class Assembly Bradford - Thu 4 Sep 2025
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August 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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As part of Fair Play, we've developed six Actions for Change.

We believe that these actions implemented across the sector could make real change for artists, companies & creative workers from working class & low socio-economic backgrounds.

The first three actions are: Ownership, Evidence & Equity.
RTYDS Fair Play Actions for Change. Ownership. The sector needs to own and address the problems faced by artists who are working class and from low socio-economic backgrounds to recognise how structures isolate and exclude. We need organisations to take responsibility for leading on conversations around financial, social, and cultural capital in areas including programming, creative processes, workforce, representation and HR including wellbeing. RTYDS Fair Play - Actions for Change. Evidence. We need data that is specific to theatre. Data that can accurately paint the picture of the specificities of socio-economic backgrounds and how it intersects with all the protected characteristics – and data that considers geographic location in relation to class. We need to be more inclusive around differing lived experiences of socio-economic marginalisation, including experiences such as the care system, benefit system, criminal justice system and immigration system. RTYDS Fair Play - Actions for Change. Equity. We need targeted funding opportunities aimed specifically at freelance artists, workers and companies who are working class or from low socio-economic backgrounds, and the organisations who want to create opportunities for them. Without targeted funding, very little systemic change can happen.
July 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Our next three Actions for Change for Fair Play are: Sustainability, Time & Financial Accessibility.

If the sector adopted all six of these actions, we believe it could be transformational for artists & companies from working class & low socio-economic backgrounds in sustaining their careers.
RTYDS Fair Play - Actions for Change. Sustainability. Freelancers are often given the advice; ‘it’s a marathon not a sprint’. If we recognise that completing a marathon without access to equipment and practice, a coach, and dedicated training is impossible, then we should understand the same is true for creative freelancers. Ask your freelancers and employees who are from working class/ low socio-economic backgrounds what they need to stay in for the long run. RTYDS Fair Play - Actions for Change. Time. Organisations need to provide sustained support and investment over a consistent period for working class creatives. Support given over one to two years has the most significant impact as it provides a stable base of resources. This should be provided at all levels of experience and not just for early career workers and freelancers. RTYDS Fair Play - Actions for Change. Financial Accessibility. We need organisations and independent producers to understand and address the financial reality for working class/ low socio-economic background people working in theatre. We need an industry that is more benefits literate and knowledgeable about the impact of precarious self-employment on those claiming Universal Credit.
July 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
rtyds.bsky.social
Hi 👋

We are RTYDS & we're running Fair Play, a nationwide initiative addressing socio-economic inequity in theatre.

Our vision is an industry where working class leaders can thrive & where our theatre sector is robust, socially just, & able to recognise, develop & nurture working class talent.
February 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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We're continuing our dedication to platforming working class voices within the theatre industry by introducing Fair Play: Artists Talk.

Watch Stef O'Driscoll, our Co-Creative Lead, introduce the Artists Talk campaign here: youtube.com/shorts/p5nso...

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Stef O' Driscoll Announces Fair Play: Artists Talk
YouTube video by RTYDS
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February 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Introducing the Fair Play Associate Artistic Director Residency, where three building-based theatres (outside of London) can partner with us to each host an experienced working class director.

Deadline for theatres to apply: Thu 10 Jul, 12noon

More info: www.rtyds.co.uk/associate-artistic-director
RTYDS 18-Month Residencies are back!
June 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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✨We’ve had a glow up✨

Introducing our new logo for Fair Play, our nationwide programme of work that addresses the barriers experienced by artists who are working class or from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Find out more: www.rtyds.co.uk/fair-play
FAIR PLAY RTYDS logo, navy text on a white background
March 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM