Overview
Creative Access has a long-standing partnership with the National Theatre to enable people from under-represented communities to access careers in the world of theatre.
Approach
Creative Access has worked whole-heartedly with the National Theatre. We have delivered masterclasses to sector-wide theatre groups for staff from ethnically diverse communities. We have also delivered “Managing Inclusive Cultures” training to 400 managers at the theatre “jam-packed with enough wisdom and insight to help us take the next steps on our journey.”
Impact
Creative Access has enabled the National Theatre to significantly increase the ethnic diversity of its team over an 8 year period. We placed over 25 interns from under-represented communities in the team. 90% of these are still working in the theatre industry.
Testimonial
“Creative Access is a bold and dynamic cornerstone of the creative industries. For the past ten years they have been successfully providing a nurturing pathway for talent from under-represented groups into meaningful careers across the creative industries.
Rufus Norris, Artistic Director and Chief Executive, The National TheatreIt has been an absolute pleasure to welcome 25 Creative Access trainees to the National Theatre and I look forward to welcoming more trainees in the next ten years and watching them and Creative Access continue to not just thrive but imbed their forward-looking footprints for others to follow.”
About the National Theatre
Founded by Sir Laurence Olivier in 1963, the National Theatre of Great Britain is one of the UK’s most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues.
