From October to December this year, 25 venues across the country opened their doors to young teenagers for the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural’s Offstage Choices careers events.

Stratford-upon-Avon College, working in partnership with Langley School, Solihull, is delighted to be part of these national events and welcomed young people from the school to the Birmingham Hippodrome last month.   

Students met and experienced the work of a number of professionals including lighting and sound technicians, stage managers and those working in marketing and front-of-house. All these professionals shared their tricks of the trade and offered the young people the chance to experience working outside of the spotlight.

Edward Pinner, Curriculum Area Manager for Performing Arts and Music at Stratford-upon-Avon College said, “As a Founder College of the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural, Stratford-upon-Avon College is part of a network of industry specialists in theatre, opera, live music events, festivals, further education college and training providers working together to develop and improve skills within the industry. Therefore the College is committed to providing further education and creative career choices to the next generation of skilled workers in offstage theatre and live music.”

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Note to Editors:

• The National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural (NSA) is an industry-led membership organisation, developing and governing the delivery of industry approved standards, training and related skills through its network of creative and cultural employers, trade associations and 20 Founder Colleges across the nine regions of England. Please visit www.nsa-ccskills.co.uk for further information.
• Offstage Choices offers young people a taste of the wide range of jobs available behind the scenes and offstage in technical theatre and live music events.