We are delighted to be continuing the Insight Directors Scheme to support local theatre-makers interested in directing through Theatr Clwyd’s Spring / Summer 2026 Season.

This Scheme allows one local theatre-makers at an early stage in their journey the opportunity to “observe” rehearsals for a forthcoming Theatr Clwyd production.

Recent recipients have found the Scheme useful to their development and have reflected –

“The Insight Directors Scheme has been an amazing opportunity for me to understand more about myself as a creative and gain further insight into a professional working environment. Schemes like this prove that you can survive as a Welsh artist, living and working in Wales. It’s really uplifting to feel like people want to support your career.” Em Dulson, Insight Director on TICK TICK BOOM

‘’The Directors Insight Scheme does exactly what it says on the tin - provides an incredible insight into the process of directing. The scheme allows someone, like myself, who is sidestepping into directing after 17 years of working as an actor in the industry, an insight that I’ve never been privy to before, despite the work I’ve undertaken in rehearsal rooms. Being on the other side of the room and engaging in all the meetings, conversations and advice provided across the theatres departments as a whole, feels like an invaluable launching point to an exciting new avenue I’ve been dreaming of pursuing. The cherry on top is the undeniably warm welcome you receive while working in the building!’ Danielle Bird, Insight Director on CINDERELLA

About our Insight Directors Scheme

The participant is invited into rehearsals every Monday (or another day by mutual agreement) throughout the rehearsal period, tech and into previews. This enables them to follow the process of bringing the work to our stages and the journey of the production. They aren’t an assistant director and are solely there to observe the process. The Scheme also affords them the opportunity to start (or continue) a dialogue with the theatre and to gain an insight into creating work for our spaces.

The successful candidate will also have a mentoring relationship with Kate Wasserberg, Artistic Director of Theatr Clwyd, and Suzanne Bell, Director of Stiwdio Clwyd, and tickets to see the production. They also have a dialogue with the Assistant Director on the production.

The successful candidate will be invited to create a “diary” or “blog” about their experience – this is to support their reflective learning and development, to consider how they actively might apply their learning to their own practice and may be used as a resource to talk about the production.

Who can apply?

The Insight Director Scheme is open to anyone over the age of 18 at an early stage in their career. They should not have professional directing credits – but may have created work at a fringe level, as a student, as part of a youth theatre or through other training.

The successful candidate will be provided with a fee of £1,050 for the Insight Director Scheme – this is the equivalent of £150 per day. There is not a budget to cover travel or subsistence so it is open only to local artists.

For this Scheme, we define “local” as someone based in Flintshire, Denbighshire or Wrexham.

How to apply

To apply please submit a current directing CV or biog and a brief expression of interest (no more than 300 words) that outlines why you are interested in observing the process on this production and this particular director and the questions you have coming into that process.

If you have any queries about this opportunity, please contact Suzanne Bell or Lucy Haslingden at stiwdio@theatrclwyd.com for more information.