Call to Action: Technical theatre, this survey needs your voice

14 July 2026

The Stage has launched a major survey on drama school training across the UK, and your voice will ensure technical theatre is represented in the results.

If you trained in stage management, lighting, sound, production or any other technical discipline, your experience matters here. The survey is open to current students, recent graduates, creative professionals and industry leaders, and it needs a full picture of training, not just one side of it.

It’s been built to give a clearer, evidence-based view of what drama school training actually looks like, rather than relying on reputation or word of mouth. It combines structured questions with space to write about your own experience.

The main thing it’s trying to work out is how training is experienced day to day, how well it sets people up for professional work, and where there’s a gap between what students expect and what they actually get once they’re in the industry.

The survey closes at the end of the month (31st July).

Take the survey

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