Company Profile
Established in 1891 – The Theatrical Guild is the UK charity supporting Backstage & Front of House staff – providing long-term support for people with significant injuries or illness, short-term or one-off financial grants, mid-career training opportunities, welfare guidance and fast access to counselling. T&Cs apply.
You can Apply via our website www.ttg.org.uk or contact us on 020 7240 6062
Address
The Theatrical GuildWest Suite, 2nd Floor11 Garrick StreetLondonWC2E 9AR
THE CALDICOT STAGE MANAGEMENT TRAINING BURSARY
Designed to support members of the stage management community with their continuing professional development, The Theatrical Guild works in partnership with The Stage Management Association to offer hardship grant funding for a range of up-skills training opportunities. Available to professional SMs / DSMs / & ASM’s. (T&Cs apply)
SMA course details via : www.stagemanagementassociation.co.uk
Applications via : admin@stagemanagementassociation.co.uk
JONATHON CALDICOT: After studying Stage Management at Central School of Speech & Drama, I was lucky to gain my Equity Card as an ASM for the opening season of the New Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith – being paid £50 a week (in cash) – so, I remember how hard it was to survive living in London on low wages. After many West End shows and theatre tours, I became a Stage Manager at Chichester Festival Theatre and then for the RSC, Barbican. Since then, I have been Producer-in-Residence at a school in Sussex, where I created an Independent Drama Department. I then became Head of Drama, a House Master and was also on the Board of the Independent Schools Theatre Association – a charity that brought teenagers together to experience drama from around the globe. And twenty-nine years later, I have finally retired !
I firmly believe that no one should have a financial barrier when it comes to their professional development, so I am delighted to partner with TTG and the SMA on this new training initiative.
With rapid advancements in technology and increased demands on practitioners, I am pleased to support the next generation, with the launch of The Caldicot Stage Management Training Bursary.
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FUNDRAISING EVENT : RECRUITMENT SHOUT-OUT !
TTG is setting our technical theatre community an exciting fundraising challenge to help us to raise vital funds for the charity’s Beneficiary Grant Programme in 2026.
We are putting together a team of 30 willing participants – to climb the O2 Arena – which should be a fun-filled 90 minutes.
Details : www.upattheo2.co.uk
Register your interest, no later than 30th June via : admin@ttg.org.uk
DATE : FRIDAY 18th SEPTEMBER AT 2PM to climb the arena “UP AT THE O2”
ENTRY FEE : £37 pp
FUNDARISING TARGET pp : £250
We hope you will be able to support TTG and look we forward to welcoming you to the team.