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BYMT programmes five to six productions each year, which are a combination of returning concepts and new submissions. One show each year will be our New Music Theatre Award winner.

Every production is given a two-week rehearsal process with a cast of 36 young people, a band of up to six young people and professional musicians, and a full creative and production team, culminating with performances in a regional theatre (e.g Birmingham Hippodrome, The Lowry Manchester, Southwark Playhouse).

We also programme six to seven development camps where ideas for new shows can be trialled and developed over a week with a group of young people.

Submissions for our 2026 season are now OPEN and will close on 31 August at midday.

Find out how to submit your new musical here.

As an organisation, British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) maintain a significant responsibility for the safety and welfare of our young people. The majority of work undertaken by BYMT operates in a residential setting, where our young people will be staying away from home, often for the first time. This requires BYMT to have a caring, patient and communicative pastoral team who work alongside artistic and production staff to support our young people on each project. We have a duty of care for all our young people and the pastoral team are expected to exercise the same care and control as a responsible parent in ensuring that a young person’s needs are met and respected.

If you would be interested in becoming a member of our pastoral team, please read the following information, and if you feel you’d be a good fit with us, fill out the application form attached.

(Please note, if you have worked in a pastoral role for BYMT in the last 3 years please email Josh Gordon to express your interest in reprising your role).

Professional Experience:

Essential:

• Previous experience of safeguarding/pastoral work with young people
• Experience working in a team
• Experience in managing relationships and building rapport with a variety of people including teachers, young people, pastoral and creative staff

Desirable:

• Experience in an arts organisation/environment and interest in applied theatre

If this is a role that you’re interested in please read the relevant Job Description below and complete the APPLICATION FORM. Please send your completed application form to our Outreach and Welfare Manager, Josh Gordon.

Pastoral Team Member: JOB DESCRIPTION

Pastoral Lead: JOB DESCRIPTION

Applications for Creative Work Placements 2025 are now closed. Please check back in January 2026 for the next round.

Each year British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) make a number of training places available for emerging artists, recent graduates, or those in their second/third year of higher education, wishing to gain work experience on professionally-staged Musical Theatre projects working with young people. These placements take the form of assistant roles to professional practitioners within the chosen discipline, on one of our 2-3-week residential projects held nationally across the summer/Easter holidays, working with a cast of 36 young people.

Our productions are all newly devised music theatre of a variety of genres, and each individual will be appointed to a show that best suits their skillset.

Typically, we offer placements for the roles of Assistant Musical Director, Assistant Designer and Assistant Stage Manager, but we are also open to applications for Assistant Directors and Assistant Choreographers. Whilst these roles are not currently part of the Creative Work Placements, we warmly welcome any interest and these will be discussed and offered at BYMT’s discretion.

Creative Work Placements will receive full board accommodation (including meals), and an expenses allowance to cover their travel and any further fees incurred on production.

Find out more about Creative Work Placements.