Get into Theatre The Arts Council Website giving information on careers in the theatre www.getintotheatre.org

The National Association of Youth Theatres
Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington DL3 7AX
Tel: 01325 363330
e: naytuk@btconnect.com | www.nayt.org.uk

Arts Award aspires to support any young person to enjoy the arts and develop creative leadership skills. Offered at levels 1, 2 and 3 on the National Qualifications Framework. Arts Award can be achieved at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. ACT is an Arts Award centre. www.artsaward.org.uk

Spotlight Spotlight was founded in 1927 and has since become world-famous for its casting directories. Today over 30,000 performers appear in the book and Internet versions of Spotlight, including actors and actresses, child artists, presenters, stunt artists and dancers. As the industry's leading casting resource, Spotlight is used by most TV, film, radio and theatrical companies in the UK and many worldwide. www.spotlight.com

Equity is the UK Trade Union representing professional performers and other creative workers from across the spectrum of the entertainment, creative and cultural industries.www.equity.org.uk

Contacts is a bible for anyone working - or looking to get started - in the UK entertainment industry.www.contactshandbook.com

Concord Theatricals is the UK home of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French Ltd and Tams-Witmark, plus dozens of new signings every year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Harold Pinter, Cole Porter, Terrence Rattigan, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder and August Wilson. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class production. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Nick Hern Books is the UK's leading specialist performing arts publisher with over 1,000 plays and theatre books in their catalogue. They also license most of their plays for amateur performance (see Plays to Perform site). www.nickhernbooks.co.uk

The Internet Theatre Bookshop Welcome to the largest collection of Plays and Musicals in the world. Based in the UK and the USA, we can provide virtually every play and musical currently published in the English language. www.stageplays.com

The Stage is the newspaper for the performing arts industry. www.thestage.co.uk

www.dramaschoolslocally.co.uk - Welcome to Drama Schools Locally

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