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Careers Resources

Learn more about job roles at the theatre and how to take your first steps into the creative industries.

Resources

Find our digital drop-in videos and accompanying notes below, designed to help teachers explore performance-related skills with KS3 students. Our careers resources are for secondary students of all ages to access independently.

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Teachers’ Resources

Vocal Performance: Video and Notes

Storytelling: Video and Notes

Dance: Video and Notes

 

 

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Careers Resources

Interview Tips & Tricks

CV Template

Student Resource Pack

Meet the team

Read our staff profiles below to find out about some of the people working behind the scenes at Leeds Heritage Theatres and the variety of careers across our sector. Click through to hear more from each team member in staff interviews.

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Pat Bruce

Role: Assistant Sales & Ticketing Manager

Key Skills: Patience, Listening Skills, Time Management

Favourite show: Wicked

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Mosa Mpetha

Role: Creative Engagement Officer

Key Skills: Event Management, Creative Thinking, Problem-solving

Favourite show: Northern Ballet’s Casanova

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Adam Norton

Role: Senior Technician

Key Skills: Flexibility, Communication, Open-mindedness

Favourite venue: Leeds Grand Theatre

Read the interview

Interested to learn about other careers across our venues? Hear from Aaron about running social media in the Comms team, Jessica about managing merchandise from the kiosk or Hu about his role in looking after our buildings and visitors alike.

Cultural Exchange

Chaired by Leeds Heritage Theatres, Grand Futures Leeds Arts Network offers a collaborative work experience week called the Cultural Exchange to introduce young people to non-performing roles in the creative industries.

For the Cultural Exchange, a group of Year 10 students spend a week across different cultural venues in Leeds learning directly from industry professionals. Watch our trailer for the programme and contact us to get your students involved.

360-degree Virtual Tours

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Click on the links below to see inside The Grand and The Varieties – from Box Office to backstage.

360-degree virtual tour of Leeds Grand Theatre

360-degree virtual tour of City Varieties

On the blog

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