New Artists' Development

We are seeking applications from artists looking to develop their practice with a specific project within a professional theatre environment.

Are you an undiscovered talent?
Are you seeking to develop your craft in new exciting ways?
Do you need a platform to explore, experiment or simply try out some stuff?
Would access to resources, time, space, and advice from our team of skilled professionals help you move your artistic practice into a new realm?

New artists might include: Directors, Actors, Lighting Designers, Sound Designers, Designers, Choreographers, Dancers, Performance Poets, Performance Artists, Composers, Singers and all other performance practitioners.

We want to hear your ideas. We want to help you make work.

Over the past 18 months the New Artists’ Development initiative has facilitated the research and development of some 30 artists embracing many and varied artforms. A number of these explorations have gone on to fully realised productions. These include Give it a Name’s adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness as a site-specific performance at 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff and Gareth Potter's Gadael yr Ugeinfed Ganrif, to be given a full production in collaboration with Sherman Cymru in August.

Applications for this scheme should state how this would help you develop and evolve as an artist and should include details of a particular project you wish to develop with us at Sherman Cymru.
For more information and to apply please contact Phillip Mackenzie 

We welcome applications for projects in both English and Welsh.