Finding representation is one half of building a creative career. The other half is finding the actual opportunities. The open calls, the writing programmes, the prizes, the development schemes. The problem is that these are scattered across dozens of websites, buried in newsletters, or passed around by word of mouth if you happen to know the right people. Miss a deadline and you're waiting another year.
We wanted to fix that. So today we're launching Opportunities, a free feature that brings all of this together in one place.
What Opportunities Actually Is
Opportunities is a curated feed of open calls, schemes, prizes, and development programmes relevant to actors, writers, and directors. Think BBC Writers open calls, Channel 4's screenwriting schemes, National Youth Theatre auditions, prizes, bursaries, and training programmes. All the things you'd want to know about but rarely hear about until it's too late.
Everything is gathered in a single, browsable feed. You can see what's open right now, what's closing soon, and what's coming up. No more hunting across the internet or relying on a friend to forward you a link.
Always Up To Date
Here's what makes Opportunities different. Rather than being a static list that goes stale within weeks, it's actively monitored and kept current. Deadlines change, application windows open and close, schemes come and go. We keep track of all of that so you don't have to.
When you look at an opportunity, you can trust that the status is accurate. If it says open, it's open. If it's closing soon, you'll know. Each listing shows you the key details at a glance, including what it is, who it's for, and when you need to apply by. Opportunities that run on a rolling basis are flagged too, so you know when there's no fixed deadline to worry about.
Save the Ones That Matter
Not every opportunity will be right for you, and that's fine. When you find ones that are, you can save them to your favourites so they're easy to come back to. No more screenshotting deadlines or scribbling notes in your phone. Just tap the star and it's saved to your account.
Your favourites live in one place, ready whenever you want to review what you're planning to apply for. It's a simple way to build your own shortlist of the schemes and calls that actually fit where you are in your career.
Free, and a Reason to Come Back
Opportunities is completely free to use. We built it because it's genuinely useful, and because nobody else is doing it properly. Spotlight, Backstage, and the other platforms don't curate this kind of thing in one accessible place. The only real alternatives are small manual newsletters that cover a fraction of what's out there.
We think actors and creatives deserve better. Whether you're a writer looking for your next scheme to apply to, an actor hunting for open auditions, or a director searching for development programmes, Opportunities gives you a single place to keep an eye on what's happening across the industry.
Have a browse and see what's open right now. Head to Opportunities and start exploring. And if you spot something you love, don't forget to save it.