British Youth Music Theatre is excited to be hosting the next Cameron Mackintosh Resident Writer placement for a musical theatre writing team of two. This scheme is managed by Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network. Before applying, please carefully review the application requirements and eligibility criteria below.
Please note the application form cannot be saved. We recommend you prepare your files in advance and then complete the form when you’re ready to submit.
You will be asked to upload:
- A cover letter in PDF format (maximum 3 sides of A4), which should address the following three prompts. Do not include any personal contact details (email address/phone number etc.) on this document.
- Outline the professional experience and any relevant education of both applicants.
- Why this opportunity appeals to you and why it would particularly benefit you and your writing partner at this point in your musical theatre writing career.
- Describe the project you would like to develop with BYMT during your time as Resident Writing Team
- Three musical theatre song demos (in .mp3 or .wav format) which demonstrate the style and breadth of your work.
- All three songs should be from projects written by both applicants and not from projects written independently.
- If you have a song written to be performed by young people and/or a large cast, please include this
- Lyric sheets to correspond with the three song demos (PDF format).
- One scene from a stage musical you have written (PDF, maximum 4 sides of A4) which is the scene leading up to one of the three demo songs you have submitted.
If you have any questions about the application please contact martin@mercurymusicals.com or call 020 3951 7961.
Good luck!
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply:
- You will need to be a musical theatre writing team of two who have already had some work professionally produced (which can include paid work for a drama college or other training institute). By musical theatre, we mean any theatre which significantly features characters singing (not including work which is defined as opera by its context or creatives)
- You must be resident in the UK.
- We are looking for a clear on-going commitment to working in musical theatre.
- We encourage applicants from the broadest diversity of backgrounds, cultural heritages and identities.
- Applicants will need to be self-sufficient, adaptable, and able to take the initiative to make the most of working within a busy producing organisation.
- The successful recipients will need to be members of Mercury Musical Developments to receive the grant; however, you do not need to be a member to apply.