Hi all

Thought this might interest you. Backstage Academy is a brand new multi-functional education facility in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. It's here to support the entertainment industry by providing training in a vast range of backstage skills, e.g. there is a foundation course, a diploma and professional development available. There is also great rehearsal space, used by some famous artists, with state-of-the-art facilities for learning.

Check it out here:

Supporting the entertainment industry - Backstage Academy

If you're looking to get into backstage work this could be the chance for you.

It doesn't give any detail on course costs.

I've checked out the website but i'm a little stumped. It gives me information about courses etc but does it mean that a career backstage could be something achieveable for someone like me who hasn't done a college course related to backstage work already. I always thought working backstage was a million miles away from happening because I have no training in anything but I love theatre, concerts etc.

It's an interesting site, but it just confused me - you give basic info on the courses and nothing else...
How do you apply, costs, qualifications - maybe finish it before you post up the link?

Do they have any counterweight flies? Seems to be a major gap with most college-trained youngsters. Common in theatre - rarely taught. A new facility would be a perfect place to install some for training?

Before some bright spark makes a comment about just pulling ropes, I'll say you haven't spent enough of your life in the grid diverting to comment.