Current Opportunities

Throughout the year at Curve there are opportunities for local artists and creatives to get involved and share their work.

You’ll find the latest opportunities on this page.

CASTING OPPORTUNITY: THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Following the five-star success of our 2024 festive spectacular MY FAIR LADY, Artistic
Director Nikolai Foster brings his Made at Curve magic to this beloved musical classic.
Maria, a free-spirited novice nun, is sent to look after the rowdy von Trapp children.
Defying Captain von Trapp’s strict orders, Maria captures the children’s hearts using
creativity and music to educate, inspire and bring order into their lives. Soon the entire
family is under the spell of Maria’s unquenchable zest for life and even the Captain’s
steely heart begins to soften, as they fall in love. 

But when Captain von Trapp is commanded to report for duty in the German navy, their
Austrian idyll is shattered, as they must flee the Nazis and embark on the most
important and dangerous journey of their lives. 

We are looking to cast a group of fearless, diverse artists who are open to exploration of
this play; tackling complex, sometimes challenging ideas, with intelligence, openness
and compassion, in an inclusive and collaborative environment. This is an entirely new
production (please disregard previous versions you may have in your imagination!) and
requires artists who are comfortable creating original material, working as part of a
team where diversity of thought and difference of opinions are encouraged and
nuanced discussions celebrated. 

Inclusivity sits at the heart of our work at Curve : We encourage agents to submit clients 

from all racial and cultural groups, classes and backgrounds. We welcome submissions 

from anyone meeting the casting breakdown, in particular those underrepresented on 

our stages, including migrant actors and those who speak English as an additional 

language, D/deaf and disabled performers and transgender artists.

 

Please find the full casting breakdown below.

Please send submissions to Olivia Laydon on olivia@jillgreencasting.org 

Application deadline: Wednesday 26 March 

Full casting breakdown

YOUNG COMPANY CASTING - Von Trapp Children

The age range for the young people is between 6-15, they will need to be under the age of 16 by Saturday 17th January 2026.

The audition process will take place over 2 stages with the first round being self-taped singing to be submitted by noon on 28 April.

Apply here

Videos should be submitted to som@curvetheatre.co.uk

Full casting breakdown

Pop Up Plays

Fifth Word is delighted to have launched an open callout for a new series of paid commissions, Pop–Up Plays, in collaboration with Curve, Leicester, Derby Theatre and with support by Fuel.
 
About the Project
It is an open callout for writers who live in or have a strong connection to the East Midlands, dedicated to producing new shorter plays of 10-45 minutes for 1-2 performers that can ‘pop up’ outside of a traditional theatre space. The final pieces will be original ideas responding to the theme of connection, aiming to reach new audiences and providing new ways to encounter theatre. The plays could be short immersive site-specific pieces, audio walking stories, installations, outdoor performances, through to digital-live hybrid work or anything in-between, and could take place anywhere that we encounter in our everyday lives.
 
Some key information:
  • Up to three commissions for writers* based in or with a strong connection to the East Midlands are being offered.
  • This opportunity is open to East Midlands writers at all stages of their career, and also to co-writers and theatre-makers who write in alternative ways – such as devising or co-creating – and who see their role as “writing” the story / structure of their piece. 
  • Pop–Up Plays will create vital new production opportunities for writers in the East Midlands, bringing audiences across the East Midlands and beyond together for playful encounters.

The plays will be produced in late 2025 and the deadline for applications is 12noon, Monday 7 April 2025. For more information, including how to apply, please click here.