🤫 we can neither confirm nor deny. Don’t spoil the surprise Ruth!

Our Serena Fenwick programme for stage managers – now in its third year, this flexible alternative to expensive and long degrees and diplomas aims to give you the basic level of knowledge, skills, contacts and recognition to apply for your first proper job in stage management.

The Serena Fenwick programme for directors – you'll get 6 months of mentoring, bespoke career guidance, CV advice and introductions to people in the industry. Plus take part in BYO's productions and be put forward for shadowing opportunities with our industry partners.

The Serena Fenwick programme for conductors – open to all and is fully bespoke, with everything fitted around your existing knowledge and experience. Amongst other things you'll get 6 months of mentoring and be put forward for shadowing opportunities with our industry partners.

Summer music staff programme – get paired with a mentor who'll give you tailored support and advice. Kind of like an assistant conductor or repetiteur, you'll spend time in the rehearsal room, working with and learning from our professional director and playing for rehearsals.

The Serena Fenwick programme for singers – part-time, bespoke, and designed for people who need a boost to their career. You'll identify your priorities and then work on them over the next few months with a wide range of mentors, coaches and workshop leaders.

Our summer singers' programme – the OG classic programme, based around preparing a specific operatic role over the summer and big showcase performances, alongside parallel coaching, mentoring and networking opportunities.

It's almost the end of September, which mean the return of 💩 weather but also that we're opening up applications to a whole bunch of exciting programmes for young professionals. Apply now for:

The sign says it all.

Now THAT is what the young professionals in this industry are capable of. THAT is what happens when you give them to tools and support and mentoring to succeed. And THAT is what happens when you take a risk on them. *mic drop*

“Masterful punch-in-the-gut production… physically shattering… bold… brave, committed and beautifully sung… tender and vulnerable… core of steel… rip-roaring… unusually chilling… thrillingly sung” – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @guardian! theguardian.com/music/articl…

“Mesmerising… better portrayed here than on larger stages” – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from @TheStage and we are thrilled: thestage.co.uk/reviews/the-r… Opening night for our blue cast is tonight – see you in the tunnel shaft.

We’ve had a couple of returns for tonight’s opening performance. Snap ‘em up quick: lucretia.info/tickets

We’ve been able to release just a handful of extra tickets for all four performances of The Rape of Lucretia next week. Book ‘em quick because when we say just a handful we really mean it. Head to lucretia.info now!

Great news for one of our newest trustees, @theothertoby!

Spot the difference: 78 years ago today The Rape of Lucretia got its first ever outing, and now this summer we’re using it to help a bunch of young professionals kickstart their careers.

Exciting to find out that our chairman, Richard Greenhalgh, is becoming SIR Richard in the King's birthday honours list, for services to education. He gives so much time and energy to BYO and it couldn't be more deserved. Big congratulations and thanks to Sir Richard!

If you missed out, sign up for emails and be the first to know about any extra tickets we might release: byo.org.uk/explore

Aaaaaand they’re gone… our summer shows are now SOLD OUT.