ADULT LEARNING COURSES
Theatre Technician Short Course
Our Theatre Technician course equips you with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge you’ll need to break into a role in technical theatre.
Learn the art of stagecraft while working in a state-of-the-art production and performance space
Theatre Technicians play a vital role in the performing arts industry, ensuring that productions run smoothly and without complication. From the planning and setting up of equipment before shows to operating lighting rigs and sound design during performances, Theatre Technicians work hard behind the scenes to make sure the production is a success.
Our Theatre Technician course equips you with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge you’ll need to break into a role in technical theatre, so you can build a successful career providing in-demand technical support for stage productions, live events, location-based performances and more.
Work to a live brief and learn how to manage the key technical elements of setting up and supporting a live production or performance.
On this course, you’ll develop skills in several areas, including lighting, sound, health & safety, video production and more, working with industry-standard equipment in a purpose-built performance space.
A Theatre Technician qualification opens up many pathways for you to break into the rapidly-growing performing arts industry, which contributes billions of pounds to the UK economy.
Our programmes are designed to equip you with essential industry skills, recognised industry qualifications and real-life project experience. This course is designed to give you the skills you need to get you closer to your dream career in performing arts.
October 2022
4 weeks, 3 days per week.
Courses are delivered 100% online via zoom.
Our students go on to have successful careers in London’s creative economy. Studying a Theatre Technician qualification can open up doors to a number of career pathways or options for further study.
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Teaches: Technical Theatre
My name is Will. I’m an award-winning lighting and video designer working in technical theatre. After training at the prestigious Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, I’ve gone on to work in a variety of backstage roles, specialising in lighting and projection.
My work in technical theatre has taken me all around the world, from village halls to West End theatres and everything in between, collaborating on critically-acclaimed productions such as The MP, Aunty Mandy & Me, Far Gone, Petula and many more.