The Paper Birds

17/10/2026

Seeking an early career ASM based in Maldon, or the wider Essex area.

This is an opportunity for someone keen to develop their skills, and make connections in the industry.

Download the full job spec and details on how to apply at The Paper Birds website.

Deadline to apply: Monday 19 October

12/10/2026

Extended deadline: Friday 16 Oct, 9am

Casting call-out for the role of 'Dan'.
Male, mid-late 30s, of Black or South Asian heritage.

Seeking performers who demonstrate skills in
⭐ Movement / physical theatre
⭐ Ensemble work
⭐ Multi rolling and range of UK dialects
⭐ Comedy
⭐ Improvised interaction with audience

Dates:
21 & 22 October - audition
7-18 December - rehearsal
4-26 January - rehearsal
27 Jan - 24 March - UK national tour (split weeks)

To Apply:
Please send CV and self tape. Please download full casting brief from Opportunities page of The Paper Birds website.

09/10/2026

Hello drama teachers! 👋
Looking for some inspo for your devising unit?

It's not too late to book on to our Verbatim CPD courses, starting next week!

Still tickets available for:

⭐ SHEFFIELD - 15 October
⭐ LONDON - 22 October

Book direct via our website, link in bio 👆

Be there, or be at school 🤓💕

05/10/2026

📢 📢 Who wants to be in our new show?

We’re looking for two professional actors to appear in 48 Thoughts Per Minute, which we’re written withJessica Fostekew and will be touring next year.

You need to be able to bring a strong sense of play, collaboration and comic timing and be comfortable with, or have experience in:

• Movement/Physical Theatre
• Ensemble work
• Multi-rolling, including changing confidently between different accents
• Comedy
• Live and interactive moments with an audience/improvisation.

The performers will play the following named characters, as well as multi-rolling across several additional roles within the production. This is a highly visual and often physical show where the performers move in and out of acting and non-acting, converse with the audience and are active stage hands as the show portrays a range of internal experiences.

For the role of “Dan”: Male actor, playing age mid–late 30s, of Black or South Asian heritage.

For the Role of “Suze” & “Dawn”: Female White actor, playing age late 30s–early 40s.

To find out more about the roles and how to apply click here: https://bit.ly/PBS48TPMRecruitment

Applications close at 5.00pm Wednesday 14 October 2026

Good luck!! ☘🤞

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02/10/2026

We wanted to introduce you to our amazing new workshop facilitators who have already been out and about working with students up and down the country!

First up, it's the brilliant Heidi Henders! 🎉💚

01/10/2026

🎉📢 Guys we’re recruiting for 48 Thoughts Per Minute! 🎉📢

We’re looking for awesome individuals to join the stage management and technical team to bring our new show to life, which we’ll be touring throughout England in the spring.

48 Thoughts is a playful and heartfelt show about the busy, chaotic, wonderful workings of the human mind, which we’ve created alongside Jessica Fostekew. The production combines performance, movement, music, live audience interaction and visual storytelling to explore what happens inside our heads.

We’re looking for people who enjoy working collaboratively, are curious about new ways of making theatre, and want to be part of our touring company.

We’re recruiting:
► Stage Manager (on Book)
►Technical Manager
►Technical Assistant Stage Manager
► Assistant Stage Manager/Captioner (Early Stage Professional Programme)

To find out how to apply download our Recruitment Pack, which includes links to all job descriptions: https://bit.ly/PBS48TPMTechTeamRecruitment

📆 Deadline for applying is Monday 19 October
💻 With interviews happening online via Zoom, on Thursday 22 October. If you have any questions though do drop [email protected] a line.

Good luck! 🍀

24/09/2026

18/09/2026

There’s just a month to go until our first ‘Making Verbatim Theatre with The Paper Birds’ CPD of the year! Are you booked on yet? 🤔

Hope you can join us, we're at:
📆 Sheffield Theatres - Thu 15 Oct &
📆 Lyric Hammersmith Theatre - Thu 22 Oct
⏰ From 10am-4pm

💰 Cost: £200 (including VAT)
💻 Book here: https://bit.ly/PBsCPD-2026

😊😊😊😊

12/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to support the script reading last night as part of Maldon Festival And to our brilliant performers who brought the show to life for the first time

09/09/2026

Who’s coming to join us for our script reading of our new show at Maldon Library for Maldon Festival this Fri, 11 Sep?

You’ll have a sneak peek BTS at 48TPM and can meet Jemma and the team and ask them all about the show in a Q&A afterwards.

Tickets are a steal, ranging from £5-8 and under 18’s go free (although it’s 14 years+). The event starts at 7pm and you can get your tickets ahead of the show via this link: https://bit.ly/PBs48TPMMaldonFest, or you can pay on the door.

See you Friday! 😊

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