No Strings Attached is a programme of support to help young people make their first piece of professional theatre and explore a potential career within the arts. We want to hear the voices of young people in the South East of England who are excited by theatre and want to make something of their own. It is our ambition that No Strings Attached can act as a stepping stone between doing theatre as an extra-curricular activity, a hobby, or as part of studies to exploring it as a future career.

The awards consist of:

• Grants of up to £1000
• 2 x training sessions with Farnham Maltings that provide a starter tool kit in key areas of self-producing, budgets and thinking about audiences
• 2 x sessions of up to 4 hours with a paired industry mentor
• A check in session with Farnham Maltings at the end of the project

The programme is open to young people from across the South-East region aged 18 to 25 years, who have not previously received a grant from the arts council or any other public funding. Applicants can apply as an individual or as part of a group.

Applications for No Strings Attached will re-open in Summer 2023.