# How to get a career in the arts | with the National Theatre

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Podcast: [Future You: achieve your career goals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals-19096)
Published: 2025-11-26T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week, to mark Discover Creative Careers month, I go behind the scenes at the National Theatre (NT) to chat to Simon Stephens, head of the NT Skills Centre. We talk about the opportunities the programme provides to help people of all ages get into the arts. I also speak to Lily and Jade, two scenic design apprentices who explain what their roles involve and why they enjoy them. ⬇️ Connect with: National Theatre Skills Centre: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learn-explore/skills-centre/ Sign up to the newsletter and stay up to date with opportunities. https://www.prospects.ac.uk/ --- Explore theatre manager: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/theatre-manager Explore theatre stage manager: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/theatre-stage-manager Search Masters degrees in theatre studies in London: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate-courses/masters-degrees/theatre-studies/london?featuredCourses=&page=0 --- Leave us a review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/future-you-achieve-your-career-goals/id1477627168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3uXOufxy2nDl7BvnuAt655?si=68bf143ae52b4309 📝 Take the job match quiz: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-match 📩 Follow Future You on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futureyou_pod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@futureyou_pod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@futureyoupod 📜 Transcript of this episode: https://www.prospects.ac.uk/podcasts/future-you-podcast-transcripts

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