The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh are excited to announce a new training and development opportunity within our costume department, for a person from a refugee or asylum-seeking background. They are looking for an individual who is passionate about costume, fashion and theatre, to join us as we prepare for our annual Christmas production, Cinderella: A Fairytale. This traineeship is offered in partnership with Good Chance Theatre’s Stage Door programme.

Stage Door is Good Chance Theatre’s flagship programme for early-career creatives from refugee backgrounds to gain experience in the industry, nurturing the next generation of theatre professionals from across the world.

This traineeship will sit as part of a new, growing development of the Stage Door programme, Stage Door 10, which will see ten traineeships rolled out across the country this year. As part of SD10, in the autumn the Costume Trainee will have the opportunity to become part of a cohort of trainees, meeting together in the second half of the year and benefiting from networking, skills development and masterclass opportunities from Good Chance and their partners. The trainee will also receive a series of mentoring sessions from a team member at the Royal Lyceum towards the end of their placement, to support them as they consider their next steps in the theatre industry.

Part-time (1-2 days per week) 4 August – 16 November 2025 then full-time 17 – 28 November 2025
Start date 4 August 2025
Salary £12.60 per hour / £88.20 per day
Closing date Fri 20 June 2025, 12 noon
Interview dates Week commencing 30 June 2025

Good Chance’s Stage Door programme supports people from refugee and migrant backgrounds who have faced additional, disproportionate barriers to accessing roles in theatre. It’s a legal positive action initiative under the Equality Act, designed to improve access for underrepresented groups. It’s part of our commitment to equity and inclusion, and has been developed with Good Chance to help create a more diverse and representative industry.

The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh is the leading producing theatre in Scotland and one of the United Kingdom’s most prolific theatre companies.