The new musical everybody’s talking about, this fun, exciting, moving story follows a young boy from Sheffield who has the ambition to be a drag queen and ultimately wants to wear a dress to his school prom. 

Mental health is an increasing issue worldwide, amongst both young and older generations. 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. I believe more help is needed for people dealing with mental health issues, especially now it’s becoming an increasing problem for a large portion of our population. What are we doing to support these people and how can the arts industry help?

Current and recent creative arts apprentices across the South are invited to ask 'What Next?'

King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre, on the Minerva Stage. 7th October 2017

A career in the arts is challenging, hard work and really rewarding. Work placements and training opportunities are a great way to test out your desired career, meet people in the industry and develop your skills and experience.

University is great. Three years of all-nighters, existential crises, ever-looming deadlined, never-ending stress and excessive drinking. Survive that and you come out with a degree and thousands upon thousands of pounds of debt. Compelling, right?

Being 8 months down the line in my apprenticeship, I've taken some time to reflect on how Arts Award has impacted me as a young person, and looking back over my journey so far in going for my gold arts award qualification.

If you want a career at the BBC, if you're passionate about making exciting, new content for TV and Radio, or if you want your ideas to contribute to changing the BBC's digital landscape, then there's no better place to start turning that dream into a reality than through gaining a place on the BBC Production Apprentice Scheme.

Not going to lie – being an apprentice is hard, especially if you've only just started out. BUT, if you are determined and persistent like me, then you'll do just fine. I'm currently starting my Gold Arts Award with Unit Twenty Three as the Projects Assistant, and so far it's going pretty well. So I'm going to provide some information on what it's like to be a new apprentice. Don't worry, you'll be fine. Trust me!