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Budding musical directors invited to join free mentorship scheme

The Musical Director Mentorship Scheme has been set up to help aspiring creatives over the age of 18 break into the business, with particular focus on those from under-represented backgrounds.
RSC's Matilda
RSC's Matilda - Adobe Stock/ William

Set to last nine months, the mentorship programme provides participants with monthly one-to-one mentorship from a professional musical director, starting from August.

The Musical Director Mentorship Scheme has been set up by directors who have worked on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Six and The Book of Mormon.

Organisers include directors Katy Richardson, Sean Green, Tom Kelly, Ron Crocker, Amy Shackcloth, Katharine Woolley, Nick Skilbeck and composer, orchestrator and music supervisor Martin Lowe.

Applications are still open, and the scheme is particularly seeking applicants who may have experienced barriers in their careers due to their ethnicity or race, as well as those from marginalised and under-represented genders.

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