Theater Residencies in United Kingdom

ACA Allenheads Contemporary Arts

Old School House, United Kingdom

ACA offers self-funded residencies at its base in the Old Schoolhouse Allenheads in Northumberland.Creative practitioners can immerse themselves in a stimulating, expansive and striking environment, to explore possibilities and practices within a new context.Whether you need to research or produce, ACA can provide a supportive environment, for creative practitioners from all disciplines.Your visit can be totally self-steered or you may wish to create a programme that would be informed by a wide

An Lanntair

United Kingdom

Name of Residency: Island GoingThe residency programme is designed to give participants an opportunity for creative research and exploration in a rich and dynamic environment, whether that is at sea or exploring the diverse landscapes and habitats of the islands.In addition to this our residencies come with an ethos of supporting the communities that they are based in, utilising local knowledge, services and expertise as well as providing a window into the language and culture of the islands.We

Artist Retreat in the wilds of Celtic Cornwall

Trenince Farm, United Kingdom

Name of Residency: Artist Retreat in the wilds of Celtic CornwallThis celtic and Cornish residency offers you the quiet spaciousness to still and be and let what comes up be felt while also tussling for your attention are the many ancient natural forms within reaching distance.  Huge granite rocks, part of the Cornelian Massif, surround you and invite you to climb up and sit on them remembering the gift of life and time.  The temperate rainforest calls you with its streams and woven tree trunks.

Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre

Prenton, United Kingdom

Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre (BOARC) is a not-for-profit, self-organising study site in Prenton, UK, offering low-cost temporary workspaces for individuals and groups to conduct research, experimentation, and communal projects in a flexible environment. It supports a wide range of fields including art, music, theatre, philosophy, bodywork, and more, with facilities like studios and stays up to a month. Practitioners define their own projects without pressure for public presentation, fostering concentration and community.

Cove Park

Helensburgh, United Kingdom

Cove Park is an international artist residency centre on a 50-acre rural site overlooking Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland, near Helensburgh, hosting national and international artists, writers, researchers, and creative practitioners across all art forms and career stages. The program supports research, experimentation, development, and production of new work in a supportive environment with communal facilities and events. Residencies vary from funded opportunities with stipends and housing to self-funded stays, typically lasting 2-4 weeks.

Crag Pit Studios

Crag Pit House, United Kingdom

The house is launching it’s first public workshops and open calls for residencies in 2025. The programme is focused on professional creatives, makers and writers with an established practice. Our residency programme will provide space, time and support to develop their projects and ideas. We are an inclusive and welcoming Studio, where everyone with a passion for creation is welcome.Residency Programme since: 2024Description of Organisation:Crag Pit Studios is a family run organisation based in

Delfina Foundation

London, United Kingdom

The Delfina Foundation Residency Program, based in London, offers opportunities for artists, curators, and writers to develop their practice, explore connections, and build collaborations. Residencies, lasting up to three months, are largely thematic and support both emerging and established cultural practitioners. The Foundation hosts 6 to 8 residents simultaneously in its central London location, providing flexible living and working space. Residents engage with international peers and the public, fostering artistic exchange and professional development. The program has a strong focus on critical issues in contemporary art and has established relationships with the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.

MERZ

United Kingdom

Name of Residency: MERZ self-funded artist and writer residency programmeShort history of MERZ MERZ was founded to extend the innovative legacies of Kurt Schwitters and Hannah Höch, to develop ideas of reconstruction and fabrication to address climate change and sustainability from within a post-industrial, rural setting.The MERZ residency buildings are all self-contained with showers and kitchen facilities.The Bothy building opened in October 2017 with Tadpole completed in July 2021. In additio

Name of Residency: The Hide Artist RetreatThe Hide provides an opportunity to nurture existing creative processes whilst unlocking new potential.Month-long residencies and week-long retreats are for all levels – those less experienced looking to forge new creative paths, and those with experience wishing to focus on a project and move their practice forward.At the core is experience not just outcome, finding freedom in what you do naturally.Being on residency at The Hide means you can spend dedi

The Maltings (Berwick) Trust

Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom

The Maltings (Berwick) Trust operates a professional arts residency program in Berwick-upon-Tweed that supports artist-led projects, commissions, and exchanges of knowledge between artists and researchers. The program has hosted over 1,000 artists and companies over 35 years and includes international residencies, such as partnerships with Swedish Lapland AiR, as well as community-based residencies like the Berwick Academy Residency.

trenarren HOUSE

Trenarren House, United Kingdom

Name of Residency: trenarren HOUSE artist residencies // the creative residency programme is a unique opportunity to come & live, work, create & be, in community, with us here at trenarren HOUSE.  it’s an invitation to dedicate loving, focused time to your creative passion … painting, writing, sculpture, ceramics, performance, music, dance … or any other.// we believe wholeheartedly in supporting a multidisciplinary space here & welcome all creative disciplines here every month. Some months we w