2026
Join us for a fantastic and intensive week in August to create a new piece of theatre
My Story - Our Story
and perform it in front of a live audience.
We’re looking for enthusiastic 16 - 25 year olds with an interest in any of…
theatre / physical theatre / devising / music / singing / dance / comedy
and with any level of experience - including absolute beginners!
We’re excited to work with individuals keen to develop skills,
and hungry to experience the buzz of working in a
professional environment during the creation of a show.
Our team of industry professionals will support and guide the company through a collaborative process in which everyone is valued and encouraged to contribute in the creation of Our Story,
a devised theatre piece incorporating music, movement and monologues, and reflecting the
My Story of all the participants.
My Story - Our Story is completely free for all participants!
We're working to bring down the barriers to engage with the performing arts...
thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund for making this project available to all!
THE 2026 ARTISTIC TEAM
Susanna Amato, a graduate of École Philippe Gaulier, Paris' prestigious clown school, will be joining the creative team at iPAN for the first time for My Story Our Story 26. Susanna has just completed 52 performances as Baz in 'The Ridiculous Rhyme Show' in Hamburg and Köln, Germany, and is rehearsing 'Ubu Royale' with The Performers Playground in Manchester.
Hannah Nuttall, an Italia Conti graduate and musical theatre specialist (a true triple threat), is returning to the My Story Our Story creative team for the second time. Hannah joins us directly from creating the role of Mavis in the brand new musical 'Bank of Dave' at the Lowry in Salford.
Trevor Siemens, iPAN’s artistic director,
is an award-winning classical composer, conductor, singer and educator.
MY STORY - OUR STORY 26
details
Monday - Friday
24 - 28 AUGUST
Blackburn College, BB2 1LH
10am - 5pm including a shared mid-day meal
Performance: Friday, 28 August, 7.30 pm
Darwen Library Theatre
Knott Street, Darwen, BB3 3BU
TASTER / AUDITION DAYS:
Saturday & Sunday, 27 & 28 June,
Elizabethan Suite, Bury Town Hall, BL9 0SW
The most important thing for us is that you are willing and ready to get stuck in and work with others.
If you're thinking "I'm not quite sure", sign up anyway, come have fun at one of our taster days
where you can create, meet new people, and chat to the team.
Oliver Baines
To get involved, complete the short application below,
indicating which taster day will be best for you.
Please include both email and mobile number - so that we can contact you
with details for your session on the taster day.
See you there!
