The Egg - Theatre Royal Bath

The Egg is a theatre for curious and young minds, where we explore the joy of being human through shared theatrical experiences.

The Egg, part of Theatre Royal Bath, is one of the country’s most established theatres dedicated to children and young people. Since opening in 2005, it has presented over 900 plays, programming 60 different professional productions each year for audiences aged 0-18, hosting hundreds of theatre companies and introducing thousands of young people to live theatre.

The Egg team works with many organisations to extend the role that arts and cultural venues play in young people’s lives, and fosters careers in the arts through: a partnership with Bath College delivering the Level Three qualification in Performing & Production Arts; apprenticeships; a Youth Theatre for ages 5-18; creative participation for 18+; strong links with Bath Spa University and Bath Cultural Education Partnership; a new Pipeline project offering work-based learning opportunities to people from backgrounds and heritage who experience systemic under-representation in the theatre industry; and the Incubator, the Egg’s ideas development programme.

The Egg operation broadly falls into two subsections, which we sometimes call departments, but we share the same office and are viewed as a single entity. These are: Building and Productions (The Egg). The toured-in programme, producing, touring and all things Theatre for Young Audiences. Consists of Egg Director, Egg Manager and Audience Development Officer. Engagement. This department broadly covers all participation, education and engagement activity. This includes the delivery of Level 3 Performing Arts, schools’ liaison, delivery of all out-of-school creative learning including our youth theatre, digital experiences, early years provision and adult creative learning. Consists of Head of Engagement, Education Producer, Education Coordinator, Participation Programme Producer (Young People), and Head of Community Engagement (Adults).

The Egg also has a full time Administrator and makes use of casual receptionists, front of house, workshop assistants and freelance practitioners.