Our Memberships
Be part of the UK’s leading network of professionals developing and staging new musical theatre in the UK. Being a member of MTN offers a range of benefits and it’s an act of support for the development of the UK’s new musical theatre sector. All membership income goes towards improving opportunities for the development and staging of new musicals in the UK. If you care about new UK musicals, joining MTN is a commitment to being part of improving their future prospects.
For over 10 years MTN has been bringing people together to exchange ideas and best practice, to find development and staging partners, to identify strategic improvements to how new musicals are developed in the UK and to collectively advocate for the new musical theatre sector being better resourced.
We look forward to welcoming you to MTN very soon.
Individual Membership
We know that working independently can be quite isolating, so as a member you will become part of our ever-growing community of directors, producers and venues, as well as being able to access training and advice on a whole range of practical issues. This membership cannot be shared with other individuals.
Individual annual membership
£50.00
Student Membership
£25.00
Individual Plus Donation
£100.00
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This membership is for one individual – it cannot be shared, and is for the flat annual fee. Student membership at a reduced rate, and an option for Individual membership plus donation are also available.
£50.00 per year
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Student Individual Membership
This is a student membership and is available to those currently studying, or within 2 years of graduating from their studies. Evidence of student status or recent graduation will be requested on sign up. This membership cannot be shared with other individuals.
£25.00 per year
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Individual plus Donation
This membership is for individuals (£50) but also includes a £50 donation to our activities to support the new musical theatre sector across the UK.
£100.00 per year
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Venue / Organisation Membership
By becoming a member of Musical Theatre Network you will join a growing industry community committed to identifying and nurturing new musical theatre and the artists working within it. We are working to open up the debate about what musical theatre can be and to stimulate and nurture new approaches and new voices. This membership can be shared with all staff.
Organisational Membership
£200
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Venue/Organisation Membership
Organisational membership of Musical Theatre Network costs just £200 per year, and can be shared with many members of your team, so all can stay informed of our activities, attend events and more. If you want to join, but require an invoice first, please select ‘pay offline/pay via invoice’, which will take you through the sign up process and then notify us to send through an invoice. Please include in the additional box about invoices any additional finance contacts, who you would like the invoice sent to, and any purchase order details or details you need on the invoice.
£200.00 per year
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College / University Membership
By becoming a member of Musical Theatre Network you will join a growing community – including Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Mountview, Guildford School of Acting, London School of Musical Theatre, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland & Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – all committed to building links between each other and into the industry and in seeking out and developing the best in musical theatre. This membership can be shared with all staff.
Higher Education Membership
£200
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Higher Education membership of Musical Theatre Network costs just £200 per year. If you want to join, but require an invoice first, please select ‘pay offline/pay via invoice’, which will take you through the sign up process and then notify us to send through an invoice. Please include in the additional box about invoices any additional finance contacts, who you would like the invoice sent to, and any purchase order details or details you need on the invoice.
£200.00 per year
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Member Benefits
By joining Musical Theatre Network, you automatically become part of a dynamic and ever growing community of MTN members all working together to create and improve opportunities for the development and staging of new musicals in the UK.
There are many benefits to becoming a member of MTN. Below are a few highlights:
Collaboration
- Opportunity to co-host musical theatre events tailored for your community
- Collaboration opportunities with writers/composers that are members of Mercury Musical Developments
- Opportunity for organisations to host a BEAM pitching day – offering local creatives pitching experience and written development feedback from an industry panel
- Potential to host a Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer placement – gaining access to a funded professional composer to work within the organisation
Resources
- Being kept in the loop with the latest developments and opportunities within the new musical theatre sector.
- Exclusive access to hundreds of digital resources on the members-only area of our website, including recordings of past member events, industry expert masterclasses, relevant articles, excerpts from past BEAM showcases and much more.
- Being among the first to hear about development opportunities and new initiatives led by MTN, MMD and its members.
Events & Opportunities
- Free entry to our year-round programme of member events, offering professional development, advice and insights from new musical theatre industry experts, as well as online and in-person networking opportunities.
- Discounted access to our biennial BEAM industry showcase, the best way of keeping up to date with the most talented musical theatre writing talent emerging from around the UK, all seeking partners to workshop or stage their new musicals in development (in May 2025).
- Discounted access to our biennial UK Musical Theatre Conference, where key industry practitioners discuss the current landscape of musical theatre development and production (in April 2024).
- Participation for H/E members in the annual musical theatre in higher education round table discussions, with potential to partner on new initiatives evolving from these discussions.
- Use of our central London meeting room for read-throughs or meetings (subject to availability) free of charge
Support
- Marketing support – members can freely advertise their new musical theatre productions/opportunities;
- in the fortnightly newsletter updates to all MMD/MTN members
- in social media posts from MTN accounts
- on MTN New Musicals Listings page (members get a full text and image listing including booking link)
- bespoke mailings to relevant industry contacts
- Advice towards finding co-producing partners for productions / tours of new British musicals
- Opportunity for individual career or project development advice
- Opportunities for industry signposting or relevant introductions
- Tailored recommendations of relevant guest lecturers/workshop leaders from the sector
- Bespoke recommendations of relevant new musical theatre productions/writers for students’ needs – including tailored mailouts to gather submissions for student workshopping opportunities
MMD or MTN?
Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) and Musical Theatre Network (MTN) work in close partnership with each other but are two separate organisations. We receive Arts Council England funding jointly as a consortium within the National Portfolio which enables us to run individual events, initiatives and services to the sector, alongside a number of projects in partnership. These include the BEAM Showcase – our biennial showcase of new musical theatre, a biennial UK Industry Musical Theatre Conference, the Cameron Mackintosh Resident Writer Scheme and a number of other training, showcasing and networking initiatives.
While MMD is focused on working for the benefit of its membership of musical theatre writers, composers and lyricists, MTN’s members are the organisations and individuals working with writers to develop and stage new musicals around the UK – so MTN’s focus is on the musical theatre sector as a whole. We look forward to working with you via whichever route we meet you.
To learn more about the benefits of MTN Membership, and the work we do, click here or contact Kate, Projects & Membership Manager at kate@musicaltheatrenetwork.com. To learn more about MMD click here.
MTN is for organisations and professionals developing or staging new musical theatre
MTN’s members are the organisations and professional individuals working with writers to develop and stage new musicals. They include producers, venues, directors, licensing houses, agents and higher education institutions. MTN works in partnership with its members to improve opportunities for new musical theatre in the UK, including through improved development infrastructure and communications.
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MMD is for composers, lyricists and book writers of musical theatre
MMD is a registered charity and all about nurturing new musical theatre writing and our membership is therefore open to writers. We know that writing musicals is hard and can often be a lonely business. So our members have access to a range of showcasing and development initiatives to help further their craft and their careers as bookwriters, lyricists and composers.
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