Jobs and Vacancies
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If you’re interested in a career in theatre we’d love to hear from you. All open vacancies are advertised on our website below.
To apply for any role, please read the job description carefully, then click on the “apply here” button under each position. This will redirect you to our application portal where you will need to submit your CV.
You can find a flowchart of the stages on our application portal here.
We accept other forms of submission including video and audio recordings. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch to discuss any other reasonable adjustments. For any further information about a role or application process, or if you are unable to submit your application through the portal, please email RepTalent@birmingham-rep.co.uk
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Assistant Director - COMMUNITY (Closing date: Friday 25 October at noon)
The Rep are looking for an Assistant Director for our January production and community tour of COMMUNITY by Farrah Chaudhry.
Set in inner-city Birmingham, COMMUNITY is a coming-of-age comedy drama which explores identity and belonging, and friendship. The show takes place in The Rep’s most intimate performance space, The Door, before going on a 2-week community tour round west-midlands library, school and community venues. COMMUNITY is being made as a Green Book show (intermediate standard) in line with the Rep’s sustainability commitments.
The Assistant Director will need to be exclusively available to the production from Monday 6 January, through to Saturday 1 February 2025.
Pay: Total fee £3,193.55 (Fees are paid in line with UK Theatre/Equity rates for MRSL Grade 1)
Download the application and information pack for the Assistant Director (Word)
Download the information pack for the Assistant Director (PDF)
Casual Technicians (Stage)
The Rep is looking to expand it’s pool of casual technicians. Casual Technicians will provide technical services, install, operate and maintain staging, lighting & sound technical equipment for The Rep productions, visiting companies and conferences as required.
Casual Technicians will at times be required to flexibly support across all disciplines to ensure that all technical, maintenance and operations are delivered efficiently and effectively.
Please note: By submitting your CV you are agreeing for your details to be held in a pool. Therefore, a Rep member of staff will only be in contact if and when any availability arises.
Pay: £12 per hour, subject to overtime over 39 hours and all other additional payments in line with BECTU. Enhanced rate available for additional duties including Duty Technician. Pay rate of £12.71 per hour for enhanced duties, e.g. Duty Technician.
You can read more about BECTU payments here: https://members.bectu.org.uk/advice-resources/library/2586