Current Vacancies

Thank you for your interest in joining the New Wolsey Theatre team. Please keep an eye on this page and on our social media for any updates and new roles. Please note that, regretfully, due to the level of interest, we’re not able to keep CVs on file and accept speculative applications.

Technical Manager

The New Wolsey Theatre is looking for a skilled Technical Manager to lead the department that’s the beating heart of this much-loved producing theatre.
You will have a broad knowledge base and experience in all areas of technical theatre, ready to support the successful staging of our produced work, visiting company productions and community projects.

You are organised, motivated with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to inspire and manage the production team. You can see the big picture and also have an eye for detail.

This is a full-time permanent role, working 40 hours per week. Shift times vary, and will include some evenings and weekends.

For more information about this role please download the recruitment pack (at the bottom of this job description).

We’d love applications from people of all backgrounds, especially from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as deaf and disabled people, neurodivergent people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We are up for exploring support and development needs and will make reasonable adjustments to enable applicants to participate in the selection process, and for the successful applicant to carry out their role.

If you need us to make any adjustments to allow you to fully participate, would like an informal and confidential discussion about the position, or if you would like the candidate pack in different accessible formats please contact Lucy Parker lparker@wolseytheatre.co.uk

The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 22nd April 2024.
Interviews will be held at the theatre on Monday 29th April 2024.

How to apply:
1. Complete an application form
2. Complete our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring Form

Please download the Recruitment Pack (below) for further details including the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you would rather have printed copies of the application form or recruitment pack, please get in touch.

Click here to download the Technical Manager Recruitment Pack
Click here to download the Application Form

Theatre Technician

The New Wolsey Theatre is looking for two full-time, permanent Theatre Technicians who will work within the Production team to deliver the technical requirements of the theatre’s Produced, Presented and Creative Communities work.

The Production Department is at the heart of what we do, supporting around six in-house/ co-produced shows each year and a vibrant visiting and community programme, each show or project brimming with creativity and ambition thanks to a committed in-house team.

The roles are for 40 hours per week, and will include evening and weekend work. The rota and pattern of work will change week to week, subject to the theatre schedule. You will already have some professional experience as a Theatre Technician for example in lighting, sound, video or carpentry, and will have an open and creative outlook to providing technical support that will be just right for our friendly, busy and welcoming theatre.

We’re interested in hearing from candidates with some (but not necessarily all) of the skills and experience outlined in the job description.

For more information about this role please download the recruitment pack (at the bottom of this job description).

We are up for exploring support and development needs and will make reasonable adjustments to enable applicants to participate in the selection process, and for the successful applicant to carry out their role.

The deadline for applications is 9am, Monday 22nd April 2024.
Interviews will be held at the theatre week commencing Monday 29th April 2024.

How to apply:
1. Complete an application form
2. Complete our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring Form

Please download the Recruitment Pack (below) for further details including the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you would rather have printed copies of the application form or recruitment pack, please get in touch.

Click here to download the Theatre Technician Recruitment Pack
Click here to download the New Wolsey Theatre Application Form

Company Stage Manager - Sleeping Beauty 2024

New Wolsey Theatre is looking for a Company Stage Manager with experience of working in pantomime/musical theatre and with actor musicians for our Rock ‘n’ Roll pantomime production of Sleeping Beauty this winter.

The show is directed by Douglas Rintoul, the Chief Executive/Artistic Director of the New Wolsey Theatre and written by the Award-Winning comedian, writer and composer Vikki Stone.

The New Wolsey Theatre has a national reputation for work in access and inclusion, for pioneering the actor musician form and we have a huge impact on the public and cultural life of Ipswich and beyond. Our 400-seater midscale auditorium is perfectly formed being both epic and intimate, as such it delivers the most impactful, exhilarating, and stimulating of shows – there’s not a bad seat in the house.

Rehearsals will take place in central Ipswich and performances will run at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich with selected performances being livestreamed to patrons who would otherwise be unable to attend.

Dates

Prep days (if possible): Friday 25^th and Saturday 26^th October 2024
Rehearsals: Monday 28^th October 2024 – Saturday 16^th November 2024
Tech week: w/c Monday 18^th November 2024
First performance: Friday 22^nd November 2024
Opening/Press Night: Tuesday 26^th November 2024
Last performance: Saturday 18^th January 2025

Rate
£584 per week (Equity Subsidised Rep Grade 2) based on a 43-46 hour week from Monday to Saturday inclusive.

Plus commuting allowance of £177 per week or relocation subsistence of £225 per week if applicable, as per UK Theatre/Equity agreement.

About you
Experience of working in pantomime/musical theatre and with actor musicians is essential.

We’re keen to receive applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those currently less represented in our industry, particularly especially from Black, Asian and ethnically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as deaf and disabled people, neurodivergent people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We are up for exploring support and development needs and are happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable applicants to participate in the selection process, and for the successful applicant to carry out the role.

We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with a home base in Ipswich, Suffolk or East Anglia, but we are open to applications from outside this area.

To apply:
· Please submit a CV and covering letter telling us why you would like to work on this project and with the New Wolsey Theatre to Sam Bates at admin@wolseytheatre.co.uk
· Complete our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Form Online

The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 20^th May 2024.

We will be inviting shortlisted applicants to a short meeting (via Zoom) to discuss the role.

If you need us to make any adjustments to allow you to fully participate in this application and selection process, please get in touch.

For example, if submitting a written cover letter is not the best way for you to tell us about your skills and experience, we can accept your application another way, such as video, audio file.

However you choose to apply, you will need to tell us about your skills and experience and why you’re interested in the role.

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Lucy Parker on lparker@wolseytheatre.co.uk or 01473 295940.