New Wolsey Theatre and Wiltshire Creative are looking for a Company Stage Manager (CSM) and an Assistant Stage Manager (ASM) for their co-production of Don’t Look Now this autumn.

Don’t Look Now will be directed by Douglas Rintoul and is an adaptation by Nell Leyshon of the Daphne du Maurier short story thriller: https://www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/dont-look-now/

Rehearsals will take place in central Ipswich and performances will run at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich before transferring to Salisbury Playhouse.

The New Wolsey Theatre was nominated as Theatre of the Year in the 2025 Stage Management Association awards, and has a national reputation for work in access and inclusion. 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.

We are committed to following the Theatre Green Book guidance and ensuring environmental sustainability best-practice is incorporated into the realisation and running of this production. We are also committed to ensuring that Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) is central to all our work. Everyone working on this production is expected to be mindful of and contribute towards these commitments.

Dates

Rehearsals (Ipswich): Monday 15th September 2025 to Saturday 4th October 2025

Tech Week (Ipswich): Monday 6th October 2025 to Thursday 9th October 2025

Performances (Ipswich): Thursday 9th October 2025 to Saturday 25th October 2025

Transfer to Salisbury Playhouse: Monday 27th October 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025

Performances (Salisbury):  Wednesday 29th October 2025 to Saturday 15th November 2025

Rate

CSM: £608 per week (Equity Subsidised Rep Grade 2) based on a 43 hour week from Monday to Saturday inclusive. Overtime, holiday, pension, and extra performances will be paid as per the UK Theatre/Equity agreement.

ASM: £548 per week (Equity Subsidised Rep Grade 2) based on a 43 hour week from Monday to Saturday inclusive. Overtime, holiday, pension, and extra performances will be paid as per the UK Theatre/Equity agreement.

Subsistence

If you reside 25 miles or further away from the workplace during rehearsals and performances at New Wolsey Theatre, you will receive a subsistence allowance of £235 per week as per your contract.

If you reside 25 miles or further away from the venue during performances at Salisbury Playhouse, you will receive a touring allowance of £300 per week as per your contract.

If you reside 15-25 miles from the workplace/venue, during rehearsals and performances at New Wolsey Ipswich and/or Salisbury Playhouse, you will receive a weekly travel allowance.

Travel from your home address to the workplace at the start/end of the contract and between the New Wolsey Theatre and Salisbury Playhouse upon transfer will be covered.

About you

Experience of working at mid-scale is essential. Experience of regional touring is desirable.

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 D/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 which role you are applying for and 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 21st July 2025.

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 or 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 Rachel Fitzgerald, Producer, on rfitzgerald@wolseytheatre.co.uk or 01473 295932.