Blue Elephant Theatre, Camberwell

Blue Elephant Theatre is looking for a Stage Manager for its Christmas production, Mrs Claus’ List.

Blue Elephant Theatre’s in-house Christmas shows are a very special part of our year – they’re always well-attended and well-loved by local families and schools and we create them with our local communities in mind.

The Stage Manager’s Duties will include:

-Support sourcing and making props/stage dressing for the show
-Attend production meetings
-Attend rehearsals to become familiar with the show
-Supporting the get-in
-Operating sound and lights for the tech, dress rehearsal and shows
-Setting up pre-show, clearing up post-show and liaising with actors
-Managing the day-to-day needs of the show
-Sending show reports

(Please note that this list is not exhaustive and other duties may be added to it in consultation with the Stage Manager)

Desirable Skills & Experience:

-Experience of stage-managing and operating shows
-Experience of working in a fringe venue
-Experience of working on shows for children
-Prop-sourcing/making
-Basic knowledge or Qlab and EOS

Dates:

Rehearsal period: 25th – 29th Nov & 2nd - 3rd December (Not all days are necessary but we’d ask that you have good availability then.)
Get In: Wednesday 4th December
Tech & Dress Rehearsal: Thursday 5th December

Shows:

 Friday 6th December: 10.45am & 1.30pm

Saturday 7th December: 11am & 2pm & 4.30pm

Sunday 8th December: 11am & 2pm

Monday 9th December: Day off

Tues 10th - Thurs 12th : 10.45am & 1.30pm

Friday 13th : Day Off

Saturday 14th : 4pm & 8pm (Gala Performance)

Sunday 15th : 2pm & 4.30pm

Mon 16th - Thurs 19th : 10.45am & 1.30pm

Friday 20th : Day Off

Saturday 21st: 11am & 2pm & 4.30pm

Sunday 22nd: 11am & 2pm

The get-out will be in the new year.

Fee: based on £573 per week

This contract is offered on a freelance basis.

If you are interested in working with us on Mrs Claus’ List, please get in touch with Aaron and Jimmy at recruitment@blueelephanttheatre.co.uk by end of day on November 13th. Please send your CV and a short cover note confirming you’re available for the dates and what excites you about shows for young audiences. You can also send a video application to the same address if you prefer.

If you have any questions, please contact Niamh at niamh@blueelephanttheatre.co.uk.

The Blue Elephant Theatre welcomes applications from all sections of the community regardless of race, colour, ethnic or national origins, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disability or religious beliefs.

Please note BET's theatre space is wheelchair accessible but our cafe upstairs and our tech box are not. Should the person appointed be a wheelchair user, we should be able to reconfigure our tech set-up so the show can be operated from the theatre space.