Deputy Stage Manager

brixton house; Redcar; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading theatre production company is searching for a Deputy Stage Manager for the Autumn 2025 premiere and tour of BLACK POWER DESK. Candidates should have experience in touring productions and be effective team players, as well as possess a solid understanding of stage management responsibilities. This role offers a part-time, fixed-term contract with competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role on a medium or large-scale touring production.
• Considerable experience in a Deputy Stage Manager role.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the production team for the show.
• Support the Stage Manager during rehearsals and performances.

Skills

Teamwork

Listening

Job description

Job Description

Deputy Stage Manager

Brixton House and PlayWell Productions are looking for a Deputy Stage Manager for their Autumn 2025 premiere and tour of BLACK POWER DESK.

About the Show

BLACK POWER DESK is a powerful reimagining and exploration of what it means to love and fight for freedom. In an often male-dominated world, two sisters, Celia and Dina both rooted in self-empowerment and fiercely committed to their community, both loyal and motivated by love are divided by grief and radical politics.

A moving story of sisters who need to reconnect for the sake of their community. But will the fight for their community be worth the damage to their sisterhood?

Inspired by the historic Mangrove Nine and other influential activists and brought to life by an original score performed by a live three-piece band, BLACK POWER DESK is a musical soundtrack charting a fiercely emotive and politically charged era of often overlooked British history for today's generation. Written by the critically acclaimed team of Urielle Klein-Mekongo (Roundhouse, The Bush, The Old Vic), Gerel Falconer (Tones, HighRise, Stage Debut nominee) and Renell Shaw (Ivor Novello Award, Rudimental), directed by Gbolahan Obisesan (Young Vic, The Bush, Royal Court) with dramaturgy by Gail Babb. Other creatives include Natalie Pryce, Tony Gayle and Jessica Cabassa.

A Brixton House and PlayWell Productions co-production, in association with Birmingham Hippodrome and Lowry.

Person Specification

• Experience of working in a similar role on a medium or large-scale touring production or equivalent.
• Considerable experience working in a Deputy Stage Manager role.
• Good listener, working well as part of a team.

Department: Theatre

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract, part time, freelance.

Salary: £615 p/week plus subs for touring in line with industry standards

You may have experience in the following roles: Deputy Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Stage Manager, Theatre Stage Manager, Touring Stage Manager, Musical Theatre Stage Manager, Live Events Stage Manager, Production Assistant, etc.

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