Deputy Wardrobe Manager - The Lady from the Sea - Bridge Theatre

ArtsJobs; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading theatre company seeks a talented Deputy Wardrobe Manager for a fixed-term role in an upcoming production. The position involves collaborating with the Costume Head and other members to ensure high production values and effective team management within the wardrobe department.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in wardrobe management in professional theatre.
• Proven experience and knowledge of theatrical costume techniques.
• Strong understanding of the production process.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of the Wardrobe team.
• Ensure costume articles are ready for each performance.
• Collaborate with various team members to maintain production standards.

Skills

Wardrobe management

Theatrical costume techniques

Problem-solving

Team leadership

Collaboration

Job description

Thu, 03 Jul 2025">published - Thu, 03 Jul 2025

Job Summary

We are looking for a talented Deputy Wardrobe Manager for our upcoming production of The Lady from the Sea. Fixed term: Wednesday 27 August - Friday 14 November 2025. Salary: £750 p/w.

Job Description

Your main responsibility is supporting the Wardrobe Manager to manage a first-class Wardrobe Department for the Bridge Theatre's production of The Lady from the Sea. This role sits within the Costume team overseen by the Head of Costume.

You will work closely with the Head of Costume, Deputy Head of Costume (Costume HODs) and Wardrobe Manager, and with visiting Designers and Costume Supervisors, as they prepare a new production, and subsequently help manage the wardrobe team throughout the run. You will be expected to work collaboratively with other cast, company and technical colleagues, to help achieve an efficient and smoothly-run backstage environment, and to deliver exceptional onstage production values.

Job Requirements

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Minimum 3 years' experience working in wardrobe management at a high-level of professional theatre (or opera/dance equivalent) either in building-based or freelance roles.
• Proven experience, and a broad knowledge of theatrical costume techniques relevant to the preparation, staging and maintenance of theatrical productions at the highest level.
• A strong understanding and enthusiasm for the production process.
• A flexible, problem-solving approach to changing schedules, priorities and show needs.
• Experience managing or supporting staffing requirements and workloads within a team.
• Ability to demonstrate and encourage a positive professional attitude amongst your own team, wider groups of colleagues, and visiting collaborators.
• The ability to work well under pressure in a collaborative environment.

A full list is available in the Job Description.

Job Responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will be required to familiarise yourself thoroughly with the technical & practical aspects of an incoming show, its' design, and the working environment, including the health and safety aspects.
• You will aid the Wardrobe Manager in the daily line management of the Wardrobe team, with the support of the Costume HODs, and, on occasion, the CM/CSM. This will include helping to establish and monitor workloads, hours and rotas, and ensuring that appropriate breaks are taken.
• You should expect to work on the day-to-day show running including undertaking presets, and checks as needed before each performance. In the absence of the Wardrobe Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the appropriate costume articles being in the right place at the right time for each performance.

A full list of duties is available in the Job Description.

• Job Title: Deputy Wardrobe Manager - The Lady from the Sea - Bridge Theatre

To apply: please email [e-mail] with your CV and covering letter about why you would like to be considered for the position. We also ask that you complete an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form via our website.

The Bridge opened in October 2017, and since then has produced a variety of plays, including A German Life, a one-woman show starring Maggie Smith. The Bridge's first musical, an award-winning immersive reimagining of Guys & Dolls played for 2 years, closing in January 2025.