LX1 / Relighter - PUNCH Tour Nottingham Playhouse Technical & Production

Nottingham Playhouse; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free tickets and discounts

Playhouse Pass membership

Bar discounts

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Birthday day off

Staff social events

Discounted parking

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and professional development

Job summary

Nottingham Playhouse is seeking a skilled Board Operator and Relighter to lead the touring lighting team for the PUNCH production across the 2027 remount and UK & Ireland tour. You will supervise the lighting during performances and ensure the lighting design is recreated at each venue with consistency and creative integrity.

You will work closely with the Lighting Designer, Programmer and Production Electrician to prepare, fittings and rehearsals before the tour and maintain equipment and

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a touring lighting department.
• Experience recreating lighting designs across multiple venues.
• Able to work evenings, weekends, and unsociable hours.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Experience in theatre productions.

Responsibilities

• Operate the lighting for performances and recreate the lighting design at each venue.
• Maintain LX kit and show paperwork; support design delivery on tour.
• Lead the touring lighting team, coordinating with the Lighting Designer, Programmer and Production Electrician.

Skills

Lighting leadership

Touring productions experience

Recreating lighting designs acrossVen

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Lighting board operation

Job description

Nottingham Playhouse is seeking a skilled, adaptable and enthusiastic Board Operator and Relighter to join the Production Department for the 2027 remount and UK & Ireland tour of PUNCH.

Joining the Production prior to the beginning of technical rehearsals, this role will lead the Lighting team, under the direction of the Lighting Designer and the Production Electrician once the show is on tour. This role will support the smooth day-to-day running of lighting operations on the show and ensure creative continuity from the lighting department across the tour. Responsibilities will include operating the lighting board during shows, ensuring that LX kit is properly maintained during the tour, and ensuring that Robbie Butler’s lighting design is delivered to the highest standard at tour venues.

This is a role for an experienced operator with proven experience of recreating lighting to a high standard on tour. The role will predominantly involve evening and performance-based work.

About the role

Reporting to the Director of Producing, General Manager, Production Manager and Company Stage Manager, you will lead the touring lighting team at Nottingham Playhouse and throughout the tour.

You will operate the lighting for performances, recreate the lighting design at each venue and help maintain the creative integrity of the production. Working closely with the Lighting Designer, Programmer and Production Electrician, you will support the preparation, fit-up and technical rehearsals at Nottingham Playhouse before the production tours.

You will also oversee the smooth running of the lighting department, maintain equipment and show paperwork, and support the development of the LX2 / Follow Spot Operator and Tech Swing to ensure effective cover across the team.

About you

You will have experience in a leading lighting department role within a producing theatre or production of a similar scale, alongside experience of touring productions and recreating lighting designs across multiple venues.

You will bring excellent organisational and communication skills, strong attention to detail and the confidence to make decisions, delegate tasks and take the lead when required. A positive, professional and collaborative approach is essential, as is the flexibility to work evening and weekend performances and other unsociable hours.

We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and enjoys working with performing companies, with a commitment to maintaining high technical and creative standards throughout the tour.

About Nottingham Playhouse

We create theatre that’s bold, thrilling and proudly made in Nottingham.

Awarded Theatre of the Year at The Stage Awards 2025, Nottingham Playhouse is one of the country’s leading producing theatres. We create a varied programme of productions, from timeless classics to innovative family shows and adventurous new commissions.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and actively encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Contract and benefits

• Salary: £975 per week, payable weekly by credit transfer.
• Contract: Fixed-term, covering the Nottingham Playhouse production period and UK and Ireland tour commencing 13th January 2027 through to April 2027.
• Hours: 48-hour buyout, inclusive of all hours worked, overtime, publicity calls and other incidental payments. Overtime beyond an average of 48 hours per week over the engagement will be paid at the end of the contract.
• Working pattern: Performances are six days per week at Nottingham Playhouse and five days per week on tour. Evening and weekend work is required, with an allocated day off and weekly travel time, subject to operational changes.
• Holiday: 5.6 weeks per annum, pro rata, with payment in lieu of unused holiday entitlement at the end of the contract.
• Pension: Nottingham Playhouse workplace pension scheme with NOW: Pensions, with 5% employee and 4% employer contributions.

Benefits of working at Nottingham Playhouse include free and discounted performance tickets, Playhouse Pass membership, bar discounts, enhanced holiday entitlement with length of service, an additional day off on your birthday, enhanced company sick pay, staff social events, discounted parking, the Cycle to Work scheme and training and professional development opportunities.

Diversity, inclusion and access

Nottingham Playhouse is committed to equality of opportunity and to building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We actively encourage applications from the Global Ethnic Majority and Disabled people. Applicants who declare as being from the Global Ethnic Majority and/or as Disabled will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the minimum criteria on the person specification.

We are a Disability Confident employer and welcome discussions about reasonable adjustments to make the recruitment process accessible. If you need this information in an alternative format, support with your application or an alternative way to apply, please contact [e-mail] or call our Stage Door on 0115 947 4361.

Hours

48 hours per week

Complimentary programme for Nottingham Playhouse produced shows, Cycle to Work scheme, Discounted parking at Mount Street and St James NCP, Discounts on our bars offer, Free and/or discounted tickets for performances, including Press Nights, Free Playhouse Pass membership, Holiday increases with length of service, Paid day off for your birthday, Relaxed working environment with informal dress code, Staff pension, Staff social events, Training and professional development opportunities