An Assistant Director is required to work alongside the New Vic Theatre’s Artistic Director for a project called Kiss Me Quickstep – A new play from Amanda Whittington, the writer of The Thrill of Love and the hugely popular Be My Baby. It looks at the real lives behind the fixed smiles and fake tan of the world of ballroom dance.
For the production at the New Vic they will be joined by up to thirty young people from a local dance school, and additional community company dancers in Oldham and Scarborough, who will help to create the sense of these seven lives being caught up in a huge event.
Assistant Director Post
New Vic are looking for someone with experience of being an assistant director, who has worked with professional actors and community casts and working in a professional producing theatre. This role will be based at New Vic Theatre in Newcastle Under Lyme in Staffordshire and then on tour.
The primary responsibilities will be
• Assisting the Director as required
• Recruiting, managing and directing the community casts
• Liaising with craft and production departments at home and on tour
• Maintaining the quality of the production throughout the run
It is an exclusive contract from 1 February – 30 April 2016 with 3 additional community company rehearsals from 14 January.
You will be paid at the UK Theatre/Equity Assistant Directors rate of £425.52 per week during the rehearsal and performance period. Any pre-rehearsal days will be paid pro-rata the weekly rate of £70.92 per day.
Travel, subsistence/touring allowance will be paid where appropriate at the UK Theatre Subs repertory rate where required
How to apply
For further information please download the job pack here
Alternatively you can e-mail recruitment@newvictheatre.org.uk or phone 01782 381371
Deadline 7 December 2015
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Amanda Whittington (@Amandaplays) is one of the country’s most successful playwrights. There is rarely a night of the year when one of her plays isn’t being performed somewhere in the world. They include Be My Baby, Ladies Day, Ladies Down Under and Satin and Steel. In 2014 My Judy Garland Life and Amateur Girl were presented as a double bill by Nottingham Playhouse; the year before the New Vic Theatre production of the Thrill of Love transferred to London’s St James’ Theatre.
