Summary
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Theatre Royal Winchester is a middle scale heritage theatre. It is part of Play to the Crowd, an arts and education charity, that also incorporates Hat Fair – an annual international Outdoor Arts festival; and Playmakers – a year-round programme of creative learning, participation, community projects and youth work.
The role
The Technical Manager leads a small, skilled technical team and is responsible for delivering high-quality technical support across all of Play to the Crowd’s activities. This includes events within our theatre, our community engagement projects, and our renowned Outdoor Arts festival, Hat Fair.
The role involves ensuring the smooth and safe operation of all technical services across the organisation, particularly in supporting visiting companies and artists. The Technical Manager plays a key part in upholding a welcoming, professional, and creative environment for all those who present work on our stages.
This position also involves maintaining backstage and auditorium spaces to a high standard, including ensuring that dressing rooms are clean, tidy, and ready for each new occupant. Attention to safety, sightlines, and technical excellence is central to the role, as is the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues from across the organisation to meet a wide range of technical needs.
About you
You will be passionate about your work and will always strive for the highest standards. You will be enthusiastic and dedicated. You will be personable and proactive and keen to provide a first class welcome and service to all our visiting companies and artists. You will want to support and develop your team to become better technicians and you will have the all-round technical ability and experience to act as a role model for the team.
How to Apply
Interested? If you would like to find out more details about this role please visit our website where you can find the Job Description and Person Specification. Our website also contains our application form: https://playtothecrowd.co.uk/about-us/opportunities/jobs
Keen on this role but seen something you’re not sure about? Don’t rule yourself out, give us a call to talk it through. For an informal discussion about the role, please get in touch with Dan Angus, Business and Operations Director, by emailing dan@playtothecrowd.co.uk
Play to the Crowd is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences and is also open to job share proposals.
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