freelance theatre producer

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  • London
  • Posted 4 hours ago

Chimera

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Job Summary

Seeking a multi-skilled producer for a devised show on human dissection. Your mission will be to book, develop audiences and fund-raise for a tour of this show to medical schools and studio theatres in the UK and beyond, capitalising on a short London run in late February.

Job Description

You will join an established team working on a show about human dissection. The show is about and for medical students, exploring what it feels like to encounter, and then dissect, the body of a deceased donor. We’ll be sharing the show with public audiences on 20-24 February (Camden People’s Theatre) and at a private performance for medical students at King’s College London on 26 February. Your mission will be to draw in audiences for this run, and to ensure the future of the project by developing partnerships, booking further dates (minimum of 5) and submitting at least one funding application (Arts Council England).

You will be contracted on a freelance basis from December 2024 – April 2025 approximately. You will work from your own premises, on a flexible work pattern agreed with the director (around 15 hours per week). You will be contracted and paid through King’s College London and must be eligible to work in the UK. Fee is £3600 + travel and accommodation to attend any in-person meetings and the performances.

Job Requirements

+ a team-player who brings good vibes. Excellent interpersonal skills, able juggle the priorities and values of different stakeholders. Previous experience of working with medical schools, universities or anatomy facilities an advantage.

+ can be trusted to abide with statutory legal regulations and ethical principles relating to the use of human tissue, ensuring any public-facing material about the show is sensitively designed and seeking formal approval where necessary.

+experience of booking theatre tours, especially with campus/studio theatres near medical schools that offer full body dissection.

+ a track record of capturing funding and in-kind support for projects of similar scale and ambition.

+ marketing, publicity and audience evaluation experience.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: freelance theatre producer
  • Salary: Under £10K
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Theatre
  • Role: Fundraising
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024

  • Location:

    London

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Job: freelance theatre producer

Job: freelance theatre producer

Organisation: Chimera

Postcode: W14 8HB

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