Costume Supervisor - Robin Hood
Queens Theatre Hornchurch Closing date: Fri, 22 May 2026
- Full time
- Under £10K
Mon, 11 May 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
To lead on costume supervision for all principal and understudy costumes for all 9 performers. Including 1 dame, 1 animal/character costume and understudy/swing costume arrangements.
To work closely with the Designer, Director and Production Manager to understand and deliver the creative vision for costumes.
To mutually agree timelines with the Designer and Production Manager for the delivery of workload.
To manage the wardrobe budget for all costumes within the production, including regular spend tracking, accurate receipt archiving and budget reporting. Detailing labour costs, materials, hires, purchases and a contingency fund.
To arrange any makes, hires and purchases within the agreed budget.
To liaise with suppliers, makers and rental houses to ensure timely delivery.
To schedule and undertake fittings and alterations for all costumes; ensuring comfort, fit and mobility.
To schedule and undertake fittings for any wigs and millinery fittings, notably for the dame.
To ensure all costumes are accessible for the performers, being mindful of instrument placements and specific blocking requirements.
To attend and contribute to any pre-production meetings and weekly production meetings.
To liaise with the Stage Management team and Dresser, in advance of technical and dress rehearsals, to confirm costume tracks and laundry/maintenance requirement; creating scene breakdowns to track changes, quick-changes and special effect costumes.
To fully attend technical and dress rehearsals, providing notes and adjusting costume requirements as necessary to ensure both safety and artistic integrity are maintained.
Job Requirements
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Job Responsibilities
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Costume Supervisor - Robin Hood
- Salary: Under £10K
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Theatre
- Role: Technical & Production
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Fri, 22 May 2026
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Location:
LondonSouth East
How to Apply
Please submit a CV and cover letter of no more than 500 words on why you are suitable for the position to [email protected] by 12pm on Friday 22nd May 2026.
Equal Opportunities:
Please fill out our equal opportunities form via the link below. https://forms.office.com/e/eJzaEDYPPT
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Queens Theatre Hornchurch
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch (QTH) is the producing theatre serving Outer East London & South Essex, with a catchment area of 1 million+ people. As a community hub, over 220,000 people enjoy the programme each year, including the best in home grown theatre, visiting live entertainment and inspiring community projects. Behind the scenes, sets & costumes are lovingly created on-site by a highly skilled carpentry workshop, scenic artists, prop makers and wardrobe team.