Technical Stage Manager
ROYO Closing date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026
- Full time
- £50k+
- Apply now
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
ROYO are delighted to announce that beloved dancer, Strictly Come Dancing host and star of the West End smash-hit musical Kinky Boots, JOHANNES RADEBE will tour the UK from 1 April - 13 June 2027 with a gala performance at the London Palladium on 9 May 2027.
PRODUCTION DATES:
REHEARSALS
Rehearsal Week 1: w/c 15th March 2027 (London)
Rehearsal Week 2: w/c 22nd March 2027 (London)
TECHNICAL REHEARSALS
w/c 29th March 2027 (Wycombe Swan Theatre)
PERFORMANCE DATES
1st April 2027 - 13th June 2027
Nightly Dates and Venues on https://johannesradebe.com/
Job Requirements
- Experience of commercial touring theatre
- Experience of counterweight flying and rigging
- Experience in the use of winches, motors, traps and other stage Machinery
- Ticketed Rigging Qualification is desirable
- Essential Experience of working get-ins and get-outs on a commercial level.
- Good practical making skills, particularly carpentry and joinery
- A positive attitude to finding solutions to problems
- The ability to work accurately under pressure
- The ability to think creatively
- Enthusiastic/energetic personality
- The ability to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays
- Experience of working in technical stage management in a professional producing theatre
- Knowledge of current Health & Safety legislation
- Computer literacy
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
- Being familiar and complying with current Health & Safety regulations relevant to the Production
Job Responsibilities
The Technical Stage Manager will lead on the efficient running of the Production and its logistics. Duties include but are not limited to:
- To lead on get-ins, get-outs, strikes, and technical rehearsals
- To lead on maintenance and safe operation of rigging, flying, and stage activities
- Ensuring all backstage areas are kept tidy and maintained at all times
- Perform other Show Plots, as required
- To ensure that Health and Safety legislation and Venue's policies and procedures are adhered to at all times
- Monitor required maintenance work or replacements and bring this to the attention of the Stage Manager
- Comfortable Touring on a Tour Bus
Job Overview
- Job Title: Technical Stage Manager
- Salary: £50k+
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Theatre
- Role: Technical & Production
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026
- Location: UK-wide
How to Apply
Please direct your application with a CV and a short cover letter to [email protected] using the reference FH-TSM.
The deadline for applying is 17:00 on the 28th August 2026.
- Contact name: ROYO
- Contact email: [email protected]
About ROYO
ROYO produces theatre and live entertainment for audiences throughout the UK and around the world.
Our founding ambition was to create and produce new commercial musicals and we now act as one of the largest commissioners of new musicals in the U.K.
We have since expanded to produce and present high-quality re-inventions of well-known classics, star driven entertainment and brand-led family theatre.