LAStheatre is seeking an independent evaluator for Mavis the Bravest, a new 45-minute musical adaptation for children aged 3-7 and their grown-ups. The production will be co-created with 210 children across five East Kent schools before touring to 34 schools, 9 theatres and 9 library, rural and community settings, reaching more than 12,000 people.

Alongside creating the show, we are testing a place-based touring model with schools, theatres, libraries and community spaces.

We want to understand whether this model can widen access to theatre, strengthen relationships between venues, schools and communities, provide more sustainable employment for touring artists, reduce unnecessary travel and create a financially and operationally viable model that could be adapted elsewhere.

LAStheatre will coordinate ongoing data collection. The evaluator will help us refine the evaluation framework and tools, attend performances, review evidence from children, teachers, venues, artists, partners and audiences, analyse qualitative, quantitative and operational data, and identify learning.

The evaluation should explore what worked, where, why, and which elements are transferable to other companies and venues. Findings will be shared with project partners and sector networks including ASSITEJ UK.

Fee: £3,025 for up to 11 days at £275/day. Project period: December 2026-April 2027.