Company Stage Manager

Job Summary

Return to the Forest is a dance and puppetry production which premiered in the UK and will tour to Singapore in March 2027. An immersive show with a cast of 5 and a stage management team of 3. The original TSM & ASM are returning for this engagement. A PM & relighter will tour with the production.

Job Description

The Company Stage Manager is:

- to be employed from 5 March - 25 March 2027 which includes travel, rehearsal week, 4 days of tech with production opening on 18 March and performances finishing on 24 March.

[Please note: Exact schedule still to be agreed so start date might move slightly earlier]

- The fee will be approximately £725 per week

- The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years experience working as a Company Stage Manager, and have experience of using Lighting desks (the venue uses Console Grand MA3 Light)

ORIGINAL CREATIVE TEAM

Director: Sue Buckmaster
Choreographer: Gregory Maqoma
Set Designer: Jean Chan
Composer & Sound Designer: Frank Moon
Lighting Designer: Guy Hoare
Costume Designer: Kinnetia Isidore
Assistant Choreographer: Miguel Altunaga
Stage Management Team of 3: CSM, TSM, ASM

THE PRODUCTION

RETURN TO THE FOREST is a beautiful, thought-provoking and joyful experience which will give young people the opportunity to engage with prominent conversations in the political and visual arts worlds. The production mixes dance and puppetry to explore post-colonial issues around the caretaking and meaning of sacred objects.

Ancestral forest spirits, conjured up by dancers and puppeteers, will appear in metaphorical life-size puppet form.

GREGORY MAQOMA

Acclaimed South African dancer, choreographer and director, Gregory Maqoma founded Vuyani Dance Theatre in 1999. Respected for his collaborations with artists of his generation, he is perhaps best known for producing trilogies, including the award-winning Rhythm Trilogy and Beauty Trilogy and has worked extensively throughout the world, collaborating with artists including William Kentridge, Akram Khan and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. He was choreographer for Manchester International Festival's Tree in 2019, and in 2021 he choreographed Theatre-Rites' The Global Playground for MIF.

Job Requirements

- Previous experience in a touring company management role

- Previous experience in calling shows and operating lights

- Excellent organisational and time-management skills

- Confident leading get-ins and outs

- Excellent communication, negotiation, interpersonal and problem-solving skills

- Excellent attention to detail

- Calm and confident in high pressure environments

- A flexible, confident and responsive approach to working

Job Responsibilities

- to service rehearsals as necessary, and to manage the rehearsal room.

- to produce rehearsal notes as necessary and circulate them to the creative and production teams

- to call Qs and operate lighting during performance

- The CSM may be required to source or make some additional props and oversee simple repairs alongside the ASM

- To support the PM in receiving the freight to the rehearsal rooms / set up and return at the end of the get out

- to take joint responsibility with management for the smooth running of the rehearsal process and run and for the safety, comfort and welfare of company members; to liaise with the company's administration regarding company management as necessary.

- to act as line manager to the performing company, keeping time sheets as necessary.

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Job Overview

Job Title: Company Stage Manager
Salary: £30k-£40k
Hours: Full time
Artform: Theatre
Role: Technical & Production
Contract: Contract
Closing date: Fri, 27 Nov 2026
Location: International

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a short email (no more than a few paragraphs long) to explain:

- Why you are interested in this role
- Whether you have availability for all the required dates
- Where you are based

Submit applications to [email protected]

Contact email: [email protected]

About Theatre-Rites

Award-winning company Theatre-Rites is a field leader in the creation of experimental theatre for children.

Acclaimed nationally and internationally, our touring productions and site-responsive works stir the imagination and stimulate thought. We specifically promote understanding and enjoyment of ‘object-led’ theatre and celebrate the power of visuals, puppetry and animation by working in genuine collaboration with designers, visual artists, film-makers, puppeteers, musicians, composers, ac

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