Stage manager

Fee: £737.92 per week

Location: Rehearsals will take place in London at East London Dance Week 1: Farnham and Surrey Week 2: Essex (Colchester area) Week 3: Kent (including Faversham, Canterbury, Dover and Thanet) Week 4: Surrey Libraries and Crawley

Project Dates: 22 June 2026 - 8 August 2026

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 26th May @ 10am

Support the delivery of Doorstep Duets, a touring community dance project performing in neighbourhoods, care homes and public spaces.

Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures is an award-winning, ground-breaking British dancetheatre company, famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist. Since 1987 New Adventures has changed the popularity of dance in Britain, creating works that have altered the public perception of what is possible when it comes to telling stories without words.

Doorstep Duets was originally created in 2021 by New Adventures and Farnham Maltings as a response to social isolation. It offers an opportunity for people to enjoy free, world-class performances in their local neighbourhood, on their street, in local parks and through community organisations like care homes, hospices and community hubs/ food banks. The aim of the project is to share joy, offer escapism, and make dance more accessible to all. In true company style, the pieces choreographed for Doorstep Duets are always lively, characterful, and full of happiness.

The role

The Stage Manager will be responsible for all technical and production elements of Doorstep Duets and will support the Take Part Producer- Communities, Assistant Producer, Choreographer and Resident Director in the delivery of the project. The actual technical elements of the production are minimal. The performance will be twenty minutes long and will be performed multiple times a day to different community audiences and in different external and internal spaces. This role is key to ensuring that the project runs smoothly and efficiently. The right candidate will be proactive, excited by a diverse and varied workload, and will have excellent communication skills.

Who we are looking for

Knowledge & Experience  

• Do you have experience in stage management in small-scale touring and / or community arts? Skills & Attributes
• Do you have a full, clean driving licence and the ability to drive a manual car?
• Do you have strong organisational skills with a proven ability to prioritise a wide range of tasks and meet deadlines?
• Do you approach your work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail?
• Do you have excellent and confident interpersonal and communication skills?
• Are you skilled in planning ahead and problem solving?
• Are you able to work with tact, diplomacy, and complete confidentiality when working with others?
• Are you flexible, approachable, and adaptable, with the ability to work well within a small team?

Personal Attributes

• Do you have a passion for and understanding of community arts?
• Do you have a positive, approachable, can-do attitude?
• Do you enjoy working as part of a small team?

Fee:

£737.92 per week

£100 additional per touring week for laundry responsibilities

£100 additional per touring week for driving responsibilities
£110 day-rate for any prep and returns days
£34 fee for a post-project debrief session

During rehearsals, subsistence and travel is provided if you live outside of London. During the tour, accommodation, per diems and travel will be provided. Any additional insurance costs will be covered by New Adventures.

Prep Week Monday 22 June – Friday 26 June 2026

Rehearsals Monday 29 June – Saturday 11 July 2026

Project Delivery Monday 13 July – Saturday 8 August 2026

Equipment and materials return 1 x day - week commencing 10 August 2026

Please see the job pack on our website for a full job description and details of how to apply.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.