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Costume Supervisor - Rapunzel, Gala Durham

  •  North East
  •  Under £10K
  •  Full time
  •  Closes August 28, 2026
  •  Lizzie Glazier
  •  productions@galadurham.co.uk
  • #Theatre
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Job Summary

Gala Durham is seeking a Costume Supervisor to work with us to deliver our pantomime, Rapunzel.

Job Description

Written by Gary Kitching and directed by Maria Crocker, this new version of the classic fairy tale will have a cast of 6 principle cast members plus a professional ensemble of 6.

This is an exciting opportunity to create fun, bold and original costumes for our main house family Christmas show.

Job Requirements

You will have experience of working on professional productions in a busy theatre wardrobe environment, and have experience of realising complex costume designs. You will work closely with the creative team, the company of actors and a wardrobe team to deliver costumes that bring this show to life.

You should have strong collaborative skills, experience of working with creative teams and within a busy producing environment.

You should have a strong track record of delivering projects to agreed timescales and parameters.

We would particularly like to hear from those who are based in the North East.

Job Responsibilities

Rehearsals will take place from 26 October 2026 with technical rehearsals from 11 November 2026.
The production will take place 19 November - 31 December 2026.

This role will be required on the first day of rehearsals and part time during rehearsals, at times to be arranged with the Producer. The role will be required full time during technical rehearsals until the opening.

There will also be additional costume making work in advance of rehearsals to be agreed with the Producer.

All working hours to be agreed with the Producer but these will be in line with industry standards. The working week shall be no more than an average of 35 hours worked over no more than six days in a seven day period. During technical rehearsals, this will be 40 hours.

Fee £5,000

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How to Apply

Please send:
A current CV
Either a short letter (1 page of A4) or a video (up to 2 minutes) introducing yourself – tell us who you are, why you’re interested in this opportunity and include up to 3 links to your work/responses to your work.

To: [email protected]
By 6pm on Friday 28 August 2026.

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