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Director - Musical R&D, Imagine Collective

  •  North West
  •  Under £10K
  •  Part time
  •  Closes October 2, 2026
  •  Tom Rigby
  •  tomrigbymusic@gmail.com
  • #Theatre

Description

Job Summary

R&D of a new bilingual musical at HOME Manchester. ‘A Place for Me’ (working title). The story follows a young Taiwanese artist through an unexpected pregnancy and considers themes of abortion, familial estrangement and sexuality.

Job Description

'A Place for Me' has been in development for 2 years and is ready to move forward with a short R&D and WIP sharing this October. From November, the show will head to Taiwan for the next stage of development. Project lead is Tom Rigby and he is joined by Zheng Yin Yin, an artist based in Taipei.

We are looking for a Mandarin and English speaking director for 2 days of development and 2 days R&D, paid at £110 per day

10am - 6pm

Job Requirements

Mandarin and English speaking director with an interest in early stage projects. This is an intimate, family story and will require emotional sensitivity from our team.

Job Responsibilities

2 Days development with Tom the creative team.
2 Days in the room with the actors.

Collaboration with artists in the room, it's only 2 days with the actors so not expecting anything polished, it's more about getting the words off the page, seeing the characters in action and hearing the songs performed live.

We will film/audio record sections of the R&D to take into the next phase in Taiwan.

How to Apply

If you are interested, please apply by sending a CV or spotlight link to Tom at [email protected] by the 2nd October and if you would like further information please send all questions to the same email address.

Apply by 5pm on the 2/10/26

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