Description
We are looking for talented Dressers for our upcoming production of The Lady from the Sea. Fixed term: Monday 1 September - Wednesday 12 November 2025. Salary: £680 p/w.
We are looking for a full time Dresser for our upcoming production of The Lady from the Sea. This is a dressing role, and your main responsibility will be setting up, managing and executing a dressing plot for the duration of the run.
You will be expected to work collaboratively with the Costume and Wardrobe teams, as well as cast and company, to help achieve an efficient and smoothly running backstage environment.
This role sits within the Running Wardrobe team led by the Wardrobe Manager.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Essential:
- Minimum 2 years' experience working in professional theatre wardrobe (or opera/dance equivalent) either in building-based or freelance roles.
- A keen eye for detail in costume.
- Ability to work in a focused and organised fashion.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A positive and solution-oriented attitude.
- Ability to work well within a team, in a fast-paced environment.
- Confident in taking initiative and in working both independently, and collaboratively.
- Calm under pressure and resilient in meeting new challenges.
- Punctual and reliable.
- Discretion and a respect for confidentiality.
- Proven skills working with a wide variety of company members.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- You will be dressing the actors during the performances. This will include delivering laundry to dressing rooms; pre-setting costumes for later changes; undertaking costume changes (and quick changes) in various locations around the venue; re-setting and clearing discarded costumes as needed; collecting dirty laundry and items for maintenance at the end of the show. This work should be undertaken to an exceptional standard of detail and accuracy.
- During the preparation, technical and dress rehearsal period, you should expect to search out and adapt to new information regarding changes, entrances and exits for the plot, as well as working out how to execute actual changes efficiently and to time.
- You should expect to become familiar with the costumes, and the ways in which the Designer and Costume Supervisor would like them to be worn by the cast.
A full list of duties is available in the Job Description.
To apply: please email [email protected] with your CV and covering letter about why you would like to be considered for the position. We also ask that you complete an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form via our website.