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Dresser - West End, Short Street Productions Ltd

  •  London
  •  Â£30k-40k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes May 2, 2025
  •  Anna
  •  recruitment@shortstreet.co.uk
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Description

Job Summary

Tina Turner Musical Limited are looking for a Dresser to join the production at the Aldwych Theatre.

Job Description

Dressers work within the wardrobe department and are responsible for setting costumes ready for the performance, assisting cast members with costume changes backstage and maintaining the standard of costumes. The Designer's original specification and look of the production must be maintained.

Outline of Terms and Conditions

TITLE OF POST: DRESSER

START DATE: Monday 19th May 2025

HOURS: Standard shift 3 hours per show plus 30 minutes overtime

8 performances Monday-Saturday performances (Sunday rest day).

PAY: SOLT/BECTU Show Call Rate plus overtime.

Bonus payments of "9 for 8s", and additional laundry calls will be paid where applicable

All overtime and laundry calls as appropriate as per SOLT/BECTU agreements.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD: 3 months

NOTICE PERIOD: Without notice during probationary period, not less than two weeks' notice once probation is completed.

Job Requirements

Person Specification
The post-holder must have the following:

  • Basic sewing skills.
  • The ability to wash and iron clothes and clean shoes.
  • The ability to work under minimum supervision and adapt work in accordance with performance requirements.
  • The ability to work as part of a large team.
  • The ability to build respectful rapport with actors and work with other theatre staff.
  • Good communication skills.
  • A high level of self-motivation.

Desirable

  • Experience of dressing for live performance/ theatre production.
  • Willingness to undertake weekly laundry calls in addition to the show schedule (paid in addition)

Smoking Policy Please note that the usual place of work, Aldwych Theatre, is a no-smoking building.

Alcohol Policy All staff are expected to remain alcohol free during working hours and take personal responsibility for presenting themselves in a fit state for work i.e. alcohol free.

Job Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities Include

  • Dressing male and female actors as allocated by the Head of Wardrobe before the performance.
  • Assisting performers in performances with their costumes, including quick changes.
  • Setting out every part of each costume including accessories in the dressing rooms and other parts of the theatre where costume changes are to occur.
  • Helping actors to change at the end of performance and to hang up their costumes, returning appropriate costumes and laundry to the Wardrobe.
  • Attending technical, dress and costume understudy rehearsals for the purpose of observing and learning dressing tracks and to be available to the performers allocated to them on or off stage as appropriate.
  • Dealing with emergency repairs to costumes.
  • Recognising where maintenance work needs to be carried out on a costume and return it to the wardrobe department with a note of the maintenance requirements.

For full description, please check our website.

How to Apply

To apply, please send a CV and a short covering letter (no more than one page) outlining your suitability for the role, together with a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to [email protected] by 10am Friday 2nd May (quoting TINA London Dresser in the subject line).

We are committed to embracing diversity and inclusion across all departments and recognise that relevant skills and experience may come from a non-theatre work setting or home context. Flexible working practices will be considered.

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