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OPEN CALL Programming - Spring 2026 at The Glitch, VAULT Creative Arts

  •  London
  •  Â£15k-20k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes June 5, 2025
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Description

Job Summary

The Glitch is opening applications for its Spring 2026 season – and we’re excited to hear from you!

Job Description

The Glitch is a theatre and bar in the heart of Waterloo, run by VAULT Creative Arts, the former producers of VAULT Festival. The venue has undergone some major refurbishments over the last year, to try and bring the very best of VAULT into our year-round home. This has included the creation of a top-notch, 55-seat in-the-round performance space in our basement, which opened at the beginning of 2024. In our inaugural season, we hosted over 70 shows and sold over 3,000 tickets!

We're now looking to continue that success, programming for our spring 2026 season!

What we're looking for:

We're looking for work that is:

  • Vibrant: fast-paced, colourful, and full of life.
  • Intimate: makes audience feel safe and connected
  • Inspiring and Impactful: empowering and encouraging audiences to realise their potential. Possibly challenging, always under-pinned by hope.
  • Ambitious: pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in our humble venue
  • Story-Led: holding a brilliant story - with a preference for unique, untold stories from unheard voices.

Logistics:

  • Availability from 14th Jan to 4th May
  • Weeks run Weds to Mon, with a Sat Matinee
  • There are 7 shows each week
  • Shows can run for 1 to 3 weeks
  • Shows take place at 7pm
  • Shows should last EITHER less than 65 mins OR between 75 and 90 mins.

What we Offer

  • A 70/30 box office split and with a £500 minimum guarantee, with a £500 upfront deposit payable.
  • Management of ticketing and customer enquiries.
  • 1 full day (9am to 6pm) for get-in
  • A full evening (8pm to 10pm) for get-out
  • 15% off rehearsal space at The Glitch
  • Free on-the-door comps to see shows at The Glitch
  • 15% off food and drink at The Glitch.

Job Requirements

If you are successful in your application, you'll need to supply:

  • Your show, ready to perform, with any necessary rights secured.
  • All marketing and promotional campaigns for your show. You will run all your marketing and PR yourself.
  • Manage Front of House for your Saturday Matinee, checking audience tickets.
  • A technician/competent person to run your show's tech
  • A risk assessment for your show Public Liability Insurance to £5 million for your show.

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How to Apply

Once you have read through the information pack, please complete the linked application form, which will ask you for some information about your show and the team behind it, as well as your preferred programming dates. Please select as many weeks as you can, to prevent any issues with availability of the space.

VAULT Creative Arts strives to promote Equal Opportunities in everything we do. We strongly welcome and encourage applications from people whose identities or backgrounds are under-represented in the arts industry. If you feel this applies to you, please note this in the relevant question on the application form. Where we receive enough applicants, we guarantee that at least 50% of shortlisted applications will come from backgrounds currently under-represented in arts management.

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