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. The post-holder must have the following: Desirable Dressing male and female actors as allocated by the Head of Wardrobe before the performance. 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 Thursday 26th March 2026.Job Summary
Job Description
Job Requirements
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.
Experience of dressing for live performance/ theatre production.
Willingness to undertake weekly laundry calls in addition to the show schedule (paid in addition)Job Responsibilities
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.How to Apply