Sabotage Theatre Company would like to meet an actor who is fluent in sign language (BSL level 6), to be part of the development of their new show 'Captain Christmas', which we plan to tour in 2027. Captain Christmas is a musical puppet show about an eco-pirate who gets roped into saving Lapland by some dissident elves and a talking wolverine. Essential skills and experience: Preferred: At this stage in the process we are looking for someone to attend the R&D rehearsals for 3 days: 13th December 2026, 7th and 8th January. The first is a script reading and discussion -working hours 3pm -6pm. The January dates are to experiment, trial and develop sections of script, working hours 10am-6pm with breaks. During this time they would contribute to the devising process, experiment with puppetry and signing and translate some small sections of text into BSL. If you are interested please contact [email protected] to tell us little about yourself before 9am on 1st November 2026Job Summary
Job Description
Rehearsals are in Brighton.
Fee £139 per day
The position is initially for 3 days so we can experiment and play: 13th December 2026, 7th and 8th January 2027. If this phase of the project is successful there will be an additional 20-30 days work between October-December 2027. Dates TBC. Job Requirements
BSL level 6
Trained actor
Experience of small scale touring
ability to translate small sections of text into BSL
Sussex based performer
Singing ability
puppetry experienceJob Responsibilities
Moving into the future, we would be looking to tour this show in 2027. This performer would play signing characters, and be part of the ensemble, including singing and puppetry.
This would be 20-30 days work, with expenses, between October-December 2027 which would include rehearsals (typically 10am-6pm with breaks), performances (max 2 in a day), touring with some overnight stays (paid), helping with get ins and get outs and participating in other tasks required by the company for a small scale tour.Useful Links
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