Freelance
Creative Practitioner (Shakespeare Nation)
We are looking to engage creative practitioners to lead in-house and targeted projects with diverse Norwich communities.
As a Creative Practitioner, you will lead a group of Citizen Theatre Makers in creative sessions, helping them produce original work based on the director’s brief. You will provide high-quality, supportive creative workshops and assist in ongoing project evaluation, providing feedback to the director and production team during regular production meetings.
We are looking for highly skilled creative practitioners with experience working with diverse community participants, with expertise in the following areas:
- Scriptwriting/ Creative writing
- Singing and songwriting
- Textiles art / costume design and construction
Person specification
- Demonstrable experience of delivering professional arts engagement activities; including activity planning and evaluating outcomes.
- Experience of facilitating arts activities in community arts, and/or theatres / arts venues or educational establishments.
- Ability to adapt arts activities to meet the participant’s individual needs.
- Committed to working with participants, valuing people’s differences whether that be through background, culture or experiences.
- Experience and confidence in supporting participants that may have potentially complex needs within arts activities.
- Committed to developing participant’s first experiences of theatre, personal progression of skills, or building a community towards social change.
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic, well organised and efficient.
To apply for the Creative Practitioner role, please submit:
- Your CV
- A covering statement outlining your professional practice and experience in producing collaborative work with community participants.
Applications can be submitted to applications@norwichtheatre.org with the subject line: Creative Practitioner 2025.
We also welcome audio or video recordings if you prefer.
Deadline: 28th February 2025
Full job description
Access Performance Providers
Norwich Theatre are seeking to connect with local and national Freelance Providers to deliver a range of Audio Described, Captioned and Signed performances across our three stages.
Due to the nature of this work and delivery, engagement for performances will be as and when Norwich Theatre negotiates an access performance with the show’s producers as well as based on the providers portfolio of work.
How to register interest
If you are interested in connecting with Norwich Theatre please send a CV or letter of introduction to: programming@norwichtheatre.org
We are also very happy to accept video or audio recordings if preferred – please send these as a password protected file on YouTube or Vimeo.