Theatre Manager

Wetherby Pembridge is the latest demonstration of Inspired's commitment to providing the highest academic excellence, curriculum rigour, extensive premium co-curricular facilities, and the very best support in accessing the top universities in the world.

This exceptional co-educational senior school will open in Olympia, London in September 2025 and will enable students to gain access to Inspired’s global best practices in teaching and learning, as well as global exchange and summer camp programmes, providing students with even more opportunities to transform and broaden their horizons.

The school will build on the academic success and heritage of our Wetherby and Pembridge Hall Pre-Prep and Prep Schools. Wetherby Pembridge will provide a premium, academic senior school pathway for students who are looking for an academically excellent, London co-educational senior school.

The school will feature state-of-the-art learning environments with future-ready classrooms and labs, a library with an eight-floor glass atrium, professional-standard theatre facilities, STEAM Maker Spaces using the latest AI and VR technology, a vibrant Creative and Performing Arts programme and outstanding provision for sport both onsite and nearby.

We are delighted to welcome applications from outstanding, dynamic and suitably experienced individuals for the role of Theatre Manager. This is a rare opportunity for the right candidate to work with the Founding Director of Performing Arts to help shape and develop world-class Performing Arts provision from the ground up. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for technical management and oversight of the School’s professional-standard theatre, as well as production management, Front of House and facilities management responsibilities, the precise details of which will be shaped by the qualifications and experience of the post holder.

• Oversee the daily operations and scheduling of the School’s drama and performing arts spaces, ensuring all teaching, rehearsal, and production needs are met.

• Support the Director of Performing Arts in delivering a vibrant co-curricular theatre programme, including student clubs and activities.

• Recruit, train, and manage a student production crew, allocating roles and overseeing their contributions to individual productions.

• Lead the planning and delivery of productions, including creating production schedules, chairing meetings, and managing budgets.

• Ensure all theatre spaces and activities adhere to high standards of health, safety, and maintenance, including risk assessments and safety protocols.

• Contribute technical expertise to productions and assist in technical supervision, fire stewarding, or front-of-house roles during performances.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to meet technical requirements and support community partnership opportunities through the performing arts.

• Help maintain an organised, inspiring theatre environment and assist with staff recruitment and management as the department grows.

• A high level of technical theatre skills, including rigging, focusing and programming lighting, use of microphones and Q Lab and, ideally, some set building
• Significant experience of working as a theatre technician or production manager, ideally acquired in a high-performing school environment
• Experience of strategic planning
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills
• High levels of digital literacy
• The resilience, drive, strength of character and sense of both humour and perspective to thrive in a fast-paced, demanding and ambitious environment

Please download and complete this application form and attach it as an additional document to your application: Inspired UK application form non-teaching