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Do you want to work with CRIPtic Arts? See our job opportunities below.

Assistant Director, Romeo & Juliet

CRIPtic Arts’ bold reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic explores independence, autonomy and finding your person when you know you don’t have long left. Exploring breath through Shakespeare’s abridged language, this vital production furthers our award-winning work in disabled-led theatre.

We are looking for an Assistant Director to work with Director Jamie Hale to bring this production to life.

Key Details

Schedule
- Pre-show production meetings, estimated 2 days total, beginning January 2027 (Online)
- Rehearsals: 15 March – 30th April (holiday week w/c19 April). 6 weeks work, 4 days in the room plus 1 remote day each week, 10am-6pm
- Tech week: w/c 3 May, w/c 10 May 2027, 10am-6pm
- Show days: 13-15 May 2027, with a 3-performance run
Location: Graeae Theatre Company / Barbican – London
Fee (ITC rates)
- Pre-show meetings: £278
- Rehearsal fee: £5,048.00 (8 weeks total)
Contract: Worker status
Travel and accommodation: Must have a London base. We offer ITC commuting costs threshold.

INFO PACK (PDF)

Info Pack (WORD)

To apply, send the following to team@cripticarts.org:

CV / portfolio (2 pages max)
Cover letter explaining why you’d like to work on this production (no more than one page / a short video / voice note of the same length)
A redacted extract of your own rehearsal notes from a previous production. Two or three pages is plenty. Redact names and anything confidential. Here, we want to get a sense of how you think and note things. If you do not have access to notes from a previous show (e.g. because they were physical copies, or because you no longer have access to them, just let us know.

Application deadline: 12pm Weds 21st October

Interviews: w/c Monday 26 October (Online)

CRIPtic Arts is disabled-led. While this role is not reserved for a disabled person, we particularly welcome applications from disabled people. Adjustments are available at every stage of recruitment and throughout the contract. Tell us what you need and we will work out what support we can offer.

Movement Director, Romeo & Juliet

CRIPtic Arts is looking for an experienced Movement Director to work with Director Jamie Hale on their new take on Romeo & Juliet. You will have experience of working on two or more professional productions with multiple performers, as the movement lead. You will work closely with the Director and the company of actors to deliver a movement language that brings this show to life. We are particularly interested in Movement Directors with a dance or fight background – as the Director is interested in balletic, acrobatic and surreal themes for this production.

This role will be required to attend the first day of blocking rehearsals and then part-time during rehearsals, at times to be arranged with the Director. The role will be required full time during technical rehearsals until the opening performance.

There will also be preparatory work to be arranged with the Director.

Key Details

Schedule:
- Pre-show prep: January
- Rehearsals: 22 March – 30th April, 6 weeks, 4 days in the room plus 1 remote day each week, 10am-6pm. Please note you will not be required for each day of rehearsals.
- Tech week: w/c 3 May, w/c 10 May 2027, 10am-6pm Please note you will not be required for each day of tech week.
- Show days: 13-15 May 2027, with a 3-performance run
Location: Graeae Theatre Company / Barbican – London
Fee (ITC rates)
- Prep & initial 2 weeks rehearsal time: £2,425.50
- Weekly rehearsal fee: £601. Please note we will agree the number of weeks with you, after discussing the requirements of the production.
Contract: Freelance
Travel and accommodation: Must have a London base. We offer ITC commuting costs threshold.

INFO PACK (PDF)

Info Pack (WORD)

To apply, send the following to team@cripticarts.org:

CV / portfolio (2 pages max)
Cover letter explaining why you’d like to work on this production (no more than one page / a short video / voice note of the same length)
A redacted extract of your own rehearsal notes from a previous production. Two or three pages is plenty. Redact names and anything confidential. Here, we want to get a sense of how you think and note things. If you do not have access to notes from a previous show (e.g. because they were physical copies, or because you no longer have access to them, just let us know.

Application deadline: 12pm Weds 21st October

Interviews: w/c Monday 26 October (Online)

Care, Access and Support Worker

Fee: £150 per day

Locations: UK Wide

*Please note we do not have any active opportunities – we are creating a database of individuals we can call on for opportunities as they arise.

CRIPtic Arts is looking to build a database of UK-based Care, Access and Support Workers to work with our Artistic Director Jamie Hale, and any other disabled creatives on our creative projects. Your role would be to enable the team member to perform to their maximum potential by reducing and eliminating the barriers they face and helping them manage their support needs in a flexible manner – whether they’re in a writers room, performing on stage, or directing a show.

As CRIPtic puts on work nationally, we often need additional care, access and support work both in London and while based at other theatres. This role may encompass a range of tasks to include creative access support but also manual handling and the provision of personal and medical care.

This is a great opportunity for you to be in exciting artistic spaces, supporting people whether they’re performing, directing, or scriptwriting, including at major artistic venues and with high-level contacts.

We are currently prioritising searching for London, Manchester and Bristol-based individuals but will expand this as work comes up in other locations.