Assistant Directorexpired
Birmingham Rep
United Kingdom, East Midlands West Midlands Yorkshire
Posted on: Jan. 15, 2025
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Description:
Job Summary
The Rep are looking for an Assistant Director for our upcoming co-production of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Ursula Rani Sarma adapted from the novel by Khaled Hosseini and directed by Roxana Silbert.
Job Description
The Rep are looking for an Assistant Director for our upcoming co-production of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Ursula Rani Sarma adapted from the novel by Khaled Hosseini and directed by Roxana Silbert which opens at Birmingham Rep Theatre in April 2025 before visiting Nottingham Playhouse and Leeds Playhouse.
About the Production
Birmingham Rep, Nottingham Playhouse & Leeds Playhouse presents a powerful new production of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Ursula Rani Sarma, Khaled Hosseini's spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner, Directed by Roxana Silbert.
In 1992 in an Afghanistan ravaged by war, an orphaned Laila is left alone in an increasingly threatening world. Her older neighbour Rasheed is quick to open his home and takes Laila as his second wife. Rasheed's first wife Mariam has no choice but to accept her younger, and now pregnant, rival. As the Taliban take over, life for all of them becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, and the two women find themselves unlikely allies.
Key Dates
Rehearsals (Birmingham Rep): w/c 10th March 2025 - w/c 31st March 2025
Technical Rehearsals (Birmingham Rep): w/c 7th April 2025
First Preview (Birmingham Rep): Friday 11th April 2025
Press Night (Birmingham Rep): Wednesday 16th April 2025
Final Performance at Birmingham Rep: Saturday 3rd May 2025
Holiday Week: w/c 5th May 2025
Nottingham Playhouse: w/c 12th May & w/c 19th May 2025
Leeds Playhouse: w/c 26th May, w/c 2nd & w/c 9th June 2025
Final Performance: Saturday 14th June 2025
Fee
Fees are paid in line with UK Theatre/Equity rates for MRSL Grade 1:
£3,900 to cover all work delivered during prep, rehearsals and tech until the press performance at The Rep on a full-time basis.
An additional 4 days at £125 per day plus travel & accommodation expenses for the transfer & opening at Nottingham Playhouse and Leeds Playhouse (2 days at each venue).
Total fee = £4,400.
Recruitment pack: https://images.birmingham-rep.co.uk/uploads/2025/01/Recruitment-Pack-Assistant-Director-2025.pdf - https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/about-us/jobs-vacancies/
Job Requirements
Person Specification
Essential criteria:
A keen interested in Directing, with interest in pursuing a career in Directing in their future.
Experience of working as an Assistant Director on at least 1 other production, or experience in a role with relevant transferrable skills
For this role, we are looking for applicants who can share a cultural knowledge and understanding of the Afghan community; therefore we welcome applications from those with Afghani heritage
Right to work in the UK.
It's important to us that The Rep reflects the communities we serve and therefore we particularly welcome applicants from the global majority and D/deaf & disabled communities as these groups are not as well represented as we want them to be. We want our Rep to be culturally informed and accessible to all, so we encourage you to celebrate and share your own cultural experience and knowledge of our city proudly in your application.
Job Responsibilities
Role and Responsibilities:
Supporting the Director through the rehearsal process, actors with line learning, running research as required and aiding the smooth running of the production
Support the requirements of the rehearsal room to note take, delivering written and video records of progress, and other tasks as requested
Support the creative, producing and technical teams to ensure effective and efficient lines of communication between departments
Support the smooth delivery of accessible performances during the run and the smooth-running of press, marketing and educational events associated with the production.
Taking an active role in contributing to the good welfare of the company, helping to build a creative and accessible environment in which everyone is empowered to do their best work
Other reasonable duties to aid the smooth running of the production
Application Deadline:
Jan. 30, 2025
Job Duration:
Open ended
Job/Audition Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Administrative
Payment status:
Paid
Job Location:
United Kingdom,
East Midlands West Midlands Yorkshire
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