Associate Director
Trafalgar Theatre Productions
United Kingdom, UK-wide
Posted on: Nov. 17, 2025
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Description:
Job Summary
Associate Director to Oscar Toeman for the UK tour of Double Indemnity by James M. Cain, Adapted for the stage by Tom Holloway
Job Description
The Associate Director supports the Director in delivering and maintaining the artistic vision of the touring production. This role ensures the continuity, quality, and integrity of the show throughout the rehearsal period, technical stages, press performances, and subsequent tour weeks. The Associate Director will act as the Director's representative when required.
Show Copy
Los Angeles, 1930's. Amidst the wreckage of the Great Depression, Walter Huff, a sharp-eyed insurance salesman, has built his career spotting scams. But when he meets the dangerously seductive Phylis Nirdlinger (played by Mischa Barton) discuss her husband's life insurance policy, he finds himself drawn into a web of lust, greed, and betrayal. Together they plot the perfect crime: murder the husband, cash in the policy, and disappear into the Californian sunset.
But passion can cloud judgement, and guilt can corrode the most perfect of plans. With each step increasingly risky, and as mistrust simmers, will Walter and Phyllis outsmart the law - or each other?
Production schedule
w/c Jan 5th: Rehearsals - London
w/c Jan 12th: Rehearsals - London
w/c Jan 19th: Rehearsals - London
w/c Jan 26th: Rehearsals - London
w/c Feb 2nd: Tech & Previews - Eastbourne
w/c Feb 9th - w/c Apr 27th: Tour
Saturday May 9th: Final Show - Cardiff
Pay
Production Fee: £5000 total
Touring weeks: £600 per week + touring and travel allowance.
Job Requirements
Experience working on a professional touring production.
Previous professional Assistant or Resident Director experience.
High level of organisation and the ability to multi-task.
Strong eye for detail and consistency.
Ability to give clear, constructive notes and work collaboratively with performers and creative departments.
Excellent communication skills.
Job Responsibilities
dpr During Rehearsals
Work closely with the Director to understand & interpret the creative vision, style, and staging of the production.
Assist with scheduling, rehearsal room planning, & communication between creative departments.
Provide detailed documentation of staging, blocking, & scene transitions to support production departments.
During Technical & Preview Periods
Assist the Director with technical notes, staging adjustments, and integration of design elements.
Run or contribute to understudy & swing technical rehearsals.
Support the Director in monitoring performances during previews & helping implement note
During the Tour
Maintain the artistic quality of the production across all venues, ensuring consistency with the original direction & staging.
Note to the company following 1st show watch at each venue.
Lead understudy rehearsals, understudy calls, and emergency put-ins.
Other responsibilities as required by the production.
How to Apply
Please email your CV to [email protected]
Contact name: General Management Team
Contact email: [email protected]
Application Deadline:
Nov. 24, 2025
Job Duration:
Open ended
Job/Audition Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Administrative
Payment status:
Paid
Job Location:
United Kingdom,
UK-wide
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