Do you love live performance? Enjoy working with people? Calm under pressure and secretly quite good at making sure everything runs smoothly?
Headgate Theatre is looking for Freelance Duty Managers to join our team!
Our Duty Managers are a really important part of the theatre team- overseeing Front of House, supporting our volunteers, welcoming audiences, working with visiting companies and making sure performances and events run safely and smoothly.
- £15 per hour
- Freelance / self-employed
- Flexible shifts around our programme
- Evening, weekend and occasional daytime work
- Training and support provided
Previous theatre experience isn’t essential- we’re looking for the right attitude, reliability and enthusiasm!
If you’re organised, confident, friendly and enjoy being part of a busy theatre environment, we’d love to hear from you.
📅 Applications close: 1 November 2026
📍 Headgate Theatre, Colchester
Think you could be our next Duty Manager? Or know someone who would be brilliant at it?