The Belgrade Theatre and Bush Theatre are seeking a local Assistant Director from Coventry or surrounding areas (within easy commuting distance of the Belgrade Theatre) to support After Sunday from September to December 2025.
This freelance opportunity is designed to support a creative, passionate, and committed early to mid-career director through hands-on production experience and mentorship, with time in both Coventry and London.
Fee: £4,200 total (7 weeks), plus travel, accommodation and expenses for London work in line with UK Theatre / Equity agreements.
Contract: Freelance, 7 weeks from 8 Sept to 15 Oct, plus additional days for London re-rehearsal and noting.
Usual hours: 10am–6pm, Mon–Fri (flexibility required), with key dates detailed in the job description.
The application deadline for this role is 10am, Fri 18 Jul 2025. Please fill in the application form here, and ensure to upload your CV when specified. If you would like to preview the application questions before filling out the form, please download the document below.
For more information, including a person specification and detailed job description, download the Candidate Pack below.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive theatre workforce. We particularly encourage applications from those underrepresented in Theatre
If you require this callout in an alternative format, or have access needs you’d like to discuss in advance, please let us know when you apply by email us at communityadmin@belgrade.co.uk.
Disability Confident Committed Employer
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:
- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible,
- Communicating and promoting vacancies,
- Interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum job criteria,
- Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required,
- Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work,
- At least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
Find out more about the Disability Confident Employer Scheme here.
If you would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme please complete this form: Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
Finally, if you need any support to help you apply, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via recruitment@belgrade.co.uk, and we will do our best to meet your needs.
If you have any problems filling out the application form, or would like to apply in a different way, please email the Producing team at:
or call 024 7625 6431.