We are very proud of our dedicated, hard-working creative teams. If you want to more about these roles you can browse the following sections in these tabs.

Directing

• Directing
• Director's Assistant
• Producing
• Casting Advisor

Staging

• Stage Manager
• Assistant Stage Manager
• Deputy Stage Manager

Sets

• Set Designing
• Set Building
• Scene Painting

Technical

• Lighting Design
• Sound Design
• Projection Design

Decoration

• Props
• Wardrobe
• Makeup

Musical

• Musician
• Singing
• Choreography

Directing

Directors are appointed by the Programme Advisory Group. The Artistic Director for our 2023/24 season is John Anthony.

Director's Assistant

Directors may also require an assistant, or if you want to try your hand at a small piece of directing without taking on a whole show, this is a good entry point.

Producing

If you are a good organiser and like the idea of performing admin tasks for a show without the creative flare of directing, producing could be for you.

If you want further information on Producing please contact Gill Scott.

Casting Advisor

All shows need a cast and in the interest of fairness we have two casting advisors to assist every director in selecting their cast. The advisors are responsible for informing the auditionees of the outcome, finding potential people for roles that couldn't be cast and following the process for assuring all those cast meet the expectations of their membership.

If you are interested in training up as a casting advisor please contact Carol Parkinson.

Stage Manager

The SM is responsible for co-ordinating the whole production. It demands a great commitment but is very rewarding. You would attend rehearsals and get an idea of the director’s concept, attend production meetings and ultimately be responsible for coordinating the whole play during dress rehearsals and performance. If you have stage-managed elsewhere you should find no difficulty in adapting to the Lace Market Theatre.

Assistant Stage Manager

Being an ASM is a good place to start if you have never done anything of this nature. You would shadow the SM, help with scene changes, preparing props, and other backstage tasks during the performances.

Deputy Stage Manager

Some productions have very complicated lighting and sound plots and the DSM is responsible for calling the cues as they arise to assist the lighting and sound engineers to achieve precision during the play. You would need to work closely with director, SM and lighting and sound engineers so you need to be committed and attend several rehearsals particularly in the fortnight before performance.

If you want further information on any of these roles please contact Gill Scott.

Set Designing

Set designers are appointed by the Programme Advisory Group. The Artistic Director for our 2023/24 season is John Anthony.

Set Building / Construction

Set building demands a variety of skills in wood-work, construction and ingenuity in assisting the set designer to achieve their concept. If you aren’t an expert you can still help and gradually acquire the knowledge needed. DIY practitioners are off to a head start and are very welcome.

Scene Painting

Perhaps you are more of an artist and are willing to offer your expertise in painting a set after it is built?

If you want further information on any of these roles please contact Gill Scott.

Lighting Design / Operating

Lighting design requires a certain amount of expertise, so if you have some experience you would quickly get accustomed to our equipment. If you are keen to learn then becoming part of a lighting crew is good move. You would learn about rigging, focusing and the rudiments of design. You may also be asked to run the lighting board during a performance. We have had several people who have gone on to become successful lighting designers having started as a crew member.

If you want further information on the lighting team please contact Simon Carter.

Sound Design / Operating

If you are interested in designing and operating the soundscape for a production we can readily give you training. A sound designer would have to source sound effects to be programmed into our SCS software on a laptop from which we run our sound desk. In some cases you might be asked to similarly find suitable music for a play.

If you want further information on the sound team please contact Simon Carter.

Projection Design

Projection is becoming increasingly popular to enhance the setting of a scene. Having an eye for photo editing, graphic design or animation is an advantage, but advice for tools and learning is available.

If you want further information on projection please contact Matt Allcock.

Props

The props person on a production has to be flexible, patient and ingenious. You would be responsible for researching, finding and in some cases making the props necessary for a play. In addition, you would need to provide practical props for rehearsal and manage the actual props during the dress rehearsals and run of a production.

If you want further information on props please contact Lesley Brown.

Wardrobe

We have an extensive wardrobe department on Radford Boulevard from which we source most of our costuming requirements. Each production would have a wardrobe person tasked with dressing the cast from stock, purchasing or occasionally renting for those specialist items such as uniforms.

If you want further information on wardrobe please contact Max Bromley.

Makeup

Some shows require particular makeup styles as an enhancement to the costuming.

Musician

Some shows benefit from original music to be composed, or event live musicians on stage. If you have skills in this area be sure to let us know so we may call upon you when a play has such a requirement.

Singing

Some plays include songs, so it's good to know if you have a decent singing voice.

Choreography

Do you know how to dance, can you teach others? Some plays have scenes that require dancing and we'd love to give those skilled people the opportunity to teach those dances.