Job Description

Job Summary

To dress on York Theatre Royal's production of Military Wives The Musical. This is a fixed term contract from Monday 01 September to Monday 29 September 2025. Dressing a track for all performances, pre-setting costumes ahead of each performance, ensuring performers are dressed correctly.

Duties

To dress a dressing track

To prepare shoes, hats, wigs and other costume items, as required, for performers

To pre-set for each performance

To return maintenance and laundry prior to each performance

To collect maintenance and laundry from dressing rooms post show and put on a post show wash

To assist Stage Management during the show as required

To respond to instruction from the Stage Manager during performance

To report any immediate issues to the Stage Manager

To dress performers during quick changes

To assist performers during tech rehearsal, dress rehearsals and performances

To ensure performers are correctly dressed

To maintain costumes during performance

To make notes of repairs for wardrobe maintenance

To set and strike costumes between the Theatre and other locations as required

To contribute to the good housekeeping of the department including keeping costumes, workrooms and dressing rooms in a clean and tidy condition

To maintain effective working relationships with departmental staff, colleagues and line managers

To maintain good standards of work, contributing to the department's safe, efficient, economic and high quality performance

To adhere to the Theatre' Health and Safety Policy and current legislation

To undertake any duties that may be reasonably required

Person Specification

Essential

A minimum of 2 years' experience dressing in a theatre

The ability to work accurately under pressure

Good knowledge of theatre etiquette

Good communication skills

Experience of preparing shoes, hats, wigs and other costume items

Good organisational skills

Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Department

The ability to meet deadlines

The ability to work evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays for the duration of the contract

A genuine interest in theatre

Desirable

Experience of working on a large scale Productions

A full, clean driving licence

Experience of setting wigs

Good sewing skills

Terms and Conditions

The Dresser must be available throughout the fixed term period.

Hours will vary across the period of the fixed term contract. The Dresser is required for all pre-sets and performances.

Rate of pay: 12.21 per hour (Standard Time).

Standard Time is payable for up to 9 hours per day between 8am and 12midnight Monday to Saturday, for up to 40 hours a week.

Time and a half is payable for hours over the Standard Time 40 hours per week, or over 9 hours a day or on the 6th consecutive day of work.

Overtime and Bank Holidays will be paid at double time, in line with UK Theatre / BECTU agreement.

The salary will be paid monthly

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 29 days

Pay: 12.21 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/08/2025
Expected start date: 01/09/2025