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Job Summary
Job Description
Following successful runs at Curve Theatre and a national tour of the UK, Kinky Boots will tour to Germany and Switzerland, along with key dates in the UK, in 2025 and 2026.
This joy-filled sensation, based on a true story and hit movie, features Tony and Grammy winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious and life-affirming book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by Nikolai Foster (Grease and The Wizard of Oz).
After inheriting his family’s failing shoe factory and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to be very challenging for Charlie Price. That is until he meets Lola, a drag queen whose sparkle and unsteady heels might just hold the answer to saving the struggling business.
PRODUCTION DATES:
Rehearsal Week 0 (TBC) – w/c 29th September 2025
Rehearsal Week 1 – w/c 6th October 2025
Rehearsal Week 2 – w/c 13th October 2025
Tech Rehearsal Week (Stoke) – w/c 20th October 2025
Performance Weeks Begin – w/c 27th October 2025
Performance Weeks End – 1st/8th February 2026 (TBC)
CREATIVE TEAM:
Book: Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper
Director: Nikolai Foster
Choreography: Leah Hill
Set & Costume: Robert Jones
Lighting Designer: Ben Cracknell
Sound Designer: Adam Fisher
Job Requirements
- Clear, confident communication with the Stage Management team, technical departments and performers
- Ability to stay calm under pressure
- Strong problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, live production environment, is essential
- Experience of being ‘on book’ for large-scale musicals
- Ability to score read is preferred
- Familiarity with and adherence to current Health & Safety guidelines relevant to the production is essential, which may include working at height, using appropriate safety equipment and clothing and attending training as deemed necessary.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Deputy Stage Manager
- Salary: £40k-£50k
- Hours:
Full time - Artform: Theatre
- Role: Technical & Production
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025
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Location:
International
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