Assistant Stage Manager

At Complicite, we make work in a very live way. Nothing is fixed too early, and the production continues to evolve through rehearsal and performance. For us, stage management is not outside that process, but at its heart.

We’re looking for an experienced Assistant Stage Manager who wants to be part of making the piece, not just running it. In our rooms, roles are porous. Stage managers sit alongside performers and creatives, shaping the rhythm of work, its detail, and its life from within.

Operating the show is not separate from the act of performing it. It asks for presence, responsiveness and a willingness to stay alert to what’s happening each night, as if the piece is a single, shared organism.

That way of working requires resilience, curiosity, and a readiness to step beyond the edges of a defined role when needed, while still holding the rigour and care that the work demands.

We hold this approach alongside our commitments to fair working practices and the frameworks that support the company, and we’re always in conversation about how to do both well.

The Assistant Stage Manager will be line managed by the Company Stage Manager (CSM).

Essential Skills Required
Minimum 3 years’ experience in the role of Assistant Stage Manager at a similar professional scale
Demonstrable experience of working with new writing or devised process or international work.