Theatre Director

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Competitive
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04/03/2019

We are looking for an outstanding individual to lead our operation in Stoke-on-Trent. The Regent Theatre is a stunning 1,600 seat receiving house with a very spacious stage and The Victoria Hall is a beautiful concert hall dating from 1888 with a seating capacity of just under 1,500. Both buildings were given an extensive refurbishment in 1998/99 as part of a significant drive to regenerate the city and surrounding areas through the creation of a Cultural Quarter. At the time it was one of the most significant cultural investments in the UK.

Moving to 2019 the venues are firmly embedded in the cultural life of North Staffordshire. The City Council's vision has been vindicated, working in partnership with the Ambassador Theatre Group, who have operated the venues since their refurbishment.

Our new Theatre Director will lead the venues and teams to the next level of growth, with a particular focus on ensuring the very best shows visit Stoke-on-Trent, coupled with a desire to see the all-important community and outreach work grow.

To succeed in this role you will be entrepreneurial, creative, comfortable with risk and inspire success. You will also be commercially driven and understand the importance this plays in your overall business. You will also be very customer focused, we want our audiences to have the best possible experience.

Stoke-on-Trent sits equidistant between Manchester and Birmingham with a unique character of its own. Known as The Potteries, the city has a powerful sense of pride which you will harness, particularly in the myriad of partnerships that you need to develop within the city and surrounding area.

Both venues are supported by the Ambassador Theatre Group which gives you a unique opportunity to tap into a wide range of knowledge and business support to realise your ambitions.

Please take a look at the following links for more information on the venues, and please feel free to contact us for an informal discussion about the role prior to applying.

Public performance programme:

https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre/

https://www.atgtickets.com/venues/victoria-hall/

The successful candidate will start in post as soon as possible. We are likely to hold two interviews for this post; one in the venue in Stoke-on-Trent and one in our London offices in Leicester Square.