Current vacancies
Black Male actor– Jay, playing age of 17 Switch Up
Closing Date: Thursday 1st October 2026
Day rate: £103
Contract type: Freelance
Location: Rehearsals at Head Office
61 The Broadway, Dudley DY1 3EB.
Touring around the West Midlands.
Rehearsals: 13th January 2027 – 22nd January 2027
Tour: 25th January 2027 – 12th February 2027 (with possibility for extension).
Role
Essential
Desirable
Character Overview
Jay is in his final year of school or college — bright, funny, and naturally charismatic. A talented footballer with real promise, he is caught between his lifelong friendship with Dan, who is being drawn into gang culture, and his desire for a peaceful, focused future. As violence creeps closer to home, Jay must navigate loyalty, love, and the pressure to choose his own path.
About the production and workshop touring to
West Midland secondary schools
Switch Up follows two best friends as they navigate school, ambition, and the realities of life on their estate. With humour and raw honesty, the play explores knife crime, county lines, and the power of choice — showing how quickly lives can spiral, and how hard it can be to step away.
Closing Date: Thursday 1st October 2026
Day rate: £103
Contract type: Freelance
Location: Rehearsals at Head Office
61 The Broadway, Dudley DY1 3EB.
Touring around the West Midlands.
Rehearsals: 13th January 2027 – 22nd January 2027
Tour: 25th January 2027 – 12th February 2027 (with possibility for extension).
Role
Essential
- Character is from a close-knit Afro-Caribbean family
- Stage acting experience
- Full availability across the rehearsal and touring period
Desirable
- UK, generic London accent
- Previous UK touring experience
- Full UK driving licence
- football ability a bonus (not essential)
Character Overview
Jay is in his final year of school or college — bright, funny, and naturally charismatic. A talented footballer with real promise, he is caught between his lifelong friendship with Dan, who is being drawn into gang culture, and his desire for a peaceful, focused future. As violence creeps closer to home, Jay must navigate loyalty, love, and the pressure to choose his own path.
About the production and workshop touring to
West Midland secondary schools
Switch Up follows two best friends as they navigate school, ambition, and the realities of life on their estate. With humour and raw honesty, the play explores knife crime, county lines, and the power of choice — showing how quickly lives can spiral, and how hard it can be to step away.
White Male Actor – Dan, playing age of 17 Switch Up
Closing Date: Thursday 1st October 2026
Day rate: £103
Contract type: Freelance
Location: Rehearsals at Head Office
61 The Broadway, Dudley DY1 3EB.
Touring around the West Midlands.
Rehearsals: 13th January 2027 – 22nd January 2027
Tour: 25th January 2027 – 12th February 2027 (with possibility for extension).
Role
Essential
Desirable
Character Overview
Dan is a UK drill rapper who is starting to gain exposure. He’s a straight 9 student, his future is bright, but things take a turn after he is attacked by a local gang. His plans to get out of Heartwoods start to fall apart as Dan grapples between wanting to gain back respect alongside a future that would get him out of the ‘wood’.
Dan is cheeky, driven & ambitious
About the production and workshop touring to
West Midland secondary schools
Switch Up follows two best friends as they navigate school, ambition, and the realities of life on their estate. With humour and raw honesty, the play explores knife crime, county lines, and the power of choice — showing how quickly lives can spiral, and how hard it can be to step away.
Closing Date: Thursday 1st October 2026
Day rate: £103
Contract type: Freelance
Location: Rehearsals at Head Office
61 The Broadway, Dudley DY1 3EB.
Touring around the West Midlands.
Rehearsals: 13th January 2027 – 22nd January 2027
Tour: 25th January 2027 – 12th February 2027 (with possibility for extension).
Role
Essential
- Ability to rap
- Stage acting experience
- Full availability across the rehearsal and touring period
Desirable
- UK, generic London accent
- Previous UK touring experience
- Full UK driving licence
Character Overview
Dan is a UK drill rapper who is starting to gain exposure. He’s a straight 9 student, his future is bright, but things take a turn after he is attacked by a local gang. His plans to get out of Heartwoods start to fall apart as Dan grapples between wanting to gain back respect alongside a future that would get him out of the ‘wood’.
Dan is cheeky, driven & ambitious
About the production and workshop touring to
West Midland secondary schools
Switch Up follows two best friends as they navigate school, ambition, and the realities of life on their estate. With humour and raw honesty, the play explores knife crime, county lines, and the power of choice — showing how quickly lives can spiral, and how hard it can be to step away.
Male, Playing Age 20-40, Any Ethnicity Treasure Island
Closing Date:
Thursday 1st October 2026
Day rate: £103
Contract type: Freelance
Location: Rehearsals at Head Office
61 The Broadway, Dudley DY1 3EB.
Touring Nationwide
Rehearsals: Nov 3rd-27th 2026
Tour: 27th Nov- 23rd Dec 2026
Role
Essential
Desirable
Thursday 1st October 2026
Day rate: £103
Contract type: Freelance
Location: Rehearsals at Head Office
61 The Broadway, Dudley DY1 3EB.
Touring Nationwide
Rehearsals: Nov 3rd-27th 2026
Tour: 27th Nov- 23rd Dec 2026
Role
Essential
- Confidence with audience interaction and improvisation
- Ability to perform multiple contrasting characters
- Full availability throughout the rehearsal and touring period
- Sing with confidence
Desirable
- Previous touring experience
- Experience performing to family audiences
- Experience in Theatre in Education and/or family theatre
- Experience with physical comedy and character work
- Full UK driving licence
DR LIVESAY / NIBBLES
An exciting multi-role opportunity requiring strong comic instincts, excellent audience engagement skills and the ability to switch seamlessly between contrasting characters.
Dr Livesay
A brilliant but delightfully disorganised doctor whose enthusiasm frequently runs ahead of his planning. Warm-hearted, intelligent and fiercely loyal.
Nibbles
A pirate with an enormous appetite and an even bigger heart. Lovably clueless, endlessly optimistic and often confused by the plans unfolding around him.
About the production
Based on the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island follows Jem Hawkins, a young girl whose life is transformed when a mysterious pirate arrives at her family's inn carrying a treasure map. Soon Jem finds herself on a thrilling journey of adventure, mutiny, friendship and self-discovery as she searches for the legendary Treasure Island .
Packed with live music, audience interaction, comedy and heart, this fast-paced family production reimagines the beloved story for contemporary audiences.
An exciting multi-role opportunity requiring strong comic instincts, excellent audience engagement skills and the ability to switch seamlessly between contrasting characters.
Dr Livesay
A brilliant but delightfully disorganised doctor whose enthusiasm frequently runs ahead of his planning. Warm-hearted, intelligent and fiercely loyal.
Nibbles
A pirate with an enormous appetite and an even bigger heart. Lovably clueless, endlessly optimistic and often confused by the plans unfolding around him.
About the production
Based on the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island follows Jem Hawkins, a young girl whose life is transformed when a mysterious pirate arrives at her family's inn carrying a treasure map. Soon Jem finds herself on a thrilling journey of adventure, mutiny, friendship and self-discovery as she searches for the legendary Treasure Island .
Packed with live music, audience interaction, comedy and heart, this fast-paced family production reimagines the beloved story for contemporary audiences.
Interested in joining us?
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