Job Description
Rehearsals: Monday - Friday 10am-6pm 2-13 March 2026 in Leeds
Role: Freelance Director - Alfie Forever 15
Location: Leeds
Fee: £2,900.00 - 14.5 days @ £200 per day
* 3x days prep/meetings
* 0.5 day trauma informed training
* 2x 0.5 days R&D
* 10x days rehearsal (2 weeks)
* Half days are up to 4 hours, full days are 8 hours
About the Project
Alfie Forever 15 is RedBobble Arts' bold, trauma-informed, multi‑arts programme, co‑created with the family & friends of Alfie Lewis, a 15‑year‑old who tragically lost his life to knife crime. The pilot programme, in partnership with West Yorkshire Police, WYCA, mental health & education specialists, will take our interactive theatre tour to 6 schools in Leeds, with the aim of reducing knife‑carrying behaviours, promoting cultural engagement and empowering young people to explore their choices.
Role Description
We are looking for a director to work with three actors, the Creative Director, Dramaturg, Producer and Audio/Visual Content Creator to develop and rehearse a new play which will be touring to schools in March 2026. The production, aimed at 40 minutes, will be documentary/verbatim theatre, and include sound and video elements that will be operated by the actors. We are currently conducting interviews to develop the script, and are aiming to have a storyboard by the end of November. There will be a first draft that will be R&D’d in January 2026 with the director and actors.
Job Requirements
We would love to work with someone who:
* Has experience making work for young audiences and/or creating theatre with socially engaged outcomes
* Is confident interweaving elements of sound and video into the production
* Is able to lead an inclusive rehearsal process
* Having previous experience of working with verbatim material would be a bonus
* Is based in Leeds or can travel/stay in Leeds as fee is inclusive of expenses
* Is available for all rehearsal dates and has a few days availability for meetings/prep Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
We are particularly interested in hearing from directors who are under‑represented in the theatre sector including those who are Global Majority, Disabled and/or Working Class.
Job Overview
* Job Title: Freelance Director
* Artform: Theatre
* Role: Creative
* Contract: Temporary
* Location: Yorkshire
How to Apply
If you’re available and interested, please send a CV and a short expression of interest outlining your skills and experience to info@redbobblearts.com by Friday 28 November 10:00am.
RedBobble Arts is a female‑led, neurodiverse theatre company based in Leeds, specialising in live performance, multi‑arts projects and community wellbeing. We harness the transformative power of the arts for social change, self‑expression, personal growth, and healing. Our expertise also includes community engagement, education, and mental health, by creating safe, trauma‑informed spaces for children, young people and adults facing adversity.
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