Director in Residence

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and collaborative practitioner to join a thriving Drama Department and play a key role in maintaining and building upon Westminster’s co-curricular programme.

Our Drama Department produces a wide range of work and has put on plays at professional theatres, including St James’s Theatre and the Old Red Lion, as well as further afield at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in South Africa.  

As Director in Residence, you will work on directing various school productions and projects. You will also assist with the delivery of the Elizabethan Fifth Form Festival and direct a production for the Lower School, as well as coach and advise pupils who are preparing for drama school or auditions. There will also be the opportunity to accompany occasional theatre visits and suggest and initiate additional projects.

Within the timetable, you will assist with the delivery of some curricular Drama lessons and support the delivery of practical examination performances with GCSE Drama and A-level Theatre Studies groups.

We welcome applications from candidates with directing, performance and teaching skills, as well as those with a specialism in writing and improvisation. A Drama degree or relevant professional experience as an actor/director/practitioner is equally important. 

Westminster is one of the UK’s leading academic institutions and is the only ancient London school to occupy its original site. Situated close to Parliament and Westminster Abbey, together with the stimulating diversity of the South Bank and West End, the School has a special atmosphere. 

We offer a variety of staff benefits, such as a contributory pension scheme, school lunches and free use of the School’s gym.

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Application deadline: Midday, Friday 14 May 2021.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date for applications, so an early application is encouraged.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.

Westminster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The School is a Registered Charity (no 312728).