Casual Technician

About Landmark Theatres

Landmark Theatres is a portfolio of regional venues in North Devon and Peterborough receiving a wide variety of arts and cultural opportunities for local communities. This includes major touring productions, high‑profile live music acts, big‑name stand‑up comedy, dance, superb theatre and new writing. We also produce high‑quality Musicals, Drama and Family productions including our annual family Pantomimes in Peterborough and North Devon.

Our venues consist of:
Queen Theatre, Barnstaple (650 seats);
Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe (450 seats); the New Theatre Peterborough (1,100 seats); and the Key Theatre Peterborough (112 & 360 seats). We are the largest new theatre entrant to Arts Council England's National Portfolio (23‑26) and are working with a number of high‑quality partners such as Birmingham Royal Ballet, The National Theatre and Paines Plough.

We receive an annual grant of £1 million a year for the current three‑year funding cycle from 2023‑24 to 2025‑26 to ensure that Landmark Theatres can deliver an ambitious artistic mission, driving quality work, inspiring and developing new talent for and with the audience we serve across North Devon and Peterborough. This funding is a great vote of confidence in our potential to deliver to areas previously under‑invested in culturally.

We are now building a new producing theatre organisation outside London – for the first time in a generation.

We pride ourselves on an in‑depth understanding of the locations in which we operate, working in areas of lower cultural engagement across the UK. We are respectful and responsive to local priorities, delivering innovation and working in partnership to empower our communities. We deliver a breadth of creative activities and ways in which our communities can engage – whether as an audience member, participant, decision maker or through developing talent.

Landmark Theatres is a value‑led organisation: innovate, include, collaborate, empower, sustain. We are committed to being diverse and inclusive and to making our workforce representative of different backgrounds and experiences of the communities we serve.

Job Title:

Technician

Responsible to:
Technical Manager / Senior Technician

Place of Work:
The Queens Theatre Barnstaple / Landmark Theatre Ilfracombe

Hours of Work:
Casual – calls as required according to schedule demands

Salary: £12.71 per hour (effective 1 April 2026) + BECTU payments for get‑outs where applicable

Contract:

Casual

Pension:
Company Pension Scheme

Start Date:

ASAP

Landmark Theatres operates the Queen's Theatre and the Landmark as well as several other venues around the UK. The Casual Technician will work within a team headed by the Technical Manager and Senior Technician to aid in delivering the technical provision for incoming and in‑house productions.

• Work within the technical team on the safe provision of all technical aspects relating to productions at the Queen's and Landmark Theatres, and productions by visiting companies – including fit‑ups, get‑outs, show calls and production periods as scheduled.
• Assist in the day‑to‑day installation and operation of all lighting, sound, rigging, staging and audio‑visual equipment.
• Work shows in varying capacities, from stage scenery changes and follow‑spot operation, which could expand to lighting and sound provision based on experience.
• Role will include weekend and evening work.
• Role is of a physical nature with manual handling a key component.
• Role may include long hours during fit‑ups and get‑outs.

The job description for this position may be reviewed and amended to incorporate the future needs of the department and organisation. This job description is intended as a guide to the nature of the work required of this position. It is neither wholly comprehensive nor restrictive and is subject to review.

Landmark Theatres Ltd is committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation and we are keen to make our workforce more representative of different backgrounds and experiences of the communities we serve. We work to remove barriers and pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people of all walks and class backgrounds. We welcome applications from people who are under‑represented in our organisation and/or arts organisations in general.

Landmark Theatres Ltd is committed to safeguarding the welfare of participants and partners. Applicants will be asked about any previous convictions, cautions and reprimands, including those that are considered 'spent' as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amended 2013). The successful candidate must be willing to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (at Landmark's expense) if a job offer is made subject to this being obtained.