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The Assistant Stage Manager will coordinate backstage activity and maintain accurate production documentation throughout rehearsals and live performances. They will work closely with creative teams, performers, and technical staff to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of large-scale productions.
Candidates must have a degree or diploma in Stage Management or at least 2 years of professional experience in large-scale theatre. Excellent score-reading ability and a strong understanding of theatre health and safety practices are essential.
Salary: £44,000 pro rata per annum
Location: London Coliseum & other locations as required
Contract: Freelance fixed term contract, 05/10/2026-15/11/2026
We're seeking an experienced and proactive Assistant Stage Manager to join our Stage Management Department.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised and solutions-focused stage management professional with experience working on large-scale productions. From rehearsals and technical periods through to live performances, you will help ensure the safe, efficient and consistent delivery of productions, maintaining the highest artistic and operational standards.
Working closely with creative and technical teams, performers, chorus, orchestra and visiting artists, you will coordinate backstage activity, maintain accurate production documentation and confidently cue from a full musical score. If you thrive in a fast-paced production environment and enjoy working collaboratively to deliver exceptional live performance, we'd love to hear from you.
Degree or diploma in Stage Management or equivalent professional experience (typically at least 2 years) working on large scale theatre productions
Excellent score-reading ability, with experience cueing from full musical scores in a rehearsal and/or performance environment.
Ability to work collaboratively with performers, creative teams, technical departments, orchestra personnel and visiting artists
Strong organisational and administrative skills, including maintaining accurate production paperwork, cueing documentation and running plots.
Ability to remain calm, professional and solutions-focused in a live performance environment.
Good understanding of theatre health and safety practices, including risk assessment procedures and emergency protocols.
Flexibility to work evenings, weekends and unsocial hours as required by production schedules.
Please see our recruitment pack for full details of the role.
Application deadline: 5pm, Sunday 16 August 2026
Interviews: w/c 24 August 2026
Reasonable adjustments: If you require any reasonable adjustments for the application or interview process, please contact [email protected]
Feedback: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide individual feedback to those candidates who reach the interview stage
English National Opera is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we strive to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the diverse communities we serve. As we work to address underrepresentation in our workforce, we particularly encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups and communities to apply, including those from global majority backgrounds and/or with protected characteristics, including race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and religion and belief. We will provide appropriate support for candidates with access requirements if they identify as disabled. This includes during the application process and through candidate assessment stages.
English National Opera is the national opera company dedicated to creating extraordinary encounters with opera, on stage and beyond. We believe in opera as a force for good, supporting lifelong learning, creative development and wellbeing through our ENO Engage programme, which connects people of all ages and backgrounds with the art form. From performances at the London Coliseum and in Greater Manchester, to work in schools, communities and public spaces across the country, we’re committed to reaching and reflecting the full diversity of our nation.
Offices: St Martin's Lane, London, England WC2N 4ES, GB · 165 Broadhurst Gardens, London, England, GB
View all jobs at English National OperaEnglish National Opera is the national opera company dedicated to creating extraordinary encounters with opera, on stage and beyond. We believe in opera as a force for good, supporting lifelong learning, creative development and wellbeing through our ENO Engage programme, which connects people of all ages and backgrounds with the art form. From performances at the London Coliseum and in Greater Manchester, to work in schools, communities and public spaces across the country, we’re committed to reaching and reflecting the full diversity of our nation.
Offices: St Martin's Lane, London, England WC2N 4ES, GB · 165 Broadhurst Gardens, London, England, GB
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