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Expressions of Interest: Director for The Court Theatre’s Youth Company Production of Six Characters in Search of an Author

Location: The Court Theatre, Christchurch, New Zealand
Season: Saturday 30 August – Saturday 13 September 2025
Rehearsal Period: Approximately 1 May - 29 August 2025 (Exact start date to be arranged with successful candidate)

The Court Theatre is seeking an innovative and passionate director to lead the 2025 Youth Company production of Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello. This iconic and thought-provoking play explores themes of identity, reality, and the boundaries between fiction and truth, making it a perfect challenge for our talented Youth Company.

For more information or to express your interest, please see all the details here. 

The Court Theatre is New Zealand’s largest theatre company. Along with our stage productions, we have a strong education programme that fosters the future of theatre in New Zealand through drama and improv classes, holiday programmes, workshops, master classes, and the Ambassadors, Youth Company, Theatre Sports in Schools, Jesters Youth, and Youth Crew programmes to name a few.

We’ve got a busy year ahead, and we are looking for an awesome Teaching Artist/Education Administrator to join our team that can work with the Education and Engagement Manager to teach and organise the delivery of education programmes including bespoke workshops and tours, as well as to assist the Education Administrator with the general administration of the above programmes together. This is a part time position of 20 hours per week, hours are flexible based on the successful candidate's availability. Weekend work may be required on occasion. 

This is a varied role that will include everything from delivering one-off drama workshops, delivering term time classes, covering classes, dealing with enquiries from parents, schools, teaching artists and communities, to general admin, scheduling, planning and organising and working with the marketing team on promotions. 

For more information or to apply for this position, please see all the details here.

The Court Theatre has been creating and sharing live theatre with audiences from across Ōtautahi and Waitaha for more than 53 years. Each season typically features 15 – 20 productions including commissioned works, New Zealand and Australasian premieres, contemporary through to classic drama as well as comedies, improvised comedy and musicals and a recent addition, the Rainbow Theatre Weekend. This year more than 80,000 patrons are expected to attend a Court Theatre performance.

As a producing theatre company, The Court Theatre is supported by a team of 40 permanent staff plus many artists and artisans dedicated to creating and staging theatre experiences of the highest quality. It is the proud home of The Jesters as well as the Youth Company and Jesters Youth Company.

The Court Theatre also delivers an annual Education, Learning and Engagement programme which offers training and performance opportunities to people of all ages. We are committed to theatre as a platform to enhance wider social outcomes and for providing opportunities for voices to be celebrated and uplifted that otherwise may be overlooked.

In May 2025, we will be moving into our permanent new home in the heart of the city. This brand-new, purpose-built facility will open new possibilities both in the way we work and how we engage with the communities of Ōtautahi Christchurch. As part of this move, we are on the hunt for a full time Stage Manager to ensure the logistical and technical aspects of rehearsals and productions run according to schedule and artistic vision.

For more information or to apply for this position, please see all the details here.

We are currently not accepting applications for baristas or bar staff.

Please check back in the coming months, as we will be hiring again as we prepare to open our new theatre in the heart of Christchurch CBD in May 2025. 

We would love to hear from experienced theatre practitioners and educators who are interested in running classes and/or workshops in our Education and Outreach Programme. Opportunities include both regular classes and short-term teaching with the Youth Companies.

To express your interest, please send a cover letter and C.V. to ben.limmer@courttheatre.org.nz, providing your training and experience and an indication of what you would like to teach. We are looking for skilled and motivated practitioners. Experience in education is valuable, but not essential. You must have a strong commitment to fostering the future talent of New Zealand theatre.

The Court Theatre is committed to strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion, and individuals who identify with under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Court Theatre seeks casual staff for occasional work at the theatre.

The Court is looking to increase its pool of contacts of:

• Metalworkers
• Mechanists
• Costume makers

If you have these skills, live in Christchurch and are interested in working with one of New Zealand’s leading arts organisations, please send your brief CV as well as any relevant qualifications/accreditations to production@courttheatre.org.nz

Please note that this is not a permanent/fixed hour role, but an opportunity to be added to The Court’s database of workers. People expressing interest may be contacted show by show/as needed; rates and hours by mutual agreement.

Whether you're a designer, artist, creator or maker, we want to hear from you!

To send your expression of interest to work at The Court, email production@courttheatre.org.nz with your name, contact information and portfolio and/or website link. 

We can't wait to hear from you!