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an AcTORVIST is
our name for fellow theatre
activists like you
- former, current and would-be professional artists and production staff, who want to make a difference
AND our passionate audiences and supporters
could you volunteer
for 6- 8 weekends
a year?
on stage, back stage, off stage
on site or on-line,
in the room or in your community
at the door or at your lap top
IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER
we can draw a new
economically and culturally diverse
audiences to our welcoming,
affordable pop-up venues.
attracting new funding,
inspiring new artists
and helping to secure
a viable future for uk theatre.
if you'd like to be part of what we do
subscribe to out newsletter, the reptilian, with no obligation. we'll keep you up to date with our plans allowing you to volunteer
when ever you can.
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the rep enables and empowers
two
types of actorvist
1. we invite anyone across the uk
with a passion
for watching theatre
and fighting for it's future
to join us as aN
2. we invite anyone across the uk
with a passion
for MAKING theatre
and fighting for it's future
to join us as a
ASSOCIATE ACTORVISTS
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There's a wealth of ways you can make an invaluable contribution to what we do,. If you're London based drop by and help with flyering and promotion, skilled or unskilled building and maintaining our productions and venues or welcoming and assisting our audience front of house.
Or if you're miles away keep in touch via video links and help us with admin, running the on-line box office, ad campaigns, or with social media. Skills you may already have or might like to learn.
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Tell us a little about yourself and the help you could potentially offer, with no commitment, when you sign up to join our mailing list as an ASSOCIATE ACRORVIST and lets be in touch.
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PRODUCTION ACTORVISTS
We invite our fellow former, current or aspiring,
performers, creatives, stage management, producers and promoters
to become Production Actorvists.
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Join us performing, staging, and organising a memorable production of a magnificent play and getting it out there to find a whole new audience for theatre's future.
"Since Covid the landscape is still very bleak. Many careers have stopped entirely, and there's been an exodus of theatre makers from every single theatre discipline"
Sam Mendes (Leading Theatre Director)
To allow former theatre makers and performers to contribute alongside earning elsewhere , we are experimenting with scheduling rehearsals and performances outside of the working week.
When up to speed we are looking at creating around 6 productions a year.
VOLUNTEERING COMMITMENT PER PRODUCTION.
3-4 weekends of rehearsals:
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Fridays 7pm - 10pm,
Saturdays and Sundays 10am - 10pm
Mondays 7pm - 10pm
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followed by
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3-4 weekends of performances. typically
Friday evenings,
Saturday matinee and evenings
Sunday matinee and evenings
with filming or rehearsal adjustments for a change of venue on Monday evenings.
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Further rehearsal sessions will always be available on request subject to the agreement of everyone involved.
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We've euphemistically named this working model after an olde English expression for a series of extraordinary events,
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS.
To keep everything as stress free as possible, and allow participants to plan for their involvement we eventually hope to cast and assemble a team for each production up to six months in advance with final scripts distributed, parts allocated, and designs finalised a month ahead to of rehearsals to allow for adequate prep time.
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CASTING
When ever possible we will aim to cast members of our REP COMPANY in leading roles. A data base of artists we trust, love working with, who we thing audiences will love too.
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Company members will receive exclusive advance notice of productions via our newsletter, and can let us know when they'd like to be involved.
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AUDITIONS
We'll be holding auditions and interviews in the forthcoming weeks for the THE REP company from which we'll invite available actorvists to be part of the cast, management, creative and promo teams for one of our next three productions (tba)​
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If you'd like to be involved there's an opportunity to apply when you sign up for our newsletter.
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DESIGNERS
If you're a creative we'd like you to personally work on two productions a year, excited by the challenge of making an impact with the tiniest of budgets .
For instance in the past we've delivered beautiful lighting designs with bicycle lamps and conjured up sumptuous elegance from poundland.
If that's the kind of insane creative thinking that gets your juices flowing AND you'd like to potentially pass on your wisdom and enthusiasm to emerging theatre makers please get in touch.
What level of Actorvism would suit you?
Well... yes. I see what you mean. I love theatre. Yes, I suppose I could be a tiny bit Actorvisty...
We're planning a supporters page.
Write us a few sentences we can publish about what theatre has meant for you and why it's worth fighting for .
Click here to sign up for more information as an Associate Actorvist and to show your support with no obligation
I want to sign up but I'll need to feel sure this is a credible, operation, that's on a strong footing legally, financially and constitutionally. People's free time is valuable so what's being asked of everyone needs to be fair, transparent and no one must be exploited.
Please consider becoming a trustee. You're exactly who we're looking for at this time.
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Click here to sign up for more information and to show your support with no obligation
Let's do this!! Oh, no wait I'm so busy, I want to help but realistically, I'm afraid...
Our Month of Sundays scheme is for you.
we'll be holding regular Sunday get-togethers for actorvists to help out in any way they can, be it flyering, helping to make or source stuff , front of house or just simply contributing practical ideas or inspiration for a few hours. If you can commit to donating just four Sundays a year, on dates to suit. you it would make a big difference. ​
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Click here to sign up for more information and to show your support as an Associate Actorvist with no obligation
I've just finished a professional theatre training but there's virtually no opportunities out there for me.
Collaborate with us in your free time and lets build a brighter future for UK theatre and your role within it.
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Click here to sign up for more information as a Creative Actorvist and to show your support with no obligation
I can't make a living in theatre anymore. I'd love to help win over an audience for the future but I've a new job.
Most of our productions are currently scheduled for actorvists like you to still have a creative outlet and fight for the art form you love.
Our shows tend to be created over a 4 intensive long weekends and performed over a second month from Friday to Sunday.
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Click here to sign up for more information and to show your support as a Creative Actorvist with no obligation
I've got quite a bit of spare time on my hands and I've been looking for a creative project I can believe in that will enhance my CV. I'd be interested in joining a core team committing to this part time on a regular basis.
Wonderful! More details below.
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Please tell us all about your availability and interests.
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Click here to sign up for more information and to show your support with no obligation
ready to join us?
or for more information
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT OUR FIRST 25 YEARS OF MAKING AWARD WINNING THEATRE,OUR ETHOS, POLICIES AND HOPES AND FEARS FOR THE FUTURE
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT FORTHCOMNG PRODUCTION PLANS AND PROJECTS
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT OUR PIONEERING APPROACH TO WHERE WE MAKE THEATRE
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PHIL WILLMOTT
We look forward to hearing from you soon
and finally
could you be
a rep exec?
head of operations
A suitably experienced production or project manager or retiree with a theatre or non-theatre background working in tandem with our Artistic Director to strategize, build and oversee the logistics and practical delivery of THE REP's operations and output.
At present you'd be taking on this demanding role on a voluntary basis and co-ordinating it around your earning elsewhere but as we develop the organisation it is anticipated that the year round significant commitment required will necessitate this becoming one of our few a salaried positions in the near future (subject to approval by our actorvists and trustees)
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head of finance
An experienced accountant, fundraiser or finance manager with either a theatre background or the enthusiasm to diversify and expand their expertise. Working on a part time, voluntary basis with our Artistic Director and Head of Operations to strategize build and oversee THE REPS financial management, budgeting and fundraising goals.
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leading actorvists, inovators and
mentors
In technical theatre, casting, costume and set design, production and stage management, marketing, music, dance, new writing, outreach participation and life long learning, activism, lobbying and campaigning for the arts, venue sustainability and innovation, poetry and storytelling. political theatre or...
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What ever your focus if you'd like to use your spare time to explore how actrorvism in your field could help inspire new audiences and theatre makers we'd like to give you the opportunity to explore and demonstrate your vision.
Devise a policy, head up a department, recruit a team of actorvists and oversee there work in your field across our work.
Theatre has
no money and
little time left
"THERE HAS BEEN A DECLINE OF 42% IN THE
NUMBER OF ARTS GCSES SINCE 2010
​Alarm bells are deafening at the decline in UK arts education with significant correction required to unpick the damage done."
​The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre 2024