Job Opportunity

Assistant Stage Managers

Application deadline: 5pm Saturday 29 August 2026

  • Contract
    Full-time, Fixed Term
  • Salary
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We are looking for two Assistant Stage Managers to join the Stage Management team at Leeds Playhouse for our production of ​Dr Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.

Dr Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is a Leeds Playhouse production, in association with Running Subway.

We are looking for two Assistant Stage Managers:

  • One ASM Book Cover
  • One ASM SM Show Track Cover

The two roles will be part of the Stage Management team at Leeds Playhouse from the beginning of rehearsals, throughout the run in Leeds.

Key Contract Dates:

  • 5 October 2026 – 17 January 2027 (Leeds Playhouse Rehearsals and Show)

On our application form you can indicate which role you are interested in or if you would like to submit your interest for both roles.

MRSL Grade 1 ASM £547.29 per week or UK Theatre Equivalent current rate at time.

Subsistence £235 per week subject to location of home address.

Both contracts are fixed-term, full-time contracts, including evening and weekend work. Please see the job pack below for full details.

Before applying for the role, please read the job pack below. This includes the full list of responsibilities, person specification and information about Leeds Playhouse.

To apply:

You must complete all three of these before the application deadline.

The closing date for applications is 5pm Saturday 29 August 2026.

For more information about this role please contact Company Stage Manager, Steve Cressy

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For more information about this job, please download our job pack

About the show

Step into the magical world of Who-ville this Christmas!

Leeds Playhouse presents Dr Seuss’s beloved festive tale; How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. Following its Broadway success, this brand-new UK production, directed by the Playhouse’s Artistic Director Tom Wright, is packed full of Seussian charm and humour.  

As the residents of Who-ville cheerfully prepare for the festive season, the scheming Grinch is determined to spoil their Christmas celebrations by any means necessary.  

Narrated by his loyal dog Max, the story follows the misadventures of the Grinch, a grouchy, green recluse with a heart “two sizes too small” as he tries to steal Christmas from the joyful Whos. But as the magic of the season unfolds, the Grinch discovers that Christmas is about much more than presents and decorations. 

A festive treat for all ages, this musical hailed by the New York Times as ‘joyously wicked and funny’ is bursting with heart, laughter, and Christmas spirit. 

A Leeds Playhouse production in association with Running Subway.

 & © 1957 and 2018. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, LP.

MAJOR FUNDERS

  • Arts Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • LTB Foundation
  • Founded by UK government
  • Suppoprted by west Yorkshire

Principal Partner

  • Caddick Group

Principal Access Partner

  • Irwin Mitchell