Movement Director

Job Summary

Things She Never Said is a new play that brings the heroines of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) into the light. It follows a network of extraordinary women who traded ordinary lives for sabotage missions, coded messages and assignments behind enemy lines. The production is now entering a two‑week R&D phase to incorporate music, live song, and dynamic multi‑rolling. We are seeking a collaborative movement director to help unlock the physical possibilities of the production, working closely with the creative team and actor‑musicians throughout the process.

Locations:
Forest Forge Theatre Company & Forest Arts Centre, New Forest Hampshire.

Commitment: 15‑17 July & 22‑24 July (10‑6 pm).

Fee: £1,400 (£200 a day × 6 days in rehearsal and 1 day prep).

• Work closely with the Director and Musical Director to begin exploring the staging and physical language of the piece.
• Explore the physical possibilities for the show and support the storytelling physically, including potential transitions between moments.
• Staging the ensemble safely and dynamically while they actively sing, learn music, and play instruments.
• Lead and facilitate exercises that help explore, test, and develop the play’s physical world and language.

• Experience as a movement director in new writing, devised theatre and/or ensemble‑led pieces.
• Worked with Actor‑Musicians and have a keen interest in how movement can support this style of storytelling.
• Comfortable improvising and collaborating in a fast‑paced R&D environment, testing and trying new ideas.

• Job Title:
  
  Movement Director
• Hours:
  
  Full time
• Artform:
  Theatre
• Role:
  Creative
• Contract:
  
  Temporary
• Location:
  
  South East South West