Theatre Director | Churchill Theatre

Theatre Director | Churchill Theatre | Full Time

The Churchill Theatre in Bromley is a prominent venue for live entertainment, featuring a diverse range of productions and a seating capacity of 781.

As Theatre Director, you will be the driving force behind the success of your venue – shaping its vision, leading its people, and ensuring its place at the heart of both the local community and Trafalgar Theatres’ national portfolio.

This is a leadership role for a dynamic, commercially minded, and creative individual with the ambition to deliver exceptional customer experiences, achieve outstanding business results, and position the venue as a cultural destination of choice for audiences, artists, and producers alike.

You will balance strategic vision with operational excellence, inspiring your team to deliver first-class service and innovative approaches, while ensuring commercial growth, community engagement, and long-term sustainability.

Through strong and capable leadership, the Theatre Director has a direct responsibility for the ongoing success of the venue; driving a process of continuing improvement; embedding a culture that is focussed on results; and ensuring the effective management and motivation of the venue team.

Please note, first round interviews will be held on the 7th October 2026.

• A motivated, engaging, and resilient leader with a track record of success in a theatre, live entertainment, or comparable venue setting.
• Commercially savvy, results-focused, and entrepreneurial, with an ability to innovate and adapt to opportunities.
• Experienced in leading, motivating, and developing teams to achieve high performance.
• Strong relationship builder with excellent communication skills, able to work effectively with producers, promoters, stakeholders, and colleagues at all levels.
• Skilled in financial management, business planning, and delivering commercial success.
• Creative and audience-focused, with a passion for live entertainment and commitment to developing community and cultural engagement.
• Organised and adaptable, able to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and seize opportunities.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• Evidence of sustained business growth and service delivery in a comparable venue.
• Experience of hospitality/food and beverage operations in a cultural or entertainment context.
• Understanding of theatre and entertainment marketing.
• Knowledge of ticketing or retail systems.
• Relevant management qualifications or health & safety training.
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience.

Founded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire
in 2017,
Trafalgar Entertainment is an award-winning global live-entertainment business, producing plays and musicals, theatre and venue ownership and operations, live music and comedy, events and hospitality, Performing Arts education, ticketing, the distribution and filming of event cinema and TV live-streaming innovative content through Trafalgar Releasing Ltd (from David Tennant in Macbeth to Taylor Swift).

Trafalgar Entertainment is home to Trafalgar Theatres (with 23 venues in the UK, Sydney, London, and across the UK), including four London Theatres
- Trafalgar Theatre
, The Bridge Theatre
, and the new British Airways Theatre, Olympia.

We are passionate about entertainment, audiences, and the live experience and we value Creativity, Collaboration, Excellence and Respect.

Discounted theatre tickets

Training and development plans

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Closing date

02.10.2026 (Please note that vacancies may close early if required)

Position Title

Theatre Director

Location

Churchill Theatre

Contract & Hours

Permanent - 40 hours per week

Annual Leave

25 days per annum plus bank holiday

Salary

£65,000 - £70,000

Job Description

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Closing date

02.10.2026 (Please note that vacancies may close early if required)

Details

£65,000.00 per year

Location:

Bromley, BR1 1HA
, GB