Producer

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with some evening and weekend work required.

About Us

Norwich Theatre is one of the leading arts organisations in the UK and the largest in the East of England, encompassing the historic Theatre Royal, the creative hub Stage Two, and the intimate mid-scale Playhouse. We present, produce and co-create a vibrant programme of live performance and creative engagement activities to entertain, enrich and inspire audiences of all ages and backgrounds, and we work with national and international partners to ensure we bring the very best theatre to our region.

We are an independent not-for-profit charity with no regular public funding, and rely on a share of ticket sales, one-off grants, fundraising/membership schemes and other commercial activities to deliver the work we do both on stage and in communities.

Main Purpose of the Role

The Producer will take ownership of the delivery of our growing slate of self-produced and co-produced work, both in our venues and on tour.

This is a hands-on, central role at the heart of our Creative Programmes team, and a brilliant opportunity for an ambitious Producer to shape how a wide range of work reaches the stage. You will hold each production day to day, driving the budget, schedule and relationships that bring a show to life, across a live slate that currently spans eight shows at very different scales and stages, from large-scale pantomime to touring dance, comedy and new musicals. It's a role with genuine variety, working across multiple projects at once, and includes a role in booking tours for our productions, building relationships with venues and promoters across the country.

You'll be the driving force behind the practical realities of production, from contracts and budgets to touring logistics and settlements, while always keeping an eye on access, welfare and our commitment to diverse and inclusive teams. You'll build strong relationships with creatives, agents, technical teams, venues and co-producers, and play a key part in solving the everyday challenges that come with bringing ambitious work to the stage. You'll also work with our Creative Engagement team to bring producing expertise and rigour to the development of community-created productions such as 3 Migrant Women, helping these powerful, lived-experience stories find their way to the stage.

This role is ideal for an experienced Producer who has held line-producing responsibility within a theatre company or venue, and who relishes the chance to take real ownership of a live slate. You will be confident negotiating contracts with agents and artists, sharp at spotting and solving problems before they escalate, and excited by the opportunity to bring genuine producing craft, not just administrative support, to a varied and ambitious portfolio.

For further information about the role and the person specification, please refer to the attached role description.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 26th July 2026
Interviews will be held on Thursday 6th August 2026