Jobs

We’re currently recruiting actors for tours in Autumn 2025 – Spring 2026.

Productions: ‘Amazing Grace’ is a well-established, 90 minute show telling the story of John Newton, a slave-trader who experienced God on the high seas and it transformed his life! He became a minister and hymn-writer, going on to write the famous hymn ‘Amazing Grace’.
‘My Story’ is a short production written especially for our prison ministry. It follows the life of Alex, who got caught up with crime and ended up in prison. Finding faith by visiting the chaplaincy, he slowly manages to turn his life around.

Dates: The first tour runs from 29th September – 30th November and the second tour covers March 2026, with a few rehearsal dates potentially sitting in late Febrauary (all dates TBC in final contract). We are looking for actors who available for one, or both, of these tours.

Working with us: We are a touring theatre company, with small teams of around 4 actors. Rehearsals are held in Yeovil, Somerset, and accomodation can often be provided as part of your contract. Life on tour consists of staying in host houses, driving to venues, setting-up, performing and packing-down. We perform in churches, schools and prisons, and the hours we work vary depending on the venue/event. A driving license is preferable, but not essential, for this role.

What we look for: Whilst we do look for great actors, we also look for people who will get behind our mission and demonstrate our values in all aspects of tour, not just the performances. It is an occuational requirement (under section 9 of the Equality Act 2010) for our actors to be practising Christians, so that the message they are sharing aligns with their own beliefs. We also look for people who are reliable, gracious and good team players, with a strong work ethic and the ability to adapt quickly to different situations.

Why apply? Working with Oddments is an awesome opportunity to combine theatre and mission, sharing God’s love and forgiveness with people in churches, schools and even prisons. We won’t pretend that touring isn’t hard work, but it is rewarding work too, and good fun thanks to a great team and some brilliant productions to perform.

To Apply: Send your CV, Application Form (download below), headshot and a showreel (if you have one) to recruitment@oddments-theatre.co.uk. We operate a rolling recruitment process, interviewing and auditioning candidates as they apply, meaning we could fill places on our next tour at any time.

Please click here if you are interested in our voluntary internship scheme, whereby you can spend a year as part of our performance team, and gain crucial experience behind-the-scenes of the theatre company!

Overview:

Oddments Theatre is an outreach-focused Christian theatre charity that performs in churches, schools and prisons across the UK, with the aim of producing quality theatre that promotes the Christian message in an entertaining and thought-provoking manner. We are based in Yeovil, Somerset.

The Team Leader role is a rare opportunity to combine acting, leadership andshow production. A key part of the role will be developing, organising and being part of our Prison Outreach. (You will be allocated time to work on this)

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting with recruitment of freelance actors for tours
• Leading and managing a team of actors in rehearsals and on tour
• Active involvement in tours: driving the van, acting in performances and assisting with set-up, pack-down and loading
• Assisting with securing and managing bookings and schedules
• Organising and developing our prison outreach
• Coordinating faith-centred quiet times for the team
• Working as part of the leadership team to make decisions

What we are looking for in a Candidate:

• Someone with a living Christian faith and a heart for our Prison Ministry. As we are a charity focused on sharing the Christian message, it is important that our staff are passionate about this mission and therefore it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is a practising Christian.
• Reliability and strong organisational skills.
• Leadership skills and experience.
• Strong acting ability and experience in the theatre arts (directing experience desirable but not essential)
• Initiative and problem-solving skills.
• A full driving license and willingness to drive the team van on tour.
• Flexibility to work occasional overtime when required and varied hours on tour.
• Confidence in speaking on the phone and basic administrative/computer skills
• Creative ideas to improve productions

We Provide:

• Ongoing, on-the-job training to expand your skill set.
• A supportive and positive team environment.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact through theatre ministry.

Position Details:

This is a permanent, paid position, with a six-month probation period to ensure suitability to the role. Pay is determined by experience and hours. Hours to be discussed (4 or 5 days per week). We are also open to the possibility of a couple applying to this post. You can find the full job description below.

*This post is subject to an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 that the post holder is a practising Christian.

To apply, email your application form (below) and CV to recruitment@oddments-theatre.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!