Seasonal Dresser

• Business Area

  Technical Theatre

• Salary

  £12.71 per hour

• Hours

  Casual

• Type

  Fixed Term Casual

• Interview Process

  1 Interview:
  Wednesday 25th November 2026

• Closing Date

  19-11-2026 at 17:00

• Location

  Stoke-on-Trent Theatres Ltd, Bagnall Street
  Stoke-on-Trent
  Staffordshire
  ST1 3AD

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Seasonal Dresser for 'Snow White'

Be part of the magic behind the scenes this Christmas!

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, organised and proactive Dresser to join our Wardrobe team for our upcoming pantomime, 'Snow White'.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play an important part in bringing one of our most exciting productions of the year to life. Working closely with the Wardrobe Department, Stage Management team and visiting company, you’ll be right at the heart of the backstage operation, helping ensure performers look their best and every costume is ready for its moment in the spotlight. From supporting quick changes and maintaining costumes to responding to the ever-changing demands of a live performance, no two days will be quite the same. You’ll need to thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment, take pride in your work and enjoy being part of a team working together to deliver a magical experience for our audiences.

Pantomime is one of the busiest and most exciting periods in the theatre calendar, and this role comes with a significant time commitment. Evening, weekend and holiday availability is essential, and the successful candidate must be available for every performance, including Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve. The technical rehearsal period runs from Tuesday 8th December until opening night on Friday 11th December, involving working days of approximately 11 hours as the production comes together.

We recognise the commitment involved in working during this busy period, with enhanced pay rates and overtime opportunities available in line with the applicable arrangements.

The role is offered on a fixed-term basis until Sunday 3rd January 2027.

Key responsibilities

Essential

• Experience in live theatre/backstage environment is essential, although experience in other live entertainment sectors will also be considered.
• An understanding of the fast-paced and sometimes pressurised environment performers and creative teams work in, with the ability to anticipate needs and ensure costume requirements are met.
• Excellent observational skills and the confidence to use your own initiative to identify and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with performers, colleagues and visiting company members.
• The ability and willingness to work in a busy, high-energy environment, including evenings, weekends and public holidays.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain high standards.
• A collaborative approach, a positive attitude and the ability to quickly build rapport and contribute to a supportive backstage team.

Desirable experience

The following experience would be an advantage, although it is not essential:

• Previous experience working in the Wardrobe Department of a commercial theatre production.
• Experience of technical rehearsals and the process of bringing a production from rehearsal to performance.
• Practical wardrobe maintenance skills, including basic sewing and costume repairs.

About Us - Our values

ATG Entertainment’s values set the tone for how we work, how we treat one another, and the culture we continue to build across the UK and the wider organisation.

• THRIVE doing what we love (with passion and dynamism)
• CONNECT through every act (with collaboration and kindness)
• DARE to do different (with curiosity and courage)
• PERFORM at our best (with customer focus and ownership)

Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars

Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to play their part in achieving our goals and upholding our Corporate Social Responsibility priorities:

• Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.
• Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.
• Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our ATG INSPIRE work. 

Our culture

You’ll help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and take care to understand our policies and procedures. 

We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises. 

Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement - A Stage for Everyone

Our stages are a platform for compelling stories – stories that are for all, by all, and of all. We shine our spotlight on our differences and believe that understanding and celebrating these differences makes us better global citizens. We are passionate about the pursuit of true diversity and equality. We strive to make our venues beacons of these ideals in our communities. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture, one in which everyone can bring their authentic selves. At ATG entertainment, we provide a stage for everyone.

We recognise that we do not have all the answers; but we strive to listen, to learn and to change in order to ensure ATG Entertainment becomes a truly inclusive organisation. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.

If you’d like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please email recruitment@atgentertainment.com for a confidential discussion. 

Closing Date

19-11-2026 at 17:00

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