BA Acting and Performance Director – Associate Lecturer

The opportunity

The director will work with students to write, devise, design, and perform original theatre for young audiences (ages 8–12).

The project will take inspiration from The Taming of the Shrew or Much Ado About Nothing, reimagining these stories through contemporary lenses and influences from theatre, film, animation, live art, and world cultures. Students will adapt the texts to explore themes of identity and societal roles, presenting them in a playful, imaginative, and accessible way for young audiences.

Your profile

The successful candidate will possess:

- Strong devising and collaborative creation skills.

- Experience in applied theatre and working with children/young people.

- The ability to shape material into clear, engaging narratives.

- Playful, imaginative storytelling across art forms (puppetry, movement, music, multimedia).

- Skilled facilitator: inclusive, child-centered, and empowering.

- Strong communication and collaborative leadership.

- Flexible, adaptable, and sensitive to group dynamics.

- Knowledge of safeguarding and ethical practice.

- Organised with good project management skills.

Please consider the above attributes, as well as the skills/experience in the attached job description when writing your supporting statement.

For any questions that have not been answered within the information provided, please email Adele Morris - a.morris@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

As a University we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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