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Call for applicants in our network

We’re looking to grow house southeast theatre network’s Advisory Groups; adding new voices into the mix of the generous people who provide house with strategic advice and recommendations.

house’s remit is to improve the range, quality and scale of theatre presented across the South East region, and to develop audiences for contemporary theatre in a multitude of ways.

We are kindly supported by Advisory Groups made up of venue representatives from within our network of over 190 venues. Groups meet up to four times a year to provide insight and expertise on a range of topics relevant to the current theatre landscape in the region. Their input is vital to ensuring house is as supportive as it can be to the sector and working in the best possible way.

We’re looking for new members to join two of our Advisory Groups:

Touring Advisory Group

This group is made up of venue representatives and key producers actively engaged in promoting, producing and receiving touring productions (across a range of scales) in the South East region. The group has representatives from a mix of larger theatres to smaller arts centres and multi-use community venues.

This group responds to up-to-date intel regarding touring in our region, discusses challenges and solutions, explores in detail case studies and works with house to build robust approaches to supporting the touring ecology in the South East.

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Audiences and Venues Advisory Group

This group reflects the mix of venue types within the house network, with representatives from venue leaders, marketeers and programmers, joining us in our ambitions to explore areas such as: approaches to audience loyalty, audience development and venue success.

This group discusses a range of key topics for venues including Human Resources, funding, communications, programming and audience development and support house to grow its professional development and networking plans.

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Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for arts professionals to offer their specialist insight, perspective and experience in helping house to be as effective as possible for both its network members and the wider theatre industry and ecology.

It is not essential to have sat on an Advisory Group before; we’re looking for people who are passionate about theatre and the work that house does.

Applicants must be from a venue that is a listed member of the house southeast theatre network. If your venue is not currently listed but would like to be, please join the network here.

It’s important to house that our Advisory Group is reflective of the diversity that makes the South East of England a vibrant and brilliant place to live. Therefore, we are particularly interested to hear from candidates who are underrepresented in the theatre sector due to diversity barriers, which may include, but is not limited to: disability; gender; geography; sexuality; socio-economic obstacles; ethnicity; religion; and age.

Who else is in the Advisory Groups?

We currently have representatives from:

Touring

Venues and Audiences

What is the commitment?

Up to four online two-hour meetings a year, with the intention that one of these moves to in person at Farnham Maltings, Farnham, Surrey in the future. Occasionally there may be additional reading time required; for instance, if the group will be discussing a case study.

All meetings run from 11am to 1pm on the day, with our first meetings happening on the below dates:

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July 2025

Venues & Audiences Advisory Group

Tuesday 08 July, 11am to 1pm

Touring Advisory Group

Wednesday 09 July, 11am to 1pm

How do I apply?

Please send a covering letter (max. one page), or an audio file or video to info@housetheatre.org.uk detailing:

Your current role
Your interest in joining one Advisory Group and the relevant insight and experience you’d like to bring to the group
Why you’re passionate about supporting touring theatre across the South East

Applications will close on noon Friday 13 June.

Still have questions for the house team?

Please contact house Senior Producer Harriet Bolwell to arrange a chat on harriet.bolwell@housetheatre.org.uk