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Applied Theatre Practitioner
Good Chance is recruiting an Applied Theatre Practitioner for our next Hope Show production co-created with people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds. We are looking for an individual with experience, energy and enthusiasm, who is great with people and eager to share their skills and knowledge. Creativity and kindness is at the heart of this project, so we’re seeking a practitioner who can inspire community members and support them in shaping and sharing their stories through a collaborative artistic process culminating in a series of artistically ambitious performances.
We are looking for someone who has experience in facilitation and the arts with a strong focus on Applied Theatre, and is based in London.
Good Chance is developing this Hope Show in partnership with a London-based LGBTQIA+ support organisation, expanding the model through the lens of queer cabaret: a vibrant, intimate and unapologetically joyful evening created in collaboration with LGBTQIA+ people from refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant communities. Developed through a series of safe, trauma-informed creative workshops led by Good Chance’s Deputy Artistic Director, Elias Matar, the production will blend storytelling, live music, drag, movement, comedy and devised theatre into an evening of collective celebration and resistance.
The Hope Show will consist of at least twelve 2-hour weekly workshops on Thursdays with occasional weekend work, plus intensive rehearsals over the final two weeks, culminating in a series of performances. There will be some additional prep work required outside of the workshop timeslots, hours to be discussed. Facilitators must be available for the full workshop cycle and performance week/s.
London Fee: £144 per day, paid pro rata based on total working hours throughout August - November 2026.
To apply for this role, please email hello@goodchance.org.uk.
Deadline for applications: by 8pm on Sunday 19 July with separate attachments of:
Either a 1 page letter or a 2-3 minute video explaining:
A bit about you and the work you’ve done that relates to this role
Why you would like to do this role
Your CV or a list of your experience (maximum 2 pages)
Confirmation that you have submitted an equal opportunities form
Confirmation that you are available for the interview dates
If shortlisted, you will be notified by Wednesday 22 July and invited to interview with members of the Good Chance team on Wednesday 29 July. Second round interviews to be held in the late afternoon/early evening of Thursday 13 August. The role will start in August 2026. Specific start date to be confirmed.
Good Chance is committed to widening access and to equality of opportunity for all staff and freelancers. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We are particularly interested in hearing from people who are under-represented in the arts sector due to their socio-economic status, ethnic background or disability and from people with lived experience of migration, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at Good Chance.
If you need this information in a different format or have any access requirements for application or interview, please contact us by email on melanie@goodchance.org.uk.
We are part of the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative (www.ebeemployment.org.uk). The network supports inclusive recruitment of people with lived experience of the UK asylum or immigration system. If this is your experience, you can find useful resources here.
