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Production Manager
The Production Manager will be responsible for the realisation of production elements for the Garsington Studios programme, all GO Participate projects and designated seasonal productions, ensuring delivery to the highest technical and artistic standards, on time and within budget. The ideal candidate will take a hands-on approach particularly on GO Participate and Garsington Studio events.
Post: Production Manager (Permanent, full time)
Reporting to: Technical Director
Salary: £48,000 to £53,000
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 2 February 2026
Interview date: First round interviews will be held on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 February 2026 at Garsington Studios.
Find out more in the job description linked below.
To apply please send a CV and a covering letter to admin@garsingtonopera.org
Please ensure your CV and a covering letter is attached in PDF format.
Traineeships
Thank you for your interest in working with Garsington Opera. There are currently no vacancies. For future opportunities please check back as all opportunities to join the Garsington Opera team will be advertised here.
Season Roles
As a seasonal festival, each year there are various opportunities to work at Garsington Opera both on and off the stage in a wide variety of roles. To find out more about how to apply for these opportunities, please see our Seasonal Roles page.
Chief Electrician
Garsington Opera is looking to appoint a Chief Electrician for our upcoming 2026 season. Working alongside the Production Electrician in ensuring the provision of all lighting, sound & video requirements for both productions and site, whilst managing an electrics department of up to five over the season.
Dates of engagement: Monday 20 April to Thursday 30 July 2026
Total fee: £14,250 paid on a bi-weekly basis
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 9 February 2026
Find out more in the job description linked below.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter expressing why you are interested in working at Garsington and highlighting your relevant skills to rowan@garsingtonopera.org
Please ensure your CV and a covering letter is attached in PDF format.
Deputy Chief Electrician
Garsington Opera is looking to appoint a Deputy Electrician for our upcoming 2026 season. Working alongside the Production Electrician & the Chief Electrician in the provision of all lighting, sound & video requirements for both productions and site.
Dates of engagement: Monday 20 April to Thursday 20 July 2026
Total fee: £12,750 paid on a bi-weekly basis
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 9 February 2026
Find out more in the job description linked below.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter expressing why you are interested in working at Garsington and highlighting your relevant skills to rowan@garsingtonopera.org
Please ensure your CV and a covering letter is attached in PDF format.
Assistant Electrician
Garsington Opera is looking to appoint an Assistant Electrician for our upcoming 2026 season. Working alongside the senior electrics staff in the provision of all lighting, sound & video requirements over the season for both productions and site.
Dates of engagement: Monday 20 April to Thursday 30 July 2026
Total fee: £9,375 to be paid on a bi-weekly basis
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 9 February
Find out more in the job description linked below.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter expressing why you are interested in working at Garsington and highlighting your relevant skills to rowan@garsingtonopera.org
Please ensure your CV and a covering letter is attached in PDF format.
Assistant Lighting & Sound Technician
Garsington Opera is looking to appoint an Assistant Lighting & Sound Technician for our upcoming 2026 season. Working alongside the senior electrics staff in the provision of all lighting, sound & video requirements over the season for both productions and site.
Dates of engagement: Friday 1 May to Thursday 30 July 2026
Total fee: £8,125 paid on a bi-weekly basis
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 9 February
Find out more in the job description linked below.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter expressing why you are interested in working at Garsington and highlighting your relevant skills to rowan@garsingtonopera.org
Please ensure your CV and a covering letter is attached in PDF format.
Wigs, Hair & Make-up Assistant
Garsington Opera is looking to appoint a Wigs and Make Up Assistant for our upcoming 2026 season. Working alongside the Wigs and Make Up Manager in the provision of all Wigs, Hair and Make Up.
Dates of engagement: Friday 1 May to Saturday 25 July 2026
Total fee: £8,160 paid on a bi-weekly basis
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 9 February
Find out more in the job description linked below.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter expressing why you are interested in working at Garsington and highlighting your relevant skills to rowan@garsingtonopera.org
Please ensure your CV and a covering letter is attached in PDF format.
Wardrobe Assistant
Garsington Opera is looking to appoint Wardrobe Assistants for two separate periods to work on our upcoming 2026 season. Working alongside the Wardrobe Manager you will ensure all costumes are presented, dressed and maintained for all four productions in the 2026 season.
Contract 1
Dates of engagement: Friday 1 May to Monday 27 July 2026
Total fee: £9,000 paid on a bi-weekly basis
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 9 February
Contract 2
Dates of engagement: Tuesday 12 May to Sunday 19 July 2026
Total fee: £7,200 paid on a bi-weekly basis
Application deadline: 9am on Monday 9 February
Find out more in the job description linked below.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter expressing why you are interested in working at Garsington and highlighting your relevant skills to rowan@garsingtonopera.org
Please ensure your CV and a covering letter is attached in PDF format.
Work Experience Opportunities
Each year, we offer a week of intensive work experience for a limited number of young people between the ages of 16 and 18. It’s a great chance to find out how a producing theatre works and to highlight the many career opportunities in producing and making shows, in our case particularly opera. This year our available work experience week is 13 – 17 July 2026.
This intensive experience covers a full range of departments across the organisation, offering the opportunity to learn how a theatre/opera business works and how all departments contribute to the company’s overall delivery of Opera. There will be opportunities to shadow various departments: Marketing, Learning & Participation, Company / Artist Management and backstage technical departments.
As part of this opportunity you will:
- Connect with creative industry professionals across various roles in the sector
- Discover the extensive range of career opportunities within a theatre/opera company
- Understand and learn the key skills required in the workplace: listening, speaking, problem solving, creativity, teamwork and staying positive
If you are interested in joining us for a week of introduction in opera, please complete the online form, and we will be in contact in due course. Closing date for our 2026 work experience offering is 31st January 2026.