Opportunities

Opportunities 2026

Publicity Designer

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We are looking for a publicity designer for our April 2027 production Waiting for Godot.

The design will be used on printed and social media and must be adaptable for use in portrait, landscape and square formats.

We will pay £100 and offer two free tickets for exclusive rights to the winning design. The designer will be acknowledged on the Arbery Theatre website and on printed material where appropriate.

Applicants should be familiar with the play before beginning the design – see information online.

Specifications:

The basic design, primarily for social media, should include

* a deserted landscape

* a pair of old boots, one lying on its side

* a dead leafless tree

* a long rope lying on the ground

* a bald man’s portly shadow on the ground

* the title: Waiting for Godot

* the author: by Samuel Beckett

* the author’s name should be 50% the size of the play title

* the designer may use any font(s)

* the company name : Arbery Theatre in the house style, legible but not prominent (font: High Tower Text, note variations in bold/grey/shadow)

The basic design might include

* one or two old bowler hats

* the rope shaped to suggest a noose – but not an actual noose

It must not include any representation of any character in the play other than the shadow

The image should inspire curiosity; the overall impression should be neither despair nor optimism. We are open to any style of design and will consider deviations from the above specifications as long as they convey the spirit of the play.

The secondary design, primarily for printed material, should be in portrait format with the following incorporated in the base of the basic design

* Tues 6 – Fri 9 April 2027

* Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ

* a QR code to be provided

The basic design should be provided in 300 dpi, minimum 1920*1080 / 1080*1920 / 1080*1080 formats. The secondary design should be provided in 300 dpi minimum 1080 * 1920

Submit design(s) by 11.59pm on Friday 6 November to info@arberytheatre.uk

The winning designer will be informed by Tuesday 10 November and may be asked to make minor amendments to the design. We expect to announce the design early in December.

AI can be used in creating the design, but any use of AI must be made clear in the application. Use of AI will not prejudice the final decision.

Address further enquiries to info@arberytheatre.uk

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Set Designer / Builder

We are looking for a set designer/builder for our April 2027 production at the Pleasance Theatre in Edinburgh.

In addition to material costs, we will pay £100 and offer two free tickets for the creation of the set including backdrop. The designer will be acknowledged in the programme on the Arbery Theatre website and on social media featuring the design.

Applicants should be familiar with the play and the layout of the theatre before beginning the design – see information online.

Specifications:

The following are required onstage:

* a dead leafless tree with several banches / boughs, app 3 metres high that can be broken down for transport

* six or so leaves that can be attached to the tree during an interval

* a natural-looking mound of earth, dead grass and/or rocks on which two people can sit and move around

plus

* a backdrop with a vague landscape in late afternoon: width app 6.5 mtrs, height app 4 mtrs (measurements to be confirmed)

* a moon that rises towards the end of the play

Your proposal should include sketches for the tree, mound and backdrop, as well as details of the material for the tree and mound and an estimate of the cost of those materials and the backdrop. Include ideas for the rising moon but you do not need to include costs.

Submit design(s) to info@arberytheatre.uk by 11.59pm on Monday 16 November 2026 with confirmation that you are available to complete building the set no later than 24 March 2027 and you will be available to install the set in the theatre between 9.30 am and 12 noon on Monday 5 April 2027.

The winning designer will be informed by 30 November and may be asked to make minor amendments to the design. We expect to announce the design winner early in December 2026.

Address further enquiries to info@arberytheatre.uk