Production Manager (Matt Britten), Assistant Production Manager (Marec Joyce),
Head of Lighting (Dom Knight), Head of Sound (Tom Lishman)
21 Venue Managers, 80 Crew

1. Our venues range from 50 seat to 760 seat temporary theatres.
2. There are many styles from cabaret, thrust and traditional proscenium arch all hosting
productions requiring varying levels of technical support.
3. Each venue is run by a Venue Manager and two to five crew depending on the size and
complexity of the space.
4. The Venue Manager is responsible for the day to day running of the venue and the
organisation of their crew to ensure that all shows start and finish on time, that their
venue is clean, tidy, safe, run professionally and maintains all relevant building
control and fire safety rules.
5. The companies are responsible for making sure that their shows are sufficiently ‘teched’
within their allotted tech rehearsal time. The venue Manager is there to facilitate
this.
6. There must be one venue tech inside for each show (they may be operating sound or
lighting) and one crew member outside the venue whilst the show is on. This is to talk
to latecomers and assist customers and to be on the end of a two way radio in the event
of an emergency. For the larger venues members of FOH staff are also on duty outside.
7. Each venue can host up to 9 productions a day every day. All shows have a tight
turnaround time wherein the auditorium must be cleared and cleaned, the previous show
de-rigged, the incoming show installed, the audience seated and the show to open on
time. This could be as little as 15 minutes.
8. Venue Managers and crew should be aware that there is a support network there for them.
General Manager, Production Manager, Assistant Production Manager, Head of Sound, Head
of Lighting and Duty Managers are all around and relevant information along with any day
to day issues that arise must be passed on.