Complicité Senior Producer Application Pack and Job Description Photo by Sarah Ainslie Sarah Photo by About Complicité

Complicité is an international touring theatre Alongside Simon McBurney’s work company based in London led by Artistic the Company supports artists through Director and co-founder Simon McBurney obe. the ‘Developed with Complicité’ strand. Complicité creates work that strengthens The Company is committed to widening human interconnection, using the complicity access and pro-actively seeks to support between performer and audience that is at the talented artists who are under-represented heart of the theatrical experience. Complicité in the theatre sector. works across art forms, believing theatre, Learning and engagement are central to opera, film, installation, publication and Complicité’s work and its award-winning participatory arts can all be sites for the Creative Engagement programme includes collective act of imagination. Founded in 1983, professional development, work in schools the Company has won over 50 major theatre and colleges and participatory projects with awards worldwide. a range of communities. Complicité began life as a collective and this The Company is committed to responding spirit of collective enquiry, of collaborative to the climate and ecological emergency, curiosity, has driven the work throughout its and is a founder member of Culture Declares history. The Company is famous for making its Emergency. It is also committed to social work through extensive periods of research justice and has recently worked with Artistic and development which brings together Directors of the Future to increase diversity performers, designers, writers, artists and and representation in the theatre sector. specialists from diverse fields to create the works – a process now known simply as ‘devising’.

The main body of work has been of devised theatre pieces along with adaptations and revivals of classic texts but the Company has also created opera and worked in other media, with radio productions of Mnemonic, John Berger’s To the Wedding, and A Disappearing Number; The Noise of Time, a multidisciplinary collaboration with the Emerson Quartet; Pet Shop Boys Meet Eisenstein, a collaboration with The Pet Shop Boys in Trafalgar Square in central London; and The Vertical Line, a multidisciplinary installation performed in a disused tube station.

Photo by Stavros Petropoulos, The Encounter About the Role

Complicité is entering a hugely exciting and ambitious period of work, including P hoto by S kshop a new signature production, and requires arah Ainslie, Open wor an experienced producer (5+ years) who can establish new relationships, develop and implement the company’s artistic vision and generate new ideas for The Company productions and projects in liaison with Tim Bell the Artistic Director and the Executive Project Producer (maternity cover) Director. Holly Foulds You will be a creative, collaborative Communications Manager and ideas-driven individual, confident in managing people and multiple priorities, Amber Massie-Blomfield bringing extensive experience of producing Executive Director complex projects with a range of partners. Simon McBurney We particularly want to hear from Artistic Director candidates with a commitment to sustainability and diversity. Sarah Osgerby Administrator

Natalie Raaum Creative Learning Producer

Laura Rolinson Project Producer (maternity leave)

Louise Wiggins Finance Manager

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Can I Live? is a new film using original A new signature production by Simon hip-hop, grime and stunning video projection McBurney is currently in development. to explore what is happening to the planet Exciting ideas are forming and this role will through the eyes of Fehinti Balogun, a young be instrumental in driving those ideas forward Black British man whose path was changed to meet the artistic, financial and reputational forever by what he learnt about the climate demands of staging this work. emergency. Mudlarks is Complicité’s new Idea “I want to talk about the climate emergency Development Programme. Inspired by Jacques in a way that is understandable and empowering; Lecoq’s Laboratoire d’Etudes du Mouvement, using bare songs, bangers and spoken word. With it gives artists of any discipline the space and it I’m going to explain what climate emergency support to develop an idea, on their own means to us practically – right now – from the terms, in their own unique way. perspective of a young Black man living in “We all have ideas. They come to us at odd London. I want us to feel seen.” moments of the day, often when we are not Writer and performer Fehinti Balogun thinking directly about the problem in hand. Directed by Daniel Bailey and Simon Ideas for most people are not an issue. The issue McBurney, the film will go on a digital tour of is how we translate those ideas into form.” UK venues from September 2021, where Simon McBurney audiences afterwards will be invited into a safe Fascinating, radical, often hilarious and space to discuss, question and think through bewildering, it will be an experience that will the future of our planet. open up all that is strange in the familiar, and The Encounter is the company’s current make the strange, the ambiguous, and the signature production, combining virtuosic invisible take shape in ways that we do not storytelling and ground-breaking binaural imagine possible. sound design, transmitted directly through Complicité is a co-producer on The Language headphones. The production has collected of Kindness by Wayward Productions. A stage multiple awards since its creation, has toured adaptation of Christie Watson’s best-selling world-wide since 2015 and continues to be nursing memoir, the show brings to life the in demand across the world. realities, the challenges, heartbreaks and incomparable joys of working for the NHS and supporting families as they face their best and worst moments. It is an ensemble celebration

of a workforce who, until recently, have been the unsung heroes of the health service. The Encounter Photo by Robbie Jack, Jack, Robbie Photo by Creative Engagement

Over the past year our Creative Engagement Photo by Sarah Ainslie, Voices of the Earth Producer has been interrogating the company’s schools offer that has resulted in a create two new devised pieces of work and plan for future programme delivery offering a written component of the course, under teachers and students an enriched A Level conditions. The resulting productions engagement, that stays true to the values and will tour to students in London schools and integrity of Complicité, while inspiring the colleges and the Associates will share their next generation of theatre makers. Some of experience of the devising process and that programme is detailed here: exchange ideas through a post-show conversation with the students. This project Devising in the Secondary Classroom is is a rare opportunity for students to access the designed to give teachers and pupils studying company’s working processes with insights GCSE and A Level Drama a foundation in into physical training and play. creating devised theatre inspired by Complicité’s practice. The practices and Other Projects techniques our Associates use in these • Breaking Point is an engagement project workshops are taken directly from the responding to Can I Live? in collaboration with company’s daily work in rehearsal. They are Half Moon Theatre. The company will work practical and engaging, focusing on devising with a group of young people exploring their and collaborating, risk-taking and own act of activism. experimentation. Students and teachers will explore building an ensemble through • Associate Artist Clive Mendus is working with physical training, teaching the importance of Oxford-based Director Emma Webb and the play and creating a shared visual language. Pegasus Young Company (where life began for Complicité in the early 1980’s). The young “So many aspects of what we have learned is now people will establish themselves as an ensemble, embedded into the student’s practice… and it working to a performance later in the year. comes so natural to them. It has raised the bar • In July a pilot/taster weekend of the Complicité of the quality of the work they make and how Training Ensemble, will offer 14 young people experimental and truthful they are when devising.” aged between 18–25 the opportunity to work as Teacher an ensemble under the training of Complicité Associates. The programme aims to create a Complicité do A Level Drama community of future theatre makers with a core Our extraordinary ensemble of Associate understanding of working with and from the Artists and theatre makers are taking their body, addressing and responding to the creativity A Level Drama! We have challenged them to of each individual. Job Description

Reports to:​ Executive Director • Manage casting and recruitment of creative teams alongside the Artistic Director and Key Responsibilities Production Manager • Develop and implement Complicité’s artistic • Manage technical teams to ensure high quality of strategy with the Artistic Director and Executive delivery Director, ensuring delivery of strategic goals • Ensure effective internal production • Generate new ideas for productions and projects communication between the creative team, in liaison with the Artistic Director artists, production partners and staff • Establish new relationships with artistic • Draw up rehearsal, production & performance collaborators and partners including venues, schedules programmers and producers, nationally and • Write funding applications & secure investment internationally in Complicité productions from partners • Oversee the work of the producing team to • Work closely with the Project Producer & the ensure projects are delivered on time and on Creative Engagement Producer to ensure an budget integrated approach • With the Artistic Director and Executive • Lead the implementation of diverse and Director, drive the company’s ambition to meet sustainable production processes the political challenges of our times, particularly • Other producing responsibilities as required with regard to the climate emergency & social • Represent the company on tour nationally and justice internationally as required Production & Touring R&D and Artist Development • Act as lead Producer on key Complicité projects • Develop and nurture R&D opportunities with • Cultivate strong relationships with the the Artistic Director and oversee delivery with company’s key UK and international partners the Project Producer and venues alongside developing new • Strategic planning for progressing projects from partnerships R&D to next stages with the Project Producer • Oversee & manage co-producing/partnership • Contribute to networks and conversations that arrangements keep abreast of sector wide issues for artists and • Oversee & manage contract rights of arts organisations commissions and licences • Develop the artistic strategy of the company Other with the Artistic Director and Executive Director • Build strong relationships with the Board of • Identify artistic opportunities that further the Trustees company’s artistic ambitions • Collaborate with colleagues in communications, • Create and monitor production budgets, in operations and engagement as required liaison with the Finance Manager and Executive Director, providing regular and accurate updates Person Specification Experience • Minimum of 5 years in a senior producing role in the arts • Managing medium or large-scale projects with multiple partners and stakeholders • Production and event management • Working in international contexts • Working and negotiating with commissioning partners

• Producing digital/live stream projects Photos by Sarah Ainslie • Producing a broad artistic programme that encompasses theatre, dance, literature and other art forms • Knowledge and understanding of theatre union agreements and Equity/UK Theatre/ITC contracts • Knowledge and understanding of the arts funding system • Manage complex budgets • Writing funding applications & negotiating financial contributions with partners • Evaluating project outcomes • Experience working with education & engagement • Experience of implementing best practice in sustainability & diversity

Skills • Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage a busy workload • Ability to prioritise and work to deadline and on budget • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to lead and inspire creative teams • Strong influencing and negotiating skills • Confidence in dealing with people at all levels across the arts sector • Ability to remain calm under pressure • Keen problem solver with ability to find creative solutions • Flexible and positive attitude • Passion for collaboration and partnership working • A strong commitment to equality and diversity • A strong commitment to sustainability ic nemon e, M opp n H tia as eb S y b Terms of to o h Appointment P

Salary: £42–44k, depending on experience

Contract: Permanent, full time. Some evening and weekend work will be required, for which Time Off in Lieu is given

Holiday: 25 days pro rata in each complete holiday year (April to March), plus bank holidays

Pension: 5% employer contribution, following completion of probation period

Training: Complicité staff are supported through training as required and are encouraged to join appropriate networks to support their professional development

References: Offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references

Photo by Probation: The post is subject to a six-month Robbie Jac k, T he Ele probationary period ph an t Va ni sh e Notice period: Three months s How to Apply

Please send your CV and a letter (maximum Please send your CV, application letter and 2 sides A4), explaining how your skills are completed Equality Monitoring Form to suitable for this position, making particular [email protected] addressed to Louise reference to the Person Specification and Wiggins. giving examples where appropriate. We want our workforce to be representative of all A completed Equality Monitoring Form is also sections of society and actively welcome candidates required and can be accessed by emailing who are currently underrepresented in the arts, [email protected] or downloading at people of colour, those who self-identify http://complicite.org/downloads/ as LGBTQIA+, those from lower socio-economic Equality-Monitoring-Form-2020.docx backgrounds and those who self-identify as disabled.

Application Deadline

10am Thursday 10 June 2021

Photo by Graeme Braidwood, The Last of the Pelican Daughters

Due to the number of applications we regularly receive we can only offer feedback to interviewed candidates.