Sirens Assistant Director

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We are looking for an Assistant Director for our upcoming production of Sirens, written and directed by our Artistic Director, Tom Wright.

Sirens is a Leeds Playhouse production.

The Assistant Director will be required throughout the rehearsal process, technical rehearsals and previews up to and including Press Night. They will also undertake a half-day preparation session with the director before rehearsals begin. This will include some weekend and evening working, and some days may be longer than a standard 8-hour day. You will be required from 15 February 2027 to 18 March 2027, a total of 4 weeks and 4 days.

Before applying for the role, please read our job pack below. This includes the full details of the role, including the list of responsibilities, person specification and information about Leeds Playhouse and full instructions on how to apply.

To apply:

• Complete the Application Form.
• Complete the Inclusion and Diversity Form.
• Send us a Summary of your directing credits (This can be in the form of a CV), to recruitment@leedsplayhouse.org.uk with the subject line “Application for Sirens Artistic Director”. For further details, see our job pack.

You must complete all these sections of the process before the application deadline.

The closing date for applications is 12pm Friday 11 December 2026.

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For more information about this job, please download our job pack

Assistant Director Sirens Job Pack

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About the show

Sirens

England, 1942. In the dark, queer lives make their own rules.

Beneath an East London pub, guarded landlord Charles seduces Dwight, a young American GI, risking everything for a secret night together. But when an air raid sends friends, family and strangers rushing into the cellar for shelter, staying hidden becomes increasingly difficult. Funny, sexy and full of surprises, Sirens is a new play about desire, secrecy and survival, and finding moments of freedom in a world that refuses to let you live openly.

Written and directed by Leeds Playhouse Artistic Director Tom Wright, Sirens continues his work putting LGBTQ+ stories and characters centre stage. His previous plays include Please Please Me at Kiln Theatre and My Dad’s Gap Year at Park Theatre, with his writing described by Gay Times as having its “finger firmly on the pulse” and by The Guardian as “simultaneously entertaining, provoking and unsettling”.

A Leeds Playhouse production.