Costume Maintenance Assistant – The Snow Queen Pantomime

Job Description The Theatre Chipping Norton are looking for someone to support our costume department for our pantomime production of The Snow Queen. The role would be present at The Theatre approximately one day per week to provide laundry and maintenance services for the show’s costumes, including washing, drying and ironing, and would take on any costume repairs that have arisen during the week. Oversight and guidance will be available from our Wardrobe Supervisor, Stage Management team and Producer. Dates: Approx. 1 day per week from mid November 2026 to mid-January 2027. The Days Are Pre-determined By Our Performance Schedule, And Will Fall Mostly On Non-performance Days (apart From 24 December). These Are Monday 23 November Monday 30 November Monday 7 December Monday 14 December Friday 18 December Thursday 24 December (half day) Monday 18 January 2027 Monday11 January 2027 Monday 4 January 2027 Job Requirements Experience in clothes repair is essential, particularly hand-sewing Knowledge of fabrics and stain removal is essential Experience in theatre or costume, and using a sewing machine is desirable Please send a submission of interest with details about any relevant previous experience to Producer Rachel Jermy at producer@chippingnortontheatre.com by Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 10.00am.