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12.05.2023

Call out for community outreach and stage management volunteers for Sovereign

There’s more opportunities for people to get involved with York Theatre Royal’s world premiere of C.J.Sansom’s well-loved York-based Tudor thriller Sovereign. Applications are now open to join either the volunteer Community Outreach group or the Stage Management group.

Community Outreach volunteers

The Community Outreach group will support the in-house team and other volunteers to develop activities within the community and the wider cast including weekly wellbeing walks and other events. We are looking for friendly and approachable people who are creative and passionate about engaging with the local community – no experience is necessary!

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The deadline for applications is Wednesday 24 May and those interested in taking part should submit their details via the links below

Submit your application for the Community Outreach group here: https://form.jotform.com/231135635047350

Stage Management volunteers

To Stage Management group will support the in-house team and directors throughout rehearsals, tech week and performances.

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The deadline for applications is Wednesday 17 May and those interested in taking part should submit their details via the links below

The deadline for sign-up has now passed.

Applications are welcomed from people of all experience levels – with opportunities to get involved with all areas of backstage activity. Volunteering for the group is a great way to learn new skills, meet new people and help to bring a huge piece of community theatre to life on the stage.

Performed outdoor in the grounds of the historic King’s Manor, the production is set to bring community theatre, on a grand scale to the city, in 2023. Set in Tudor York in 1541, the play follows lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak who await the arrival of Henry VIII on his Northern progress. Tasked with a secret mission, Shardlake is protecting a dangerous prisoner who is to be returned to London for interrogation. When the murder of a York glazier plunges Shardlake into a deep mystery which threatens the Tudor dynasty itself, he must work against time to avert a terrifying chain of events.

Told through the voices of the people of York, the production will bring all the intrigue, conspiracy and thrills of C.J.Sansom’s best-selling novel. York Theatre Royal have a strong history of large-scale community productions, including The Coppergate WomanEverything Is Possible and In Fog and Falling Snow and the stage management and community outreach teams have an important role in helping to bring this production to life.