Work Experience

Darlington Hippodrome offers a number of week-long work experience placements throughout the year, for students from schools and colleges throughout Darlington. Work experience provides students with the opportunity to undertake a variety of roles in a number of departments within the organisation, to gain a broad insight into the running of Darlington Hippodrome and inspire future learning and career progression.

Students undertaking work experience at Darlington Hippodrome will work in a number of departments for the week, to provide a broad insight into the variety of roles within a busy theatre environment, and an understanding of how all the departments work together. Students will follow a set timetable for the week, which may involve them working late evenings or weekends, to provide a realistic working environment. Duties may include:

Helping front of house staff welcome audience members attending a show
Working with the marketing team developing and distributing promotional material for shows
Working within the box office to deal with customer enquiries and ticket sales
Working within our engagement team supporting classes and workshops for members of the public such as Darlington Hippodrome Youth Theatre or Youth Dance
Accompanying our staff leading tours of the building for members of the public
Working in our technical team rigging sets and equipment for shows
Researching our heritage archive
Learning about our galleries and helping to curate exhibitions

Please note Darlington Hippodrome is a receiving theatre, which means we receive productions along with their sets and costumes. We do not produce work, therefore do not provide work experience in costume or set design, stage management, directing/producing, or acting. Students who are interested in making theatre can join our Hippodrome Youth Theatre.

Application process

All students wishing to undertake work experience at Darlington Hippodrome will need to complete the application form which is live on our website when we are open for applications. All applications forms will be considered, however as there are limited places we regret we will not be able to accommodate all requests.

Applications will be prioritised from children and young people who:

Attend school in Darlington and/or live in Darlington
Have an active interest in theatre/arts
Already attend Darlington Hippodrome Youth Theatre or Youth Dance
Are from the ‘looked after’ sector

In addition to the above, the following conditions also apply:

There are a maximum of two work experience days per student
Students will be selected based on their application, and on how much their work experience fits into the venue's programme.

Applications are currently open, please contact Chris Wellings Audience Development and Participation Officer on (01325) 405510 or by emailing Christopher.Wellings@darlington.gov.uk

For more information

For more information, please contact Chris Wellings, Audience Development and Participation Officer on (01325) 405510 or by emailing Christopher.Wellings@darlington.gov.uk

Contact details

Name of young person: *

Gender

Female

Male

Date of birth *

If you want to type a date of birth in rather than using the picker you will need to enter it in the following format. '31 August 2017'

Age *

Address *

Postcode *

Name of Parent or Guardian *

Phone number *

Email address *

Name of first emergency contact *

Phone number of first emergency contact *

Name of second emergency contact

Phone number of second emergency contact

School/college attended

About you

Please state here the week that you would like to have work experience at Darlington Hippodrome.

If your school or college does not have a set week for work experience, please explain the week that you would prefer to attend a work experience replacement, or write that you are flexible.

Question 1 answer *

Please tell us about yourself and any relevant experience or interests you have in theatre.

Please say why you would be interested in having a work experience placement at Darlington Hippodrome. Applications will be prioritised from children and young people who have an active interest in the theatre/arts, already attend our youth theatre and dance classes or are from the ‘looked after’ sector. Please state here whether any of these apply to you:

Answer to question 2 *

To be filled in by parent or guardian

I give permission for my child to be filmed or photographed and for these to be used in publicity material, on the website and on our Social Media pages (we will not name or tag young people in photos on the internet). *

Yes

Name of parent/guardian *

Today's date *

Please confirm that all details submitted are correct. *

Yes

The information in this document will remain strictly confidential, and will not be passed on to any third parties. Please hand in your work experience application no later than 31st October of the academic year you are applying for the placement.