ABOUT US
The Bunbury Banter Theatre Company was born from a desire to make theatre accessible to all and particularly those who are currently unaware of it due to social, physical, personal or financial hardship.
We believe in the art of storytelling and allowing our projects to be driven by the narrative and inspired by the heritage and culture of folklore. Performing an exciting mix of pieces, using various mediums, our projects are high quality, thought provoking pieces not to be missed!

“let us whisper in your ear and take you places your imagination rarely visits…..”

THE WORK WE DO CURRENTLY
Bunbanter (our nickname) works to deliver imaginative, immersive and engaging theatre, of all kinds, specialising in the area of new writing. We aim to make theatre accessible to new audiences and new talent alike while following our ethos of strong storytelling and collaboration.
We currently produce an ongoing series’ of short atmospheric radio dramas with which we are continually breaking new barriers of quality and honing the art of capturing people’s attention through the airways. We work with a large number of new writers, superb Directors and Editors with varying genres of plays. Our aim with the plays is to achieve the level of production quality found on BBC Radio while staying true to our mission of exploring the medium in a collaborative and exciting way.
We also teach the next generation about drama and audio work by delivering workshops and classes both ourselves, and for schools and organisations various. We have our own Saturday Theatre School and Summer Schools, which works across the various subjects including singing, dance, drama and media classes. Different from many other organisations, we focus on our student’s confidence and development while encouraging them to try out different experiences such as radio and TV, stage combat, musical theatre and productions on a professional stage. Due to being a working company our education department benefits from working with theatre professionals who are not only aware of the current trends but making them!

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Experience: You have some fundraising and/or production experience. Ideally, you also have track record of successful fundraising from a range of sources and experience/knowledge in theatre, the arts or creative industries. As well as having good planning and goal-setting skills and a willingness and desire to become part of Bunbanter for the long term.

SKILLS AND INTERESTS
you are enthusiastic, have good attention to detail, are self-motivated, organised, reliable and have good time management. You have excellent written English, a belief in collaboration and an interest in audio drama.

TECHNICAL
Proficient IT skills including MS Office and database management. You have access to a computer, and are confident working remotely, and mostly independently.

AVAILABILITY
You will be able to commit to a minimum of a year’s commitment, with the opportunity to extend. As an indication, this role requires a minimum of 1 to 2 days’ work per week. Given the nature of the role, however, you will be flexible about how much time you invest in this role. We recognise that some applicants may have limited availability – please indicate in your application if this is the case.

WHAT WE OFFER
• A unique opportunity to join a company who currently produces ongoing audio theatre aired worldwide and becoming a part of creating and shaping its future.
• A chance to practice and develop your skills as well as opportunities to tailor your experience and develop individual projects and proposals.
• The experience of working with other industry professionals both within the core team and our numerous collaborators.
• The opportunity to establish new links and connections within the industry and therefore create new work and experiences in your own freelance career.
• Access to the contacts and positive attributes being part of a theatre company can give.
• Being instrumental in making theatre accessible while supporting the traditions of storytelling and collaboration across the mediums within the Arts.

While there is currently no money on offer you will be instrumental in creating new business for the company and working towards our ability to produce fully paid projects. As part of our company you will also receive a share of any profit of all our unpaid creative work and the opportunity to work in all of our paid projects, as well as receiving commission where appropriate.

All our company members are self employed freelances and are working with a vision to progress the company to a place where we can all be paid while continuing to push our ethos of strong storytelling, collaboration and accessibility.

www.bunbanter.com