Internship (Performance and Combat Demonstrations)
37.5 hours per week between July and December 2018
£14,000 pa (pro rata)
The Royal Armouries cares for one of the world’s oldest museum collections, housed at its headquarters and flagship museum in Leeds, its historic home at the Tower of London, and the Victorian Fort Nelson in Hampshire.
We’re looking for a keen, committed performer and stage fighter to intern with our Live Interpretation Team in Leeds for six months between July and December 2018.
During the internship you will train with our in-house display combat specialists to learn and perform a range of historic combat choreographies and dramatic performances both in and out of armour, as part of a daily and special event programme designed to bring our national, iconic and unique collection to life. You will also have the opportunity to work with our world-class Collections team to enhance your knowledge and understanding of original arms and armour from antiquity to the modern day.
The successful candidate will be a dedicated and passionate performer, will have studied drama and dramatic combat, and will be an adaptable, enthusiastic learner too! If this sounds like you, please email HYPERLINK "mailto:recruitment@armouries.org.uk" recruitment@armouries.org.uk for an application pack. The assessments will take place in London on 25 April 2018, and will include a selective audition, a workshop and an interview over one full day.
A Police Check will be requested in the event of a successful application. Please refer to the job description for the level of check required. A criminal record would not necessarily be a bar to employment.
Deadline for applications: 18 April 2018
Interviews: 25 April 2018
