FoH Steward
Tower Theatre
Join us and become a Front of House Steward for local Theatre Company in Stoke Newington
The Tower Theatre is London's most active non-professional company, producing eighteen to twenty shows a year, musical and other performances, as well as a wide range of community, educational, and social events. Become a volunteer steward for us with duties including: • Greet audience when they arrive • Sell programmes • Guide people to their seats • Be in the theatre during the performance and prepared to evacuate the audience via the fire exit should the need arise • Support the FoH Manager during the interval and guiding people back to their seats • Guide the audience out of the theatre at the end of the show and give out publicity for the next show • Clear/bin any rubbish from the seating areas There are opportunities for further volunteering roles within the theatre (lighting, production, operations etc) once volunteers have become part of the team.
Events & Stewarding
Basic IT skills - internet & email
• Access to internet/emails to look at FoH rota • Good understanding of and spoken English – able to make themselves understood if directing the public out of the building in an emergency • People friendliness
• Experience of being part of the FoH team – working alongside other people • Developing self-confidence through meeting members of the public in a supportive environment • Training in how to deal with different situations. • Basic awareness of Health & Safety
A few weeks before a show opens, a rota is emailed out to people on the FoH List. They let Jude know which days they can do - and how many days they want to do. The rota is drawn up and an email sent out to let people know which day(s) they're on duty. Some people do it once on every show i.e., fortnightly, others do only a few.
N16 7HR
16 NORTHWOLD ROAD, STOKE NEWINGTON, LONDON
The following buses stop on Stoke Newington High Street just around the corner from the theatre. The stop is called Stoke Newington Church Street apart from for route 393, which is Stoke Newington High Street/Garnham Street Northbound – 67, 76, 149, 243, 476 Westbound - 106 Eastbound - 393 The following buses stop opposite the theatre on Northwold Road (Northwold Road / Stoke Newington Common stop) Southbound – 67, 76, 149. 243, 476 73 – Northbound - 73 Eastbound - 106 Westbound – 276, 393 By Train / Underground. The nearest stations are: Stoke Newington (London Overground) – from Liverpool Street. 3 minute walk down Stamford Hill and turn left onto Northwold Road Dalston Kingsland (London Overground) – Buses 67, 76, 149 or 243. 10 minutes. Alight at Stoke Newington Church Street stop. Dalston Junction (London Overground) – Buses 67, 76, 149 or 243. 13 minutes. Alight at Stoke Newington Church Street stop. Seven Sisters (Victoria Line) – Buses 76, 149, 243, or 476. 13 minutes. Alight at Northwold Road / Stoke Newington Common stop. Finsbury Park (Victoria Line) – Bus 106. 16 minutes. Alight at Northwold Road / Stoke Newington Common stop. By Bicycle. There are secure spaces to leave your bicycle within the building. You are strongly advised not to leave it outside the building, as cycles have been stolen and vandalised there. By Car. Free on-street car parking is available locally during performance times – see map below. The nearest car park is a couple of minutes’ walk away in Wilmer Place off Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0LY. It is free after 7:00pm. Between 07:00 and 19:00 it costs £2.00 per hour or £1.80 per hour if paid by phone (RingGo). Parking is allowed on single red lines on the A10 red route (Northwold Road and Rectory Road) after 7pm.
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