Costume Trainee: Kyoto

Good Chance are offering a unique training and development opportunity for an individual passionate about theatre and costume, from a refugee or asylum-seeking background, to work at the heart of our exciting production Kyoto as it transfers into the West End. The Costume Trainee will work closely with the Costume Designer, Natalie Pryce, as well as the Costume Supervisor, and the Wardrobe team from rehearsals through to the opening of the production.

This is an exciting opportunity to be embedded in the creative process with the Costume team, as they transfer the production to London including costuming new cast members. The Costume Trainee will support the Costume team throughout rehearsals, by assisting with fittings, ordering, sourcing, organising costumes, liaising with producers and production team and other duties as required. The successful candidate will be mentored throughout the process, develop their costume and wardrobe skills and experience and make new industry contacts.

Key skills:

Experience and skills required:
● Passion for costume or fashion; this could be evidenced by non-professional
experience of sewing, making, designing, styling etc
● Passion for theatre
● Commitment to the values of Good Chance
● Interest in developing their costume skills further
● Confident spoken English with the ability to communicate with a wide variety of
people including team members in person and suppliers over the phone