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Executive Assistant Rohan talks about what he has learnt in his role at King’s Head Theatre, a fringe theatre in London. He tells us what his favourite parts of the job are!
Hi I’m Rohan and I’m the Executive Assistant here at the King’s Head Theatre and I’ve been working here for nearly a year now.
The Executive Assistant is such a great role because there are so many different things that I could be doing on a day to day basis. I’m basically the assistant to the Executive and Artistic Directors and so my job is to help them in whatever way they need. It means I can be doing things from diary management, scheduling meetings all the way through to contracting, going to meetings on their behalf, and just sort of anything and everything in between.
I knew about the King’s Head Theatre, I hadn’t seen a show here before, but I knew about its reputation. I’d always wanted to work in theatre, specifically, fringe theatre. So when I saw a job come up which required good admin skills and good organisational skills, I decided to apply. I really wanted to work at and get better at these skills and therefore, I thought this was the ideal job for me to try to get.
Being able to see how a fringe theatre operates. The great thing about my role is that I am able to have such a brilliant insight into how the theatre is managed on a day to day basis because I am working for the Artistic and Executive Directors. This means I see how the building runs and how the shows are put on. Also, because we’re a small venue, I can also see how all the other departments work, and work with them. That is really exciting.
Basically, how to run fringe theatre. I mean that one, running a fringe theatre is a big thing, and two, I do not know nearly enough to actually do that!
I’ve had a great insight into all the different areas. I get to see how marketing works in conjunction with the production team, seeing how that filters up to the Artistic Director talking to creatives or the Executive Director thinking about HR issues and everything in between. I get to be a part of all of it in a small way.
There have been so many shows, it is hard to choose. A couple of favourites, La Traviata last autumn, it was the first opera I had ever seen and seeing an opera in a pub is quite an experience! Another show was Tumble Tuck, which was a piece of new writing, I love new writing. I thought it was just a great piece!
No, I’ve tried Mango Sorbet and that’s what I want!
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The King’s Head Theatre was established in 1970. Passionate about championing ethically produced fringe theatre, we are known for our challenging work and support of young artists. Last year 116,151 audience members saw a show of ours: 44,607 at our 110-seater home on Upper Street and 71,544 elsewhere. At our home in Islington we had 774 performances last year of 95 different shows. We are committed to fighting prejudice through the work we stage, the artists and staff we work with and by producing work for minority audience groups. We believe in fair pay for all on the fringe and create accessible routes for early career artists to stage their work; work we are passionate about. Last year we announced the theatre is on the move. Subject to a fundraising campaign, the King’s Head Theatre will move into a custom-built space in the heart of Islington Square, directly behind its current home securing the future of the venue for generations to come.
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