Volunteering at The Mission Theatre

About Volunteering:

Every week The Mission Theatre endeavors to bring both local and global talent to the people of Bath. We wouldn’t be able to do this as regularly as we do without the help of our volunteer team. As a charitable organisation with limited funds we rely on the kind donations of time by our volunteers to staff our shows and be a friendly face for audiences. Take a look below at the various roles we have available for volunteers and choose what suits you.

Bar Volunteers:

The Mission Theatre is lucky enough to be able to run two bars for audiences to buy refreshments from. The first is in The Theatre Upstairs and sells a wider range of our drinks, snacks and ice creams. The second is our Accessible Bar in the back of the Main Auditorium, intended for the use of those who can’t make it to our top floor, as well as for added convenience for audience members running a bit late to the show. Both of these bars run simultaneously before a show, which is why it is so important we have a minimum of two volunteers available for each performance staged at The Mission.

Meeters-and-Greeters

Our resident company (Next Stage Theatre Company) will sometimes need us to provide a “Meeter-and-Greeter” for their show. This is someone who stands at the door of The Mission welcoming in guests, ticking them off of ticket lists and/or selling on-the-door tickets, and selling show programmes. Meeter-and-Greeters are also responsible for liasing with our bar volunteers and the show’s stage crew to ensure our front of house procedures run to time. It’s a simple job and all it requires is a friendly face and somebody who likes talking to people.

Brochure Distributors

Three times a year (Spring, Summer, Autumn) we produce our seasonal venue brochures, often in partnership with our partner venue Burdall’s Yard. We require volunteers to take stacks of these brochures and distribute small numbers of them to local outlets in various areas of Bath. It's a twice-seasonal commitment of taking only a couple of hours whereby volunteers drop a number of brochure sinto each shop, or pop one through the letterbox of each house on a street, and keep track of how many they have put in each location on a record sheet we provide. It’s great if you like to go on walks and meet more people in your local area.

Become a Volunteer!

Fill out the form below and we will be in touch to arrange a meeting and induction for you.