Recent graduates' employment

Students from the Guildhall School Technical Theatre programme have a very good record of employment and former students can be found in a wide variety of theatre and opera occupations. Examples of recent graduate successes include:

  • Stage Management positions on many West End productions, national and international tours and regional productions
  • Royal National Theatre Production Office
  • ASM English National Opera
  • ASM Welsh National Opera
  • ASM Glyndebourne Festival Opera
  • ASM Opera North
  • Production Manager, Imagination Events Company
  • Electrician, Royal Court Theatre
  • Scenic Carpenter, Terry Murphy Scenery
  • Assistant Hire Manager, White Light Group
  • Hire Technician, Stage Electrics London
  • Sound Technician on West End musicals
  • Technician, Royal Albert Hall
  • Wardrobe department, Royal Opera House Covent Garden
  • ASM Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Barbican Theatre technician

Career progress

Previous Guildhall graduates have progressed to senior positions in theatres, companies and productions. These are a few of the jobs former students have done recently:

  • Company Manager, Les Misérables
  • Stage Manager, Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Sound Designer, Autograph
  • Executive Director, Almeida Theatre
  • Senior Technical Show Manager, Royal Albert Hall
  • Tutor, University of Ulster (Drama Degree)
  • Chief Electrician, Donmar Theatre
  • Senior Production Manager, Imagination
  • Chief Electrician, Old Vic Theatre
  • Freelance Lighting Designer
  • Freelance Sound Designer

Enhanced Career Opportunities

You will acquire many transferable skills during your training at Guildhall. These can be used in a wide range of industries such as film, television, events, conference and also in work away from the entertainment industries. These are some of the jobs that former students are doing or have done in the past:

  • Assistant Director in the film industry
  • TV Researcher
  • TV Location Manager
  • Costume Runner, TV drama series
  • Theatre Designer
  • Theatre Agent
  • TV Presenters' Agent
  • Theatre Producer
  • Theatre Promoter
  • Theatre Marketing
  • Documentary Film Maker
  • Director of UK Admin, Jim Henson Company
  • Head of Projects, Tussauds Group
  • Drama Tutor
  • Sound Engineer, Pop Videos
  • TV Sound Supervisor