Seeking illustrator / animator for a live, participatory show in June
Salary
London Living wage+ per hour
Hours
A few hours in May + ~10 hours in total across performance dates: June 6, 7, 18, 19
Location
London
Closing Date
04 May 2026
Position Type
Freelance
Advert expires on
04 May 2026
Main Duties
We are working on a live, interactive show called Brain Storm, where participants will sit around tables in groups and collaboratively write a story during the show. At the end of the night we reveal their stories back to them as a comic strip projected on screen. We want to work with an illustrator to co-create the format and do the illustrations (similar to a conference sketch artist but for a theatre show).
Here’s what we think the tasks may look like but are open to other ideas.
– Before the show create 6-8 template panels (the fixed frames of the comic strip with blank slots where the live work gets dropped in).There is no time pressure for this part.
– During the show there are 4 rounds. After each round you’d get a piece of paper with the context (that just goes in as text) and the winning action. You’d illustrate that action in 1 panel. At least 10 minutes per round to draw. So across the whole show that’s about 8 -10 panels drawn live (as there would be two tables doing this).
– During the show there are 4 rounds. After each round you’d get a piece of paper with the context (that just goes in as text) and the winning action. You’d illustrate that action in 1 panel. At least 10 minutes per round to draw. So across the whole show that’s about 8 -10 panels drawn live (as there would be two tables doing this).
– The drawings don’t need to be polished, speed and personality matter more than detail. The scenes tend to be concrete decisions (i.e. someone gets on a train, someone sends a text, someone walks away.) So mostly drawing people doing things rather than anything abstract.
If you’re intrigued, please reach out!
This will be featured in a festival so could be a good opportunity to network as there will be other theatre and game makers there.
Skills and Experience Required
We are looking for someone who is excited to be involved in live, participatory theatre/games (some experience here would be preferred but not mandatory), good at their craft (illustration/animation) and flexible and reliable.
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