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WHAM Assistants
Application deadline: 5pm Sunday 6 September 2026
Contract: Full-time, Fixed Term
Salary: Please see details below.
We are looking for Wigs, Hair & Make-up Assistants to join our team at Leeds Playhouse for our production of Dr Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.
Dr Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical is a Leeds Playhouse production, in association with Running Subway.
We are looking for Wigs, Hair & Make-up Assistants to join our team over the production run.
This is a fixed-term contract from November 2026 to 17 January 2027. Pay for the role is £700 per week PAYE. Fee based on 48-hour week buy-out pro-rata the duration of the contract (528 hours over 11 weeks). This buy-out includes Sunday & Bank holiday working. Any hours above that pro-rata will be paid at time & a half (£20.19) at end of contract.
Subsistence of at least £235 per week if location of home address is over 40 miles from Leeds Playhouse.
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Please see the job pack below for full details.
Before applying for the role, please read the job pack below. This includes the full list of responsibilities, person specification and information about Leeds Playhouse.
To Apply
Fill in both forms below.
Send your CV to production@leedsplayhouse.org.uk
You must complete all three of these before the application deadline.
- Application Form
- Inclusion and Diversity Form
- CV
The closing date for applications is 5pm Sunday 6 September 2026.
For more information about this role please contact our Production team
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WHAM Assistant Job Pack
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About The Show
Dr Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
Step into the magical world of Who-ville this Christmas!
Leeds Playhouse presents Dr Seuss’s beloved festive tale; How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. Following its Broadway success, this brand-new UK production, directed by the Playhouse’s Artistic Director Tom Wright, is packed full of Seussian charm and humour.
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As the residents of Who-ville cheerfully prepare for the festive season, the scheming Grinch is determined to spoil their Christmas celebrations by any means necessary.
Narrated by his loyal dog Max, the story follows the misadventures of the Grinch, a grouchy, green recluse with a heart “two sizes too small” as he tries to steal Christmas from the joyful Whos. But as the magic of the season unfolds, the Grinch discovers that Christmas is about much more than presents and decorations.
A festive treat for all ages, this musical hailed by the New York Times as ‘joyously wicked and funny’ is bursting with heart, laughter, and Christmas spirit.
A Leeds Playhouse production in association with Running Subway.
™ & © 1957 and 2018. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, LP.
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