The Old Vic are seeking a new Chair to lead its Board of Trustees at this incredibly exciting time in its history. 

As an independent charity, the theatre presents a wide range of work in its historic 1,000 seat auditorium as well as an extensive Education and Community programme and in 2025 will open a new Backstage building to house that work. 

The Trustees have recently appointed Rupert Goold as the theatre’s next Artistic Director, taking over from Matthew Warchus in 2026. The new Chair will work in partnership with the Trustees, the Co-CEOs (Executive Director and Artistic Director) and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the smooth transition of artistic leadership and to continue its successful business model of box office, philanthropy and commercial income.

Further information about the theatre and full details of the appointment can be found in the job pack, which can be downloaded here.

How to Apply

Recruitment of this role is being led by The MBS Group. For an informal confidential conversation before applying, please email theoldvic@thembsgroup.co.uk.

Please apply via email to theoldvic@thembsgroup.co.uk, sending your CV and covering letter of no more than three pages, explaining how you meet the essential criteria and why you are applying for the role of Chair of The Old Vic Theatre Trust. If you would prefer to apply in another format i.e., video or audio, please reach out to theoldvic@thembsgroup.co.uk and we will facilitate this.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to share your equality  information for monitoring purposes. This information is separated from your application and is not accessible to any of the hiring panel. 

The closing date for applications is Thursday 30 January 2025 at 11.59pm.

Equal Opportunities

We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We welcome applications from people of the Global Majority, LGBTQIA+ and candidates with disabilities.

We may take positive action, in cases where candidates are equally qualified, to increase the representation of under-represented groups on our Board.

In the event that we ask you to attend the theatre for a conversation and the cost of travel may disadvantage you, we may be able to reimburse you for any reasonable travel costs.

We partner with a range of inclusive organisations, to find out more please read our FAQs here.