Theatre Collaborator Recruitment
Cripping Breath is recruiting disabled, chronically ill, and ventilated people to participate in a theatre performance.
Are you interested in theatre performance, production or design? Do you use long-term ventilation?
If you use ventilation, are based in or can travel to London, and you want to co-create, design, and/or perform a lead role in a new version of Romeo and Juliet, we’d love to hear from you!
We are currently seeking three people who use ventilators to help them breathe part- or full-time for a paid theatre and research opportunity, during which they will develop or progress professional theatre-making skills.
The development process will take place between autumn 2025 and summer 2027, when our new adaptation of Romeo and Juliet will be staged.
Adapting this play is part of our wider research project, Cripping Breath, which is exploring the experiences of people who use long-term ventilation. It will be directed by Jamie Hale, an award-winning director and Artistic Director at CRIPtic Arts. Jamie uses non-invasive ventilation overnight and part-time during the day.
The roles we’re recruiting for are:
- Romeo
- Juliet
- Design or Production Creative
Please see our recruitment Pack below for more details about the process, payment, and the project, and to find out how to apply.
If you have any questions, or require these materials in a different format, please contact Grace Joseph (g.a.joseph@sheffield.ac.uk).
Recruitment Packs
Here are some important dates:
- Application deadline: 5pm, Tuesday 26th August 2025
- Online interviews: Thursday 2nd October 2025
Returning your application
- Please return your application to us via the form below by 5pm on Tuesday 26th August 2025.
- Make sure that all of the files you upload are labelled with your full name, so that we can link them to your application.
- Please click here to access the Google Form.
Please contact Grace Joseph (g.a.joseph@sheffield.ac.uk) if you have any questions about anything you learn about on this page.