Exciting opportunities

for vOLUNTEERS

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Volunteer with us ⦁

Get involved ⦁ Volunteer with us ⦁

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DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF THEATRE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS while HELPing INK CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE!
Become a Volunteer

WHAT TO EXPECT

As a volunteer, you'll become part of the INK team, meet new people and experience fantastic theatre while helping us bring our productions to life.

As a registered charity and small arts organisation, we rely on the support of our volunteers. We want everyone who joins us to have a rewarding and enjoyable experience.

We're always looking for volunteers throughout the year, but we especially need extra pairs of hands for our annual Festival in April. If you'd like to get involved, we'd love to hear from you!

Sign up here

Festival Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities

  • Venue Steward and Park and Ride

    As a venue steward, you will assist with reading tickets, organising seating, managing crowd flow, tidying the venue and ensuring safety protocols are followed.

    For Park and Ride, volunteers will marshal cars and support new arrivals.

  • Box Office & Pop-Up Shop Support

    Help festival-goers with ticket purchases, offer event information and assist at our pop-up shop on Halesworth Thoroughfare. This role involves direct interaction with attendees, ensuring everyone has an enjoyable festival experience.

  • Accessibility Support

    Provide additional support to guests who may have accessibility needs, ensuring they can enjoy all aspects of the festival comfortably and easily.

    GENERAL SUPPORT

    Assist with any other tasks as needed to ensure everything runs smoothly—from helping to set up venues to troubleshooting issues. This includes physical lifting and road sign erection

  • IMPORTANT DATES for 2027

    March Online Zoom training ( Three dates available - volunteers only need to attend one session) and Volunteer Information Hub goes live.

    13 April Briefing at the CUT 18:00

    12-14 April Set Up days

    15-18 April INK FestivaL

    19 April Schools Day

    9-19 April POP-UP box office

    20-22 April Break Down

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IS THIS YOU?

We're looking for friendly, patient individuals who enjoy engaging with the public and can handle the occasional tricky situation with professionalism.

For some roles you’ll need the stamina to be on your feet and move between venues throughout the day. Familiarity with Halesworth will help, but is not essential. For other roles we need you to be familiar with internet ticket booking, taking payments and solving customer issues. 

These are active roles with real responsibility. As the festival grows, so does our commitment to looking after our audiences and team. We ask volunteers to commit to their agreed shifts and complete the required learning on our online hub before the festival. (Hub will be launched in early March)

FESTIVAL Opportunities include: 

  • BEFORE THE FESTIVAL: decorating spaces, putting up signs and bunting 

  • USHERS: venue overseers, ushers, help desks, box offices - a one-day commitment 

  • TRANSPORT: parking marshals, shuttle bus marshals 

  • MONDAY: schools day support, breakdown and some heavy lifting. 

  • DECORATING AND SIGNAGE: helping Halesworth look its best wtih bunting and signage.

Perks for Volunteers

As a valued volunteer, you will be rewarded with one free audience day ticket for each full day you work. No need to wait till last to go in. Full time volunteers will receive wristbands for crew access.

Please note that the ticket or wristband does not provide access to evening events.

Fancy getting involved? Register your interest here