Corporate Volunteering - Lyric Hammersmith

Book in for your company to ‘Run a Theatre for a Day’ at the Lyric, providing the perfect away day whilst supporting the arts in West London.

For a minimum donation of £1000 (+ 20% VAT), up to 10 colleagues will have an inspiring, fun day at the theatre. Volunteers will work as part of the Front of House team to make sure that the performance runs smoothly – ushering, answering patron’s questions, and helping with wayfinding. As a charity, we value this help to give patrons the best experience possible and to give our hard-working team time to do other duties as well as to learn from volunteers how we might improve the experience with their feedback and ideas.

Volunteers will learn about the behind the scenes life of one of the UK’s leading theatres while playing their part in running a show. Once the audience are seated the volunteers will watch the show, if they wish, and then volunteer again during the interval, and help at the end of the show to ready the auditorium for the next performance. ‘Run a Theatre for a Day’ timing is about 4 hours 30 mins from arrival to end of the show.

Corporate volunteering days are available during each run on matinee performances (subject to the producer’s schedule). When you make your enquiry we will send you several dates to choose from for upcoming shows.

To express your interesting in Corporate Volunteering at the Lyric, please fill out the application form below. If you have any queries, please get in touch via email or call 020 8742 6822 (option 3).

An example ‘Run a Theatre For A Day’ timetable (subject to change depending on the requirements of the day):

1300 Arrival

1315 Welcome by leadership.

1330 Performance briefing- volunteers allocated roles

1345 Volunteers take their stations to help with audience get in

1400 House opens: volunteers show patrons to their seats; answer any questions; help with wayfinding; general visitor services support.

1430 Performance starts – volunteers watch the show

1530 Interval – volunteers helping patrons, helping with wayfinding, answering any questions

1550 Act 2 starts – volunteers watch the show

1650 Performance ends. Volunteers ‘exit’ flyer, bucket collection

1700 Volunteers prepare auditorium for next performance

1715 Debrief and feedback session

1730 Volunteering session ends

Corporate Volunteering Application Form

Thank you for your interest in Corporate Volunteering at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.

How did you hear about Corporate Volunteering at the Lyric Hammersmith?

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Please list a range dates when your organization would be happy to volunteer:(Required)

Have you or any participants ever been convicted of a criminal offence (which is not a spent conviction under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 as modified by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment Act 2012)?(Required)

If yes, please give further information. The Company is required by law to carry out a criminal record check for certain volunteering roles with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Data protection statement

All of the information collected in this form is necessary and relevant to the performance of the corporate volunteering position. We will use the information provided by you on this form, and by the referees you have noted, only for the purposes of deciding whether to invite your organisation to volunteer at the Lyric. The Company will treat all personal information with the utmost confidentiality and in line with current data protection legislation. Should you be successful in your application, the information provided, and further information which will be gathered at the relevant time, will be subsequently used for the administration of your volunteer position and in relation to any legal challenge which may be made regarding our practices.

I declare to the best of my knowledge and belief, all details I have provided in this application form are complete and true. I understand that any false or misleading statement or failure to declare information may disqualify me from volunteering. I understand that any offer to volunteer is subject to the receipt of a satisfactory criminal record check.(Required)

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