Christmas Seasonal Actors (Male and Female characters)

What you'll bring to the team

Christmas Seasonal Actor (Male and Female Characters)

Location: London

Contract: 25 Guaranteed Hours

Welcome to Shrek’s Adventure! London. Interested in joining Muffin Man in his Bakery? Or helping Cinderella scrub Shrek's loo?

We are currently recruiting Actors to join our unique, hard-working, and thrilling Performance Team. The purpose of this role is to deliver high quality shows that are interactive, fun, and of course, Shrektacular! We pride ourselves on giving our guests a truly memorable experience and it’s our actors who really bring our attraction to life. During your time at Shrek’s Adventure! London, you’ll perform to over 100,000 hero’s that come to visit us from all over the world!

What you'll be doing:

• Perform daily using your theatrical skills as part of a seasonal residency
• Work alongside a large cast of actors in an actor-led attraction
• Learn timed performances, show gags and operational techniques
• Adapt performances for a wide range of audiences throughout the year
• Take on an intense, rewarding role in a unique and fun performance environment at Shrek’s Adventure! London

At Shrek's Adventure! London full flexibility is required including weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications & Experience

• Due to the nature of this role we can only accept applications from candidates 18 and over
• To be considered, please attached your Acting CV and up-to-date headshots.
• Proven experience performing in high-pressure, live environments
• Strong character acting skills with a clear love of entertainment and audience engagement
• Experience performing to younger audiences is also beneficial
• Ability to learn and maintain scripted dialogue while following direction precisely
• Confident vocal performance with effective projection and communication
• Experience sustaining physical, high-energy performances for extended periods
• Comfortable handling challenging situations while staying in character
• Self-motivated performer with strong stamina, focus and time management skills

Benefits

Alongside the opportunity to perform to thousands of international guests in your residency, you’ll also receive:

• Monthly Bonus based on guest satisfaction
• 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% off LEGO online
• Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
• Discounted rates at Merlin hotels all over the world
• Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets

If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at [email protected] and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Pay Range

GBP £14.04/Hr.