General Manager Sundays Off
Position
Manager
Languages required
English
Venue type
Hotel, Bar, Night club, Cocktail bar, Resort, Pub
Working hours
Full Time
Contract type
Indefinite
Role: General Manager Sundays Off
Location: The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London
Contract: Full time, Permanent (Sundays off)
Salary: £48,000
We’re looking for an experienced General Manager for The Royal Court Theatre Bar and Kitchen in Sloane Square. This is a key role, following a period of change in the Bar & Kitchen activities, with scope for a candidate to make a clear mark, leading both the commercial development of the business, and ensuring a high level of visitor experience for our audiences and visitors.
The role will also include overseeing and delivering regular events within our building for artists, supporters, press and media, and private hires.
The ideal candidate will bring a positive, hands-on and entrepreneurial approach, with a track record of driving sales through being an exceptional operator in a venue that regularly has high volume periods. You’ll be someone who can see the big picture, and understand that the experience of seeing a show doesn’t just start when the lights go up and end at curtain call – with scope to tailor the offer to improve guest experience and connect the Bar & Kitchen to the work on stage.
You will:
•Have significant proven experience in bar and/or F&B management, with a track record of event delivery and growing sales in a venue with high volume periods, including increasing spend per head.
•Be a people-focused leader who can inspire diverse teams as well as build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
•Have a strong understanding of business and financial management in this context, including experience of controlling all aspects of a Profit & Loss to maximise profit.
•Bring an entrepreneurial approach to identifying opportunities to drive sales and improve our offer – both long term and around different shows and programmes of activity.
Benefits
•Workplace pension, including enhanced salary sacrifice scheme for staff who have completed probation
•Complimentary and discounted tickets for performances
•Discount at the Royal Court’s Bar and Kitchen
•Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
•Free life insurance
•Discretionary days leave at Christmas
•Team social events
•Staff training and development budgets
•Employee Assistance Programme and other welfare benefits
About the Royal Court Bar & Kitchen
This is not your average theatre bar space. Set in a cavernous space underneath Sloane Square itself, the Bar and Kitchen can hold well over 100 people comfortably, further supported by our Balcony Bar and temporary bars/sales points during key periods of activity. The space is adaptable – as well as the day-to-day of pre- and post-show service and intervals, the space is open as a café in the afternoons and regularly hosts artistic events, supporter gatherings, press nights and private hires.
About the Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court is the writers’ theatre. We are the leading national and international force for championing, cultivating and supporting theatre writers.
Year-round, we make and present work across our two theatre spaces in Sloane Square and beyond, and deliver local, national and international projects. Our work aims to pioneer the theatrical form, explore big ideas, empower new voices – and in doing so enrich and enliven audiences and communities through transformative experiences.
Apply
Visit our website and view the full job description, person specification and application form to apply. The deadline for applications is 19th October 2025.
Location: The Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London
Contract: Full time, Permanent (Sundays off)
Salary: £48,000
We’re looking for an experienced General Manager for The Royal Court Theatre Bar and Kitchen in Sloane Square. This is a key role, following a period of change in the Bar & Kitchen activities, with scope for a candidate to make a clear mark, leading both the commercial development of the business, and ensuring a high level of visitor experience for our audiences and visitors.
The role will also include overseeing and delivering regular events within our building for artists, supporters, press and media, and private hires.
The ideal candidate will bring a positive, hands-on and entrepreneurial approach, with a track record of driving sales through being an exceptional operator in a venue that regularly has high volume periods. You’ll be someone who can see the big picture, and understand that the experience of seeing a show doesn’t just start when the lights go up and end at curtain call – with scope to tailor the offer to improve guest experience and connect the Bar & Kitchen to the work on stage.
You will:
•Have significant proven experience in bar and/or F&B management, with a track record of event delivery and growing sales in a venue with high volume periods, including increasing spend per head.
•Be a people-focused leader who can inspire diverse teams as well as build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
•Have a strong understanding of business and financial management in this context, including experience of controlling all aspects of a Profit & Loss to maximise profit.
•Bring an entrepreneurial approach to identifying opportunities to drive sales and improve our offer – both long term and around different shows and programmes of activity.
Benefits
•Workplace pension, including enhanced salary sacrifice scheme for staff who have completed probation
•Complimentary and discounted tickets for performances
•Discount at the Royal Court’s Bar and Kitchen
•Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
•Free life insurance
•Discretionary days leave at Christmas
•Team social events
•Staff training and development budgets
•Employee Assistance Programme and other welfare benefits
About the Royal Court Bar & Kitchen
This is not your average theatre bar space. Set in a cavernous space underneath Sloane Square itself, the Bar and Kitchen can hold well over 100 people comfortably, further supported by our Balcony Bar and temporary bars/sales points during key periods of activity. The space is adaptable – as well as the day-to-day of pre- and post-show service and intervals, the space is open as a café in the afternoons and regularly hosts artistic events, supporter gatherings, press nights and private hires.
About the Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court is the writers’ theatre. We are the leading national and international force for championing, cultivating and supporting theatre writers.
Year-round, we make and present work across our two theatre spaces in Sloane Square and beyond, and deliver local, national and international projects. Our work aims to pioneer the theatrical form, explore big ideas, empower new voices – and in doing so enrich and enliven audiences and communities through transformative experiences.
Apply
Visit our website and view the full job description, person specification and application form to apply. The deadline for applications is 19th October 2025.
