Under new management

It is with delight that we announce that from 28 March 2019, The Sub Rooms will be managed by The Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust who will lease the building from Stroud Town Council.

The Trust will reinvigorate The Subscription Rooms as a community venue at the centre of the vibrant local arts and cultural scene, while safeguarding its status as an iconic building intertwined with the lives of the town’s residents.

Hire The Subs

The Subscription Rooms were originally built by public subscription in 1833 and sit physically, and culturally, at the heart of Stroud.

Aside from offering an innovative programme of music, dance, theatre, visual arts, spoken word, exhibitions and workshops the historic venue provides flexible rooms and spaces to hire for your event.

All our rooms are equipped with all you need for a successful event or performance, including super-fast fibre optic broadband, and our team will be delighted to help your hire run smoothly from start to finish.

This excellent event venue is within walking distance of Stroud train and bus stations, and there is plenty of parking available nearby.

We can also provide delicious tea, coffee and catering options for all of your meeting, concert or event needs.

Click on the image to see the full room hire options:

If you wish to hire The Sub Rooms, please call 01453 796880 or email roomhire@thesubrooms.co.uk we’ll be happy to help

Why is The Sub Rooms important?

The Sub Rooms is important for very many reasons. Not only was the building originally funded by public subscription but we actually change and improve people’s lives on a daily basis. Here are some of the reasons why we think we are important:

Community venue

The Sub Rooms is important because we offer a community venue at the centre of the vibrant local arts and cultural scene. We broaden the arts, culture and leisure offering beyond The Sub Rooms so that art, culture and leisure become intertwined with the lives of the community we serve.

Through partnerships with other organisations, we:

• Diversify the local economy and community
• Boost visitor economy
• Promote local pride and community ownership
• Develop skills and creative employment opportunities

We belong to everybody

We embrace people’s existing creativity and encourage them to build on it for the greater good of the communities they live in.
We ensure that people from every background are welcome at The Sub Rooms and are encouraged to deepen their relationship with arts and culture.

We offer opportunities

We create formal opportunities for skills and career progression in the creative industries through partnership with local arts colleges and schools. We offer a rewarding volunteer programme which enables members of the community to contribute and serve our community.

We aim to become one of the central arts providers for the district, where people come to The Sub Rooms to share best practice amongst their fellow peers, for their own career development and the progression of the creative industries that they advocate.

Top quality

We aim to bring together the country’s most creative and innovative companies that offer the highest quality performance and engagement opportunities for all the communities that we serve.

We improve family life

We help to ensure that arts and cultural engagement is embedded within family life on a daily basis. We open people’s eyes to see new things, understand new concepts and broaden their horizons as a result of the artistic and cultural programme that we offer.

Our Team

In order to make our success story happen, we rely on everyone working as a team. The team members include:

You, your family and friends

You, your family and friends, and everyone else who enjoys The Sub Rooms are at the very centre of our team. Whether you come to our ticketed events, enjoy coffee with us on a Tuesday morning, take part in our craft classes, bring your baby to a workshop, or talk to your friends about us, you are the reason we open our doors.

The team

There is just a very small team of permanent staff at The Sub Rooms who each take responsibility for separate areas. During this exciting time of renovation and change, we are working hard to ensure that The Sub Rooms becomes the best that it can be. Everyone within the team is keen to ensure that you have a great time here.

Our volunteers

We are looking for volunteers! Whether it is talking your bookings at the Box Office, welcoming you as you arrive, ensuring your safety while you are here or helping out behind the scenes, our volunteers will become an invaluable part of who we are. The Sub Rooms won’t be The Sub Rooms without volunteers who make things happen on a daily basis. Please join the team now.

Steering Groups

We will soon be developing a series of steering groups who will help guide and shape our journey, ensuring that we are welcoming, accessible and relevant to everyone. These Steering groups will include residents, community groups, special interest and members from diverse communities.

The Trust

The Sub Rooms is managed by The Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust. There are currently 6 Board Members with extensive experience in the arts, cultural sectors, venue development and management, large-scale music events, the legal sector and volunteering and community projects.

For detailed information on the Trust members, please click here

Join Our Team

Join The Subs’ Team

What we’re looking for… 

• bar tenders
• front of house
• box office staff

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WorkatTheSubs

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Technical Operations Manager – Part-Time (Contract)

Stroud Subscription Rooms

SALARY £26,000 (pro-rata)

6 month’s contract, part-time 22.5 hours per week (3 days equivalent with additional hours available)

Closing date: 11.59pm, Sunday 9th August

Interview: 20th and 21st August

Start date: As soon as possible

Once you have read the job description below please complete our short application form and upload your CV and covering letter here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TechnicalOperationsManager

Job description

Technical Operations Manager (Fixed-term Contract)
Do you have experience in live music and the events industry? Can you ensure our staff, crew, performers and audiences enjoy a safe and enjoyable experience?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for running faultless live events, and an expert understanding and hands-on approach to the technical and operational side of shows.

About Us  
The Sub Rooms is a hub, Stroud’s home for creativity and joy. It is a vital venue providing an innovative programme of music, dance, theatre, visual arts, spoken word, exhibitions and workshops. It is a vibrant public space that enables everyone to come together as a community.

We provide an enhanced and varied programme of arts events and experiences that take place in a community-focused, accessible venue with well-appointed flexible performance spaces and welcoming bar and cafe facilities.

The Subscription Rooms were originally built nearly two hundred years ago by public subscription and sits physically and culturally at the heart of the town. Maintaining and acknowledging this sense of community ownership is key to our success – and we invite everyone to come and be part of our journey.

We’re now looking for a part-time Technical Operations Manager to join us on a fixed-term contract for six months.

The Role 
As a Technical Operations Manager, you will provide support to the Director, Senior Management Team, Trustees and other departments across the organisation.

Joining the Sub Rooms team, you will:

• Oversee and, where necessary, undertake the Technical aspects of a production/event from ‘load in’ to ‘load out’
• Rota all venue technical staff and where required freelance staff
• Act as the main point of contact for all enquiries as to the technical operation of the building
• Ensure that all venue technical specification/information sheets are accurate and up to date
• Generate a specific ‘technical rider’ well in advance of every event following discussions with the relevant performers/production staff and provide the Venue Manager with full costs prior to the show
• To recruit and manage a team of sound and light engineers to work for the venue as required
• Undertake maintenance on all of the venue’s technical equipment and ensure everything is in good working order for every event
• Work with the Duty Managers to ensure all front and rear of house areas are presented to a high standard, and are secure and health and safety compliant
• Work with the Venue Manager to oversee all building maintenance issues, reporting to the Director as necessary, and ensuring that urgent repairs are carried out
• Support the Senior Business Administrator to ensure that all necessary building maintenance contracts are kept up to date and that best value is obtained
• Work with the Trust’s Health & Safety Consultant to maintain and revise, as appropriate, a safe and efficient evacuation procedures for the building, updating staff evacuation training regularly and to a high standard
• Ensure that all Duty Managers are trained in the unlocking and securing of the building, and along with all staff  are trained in relation to evacuation procedures and health and safety practices
• Be the primary key holder for the building, responding to security and fire alarm calls when required
• Manage the cleaning team and schedule, ensuring the highest standards are maintained throughout the building
• Work with the Venue Manager to ensure all periodic inspections and checks that meet licensing and health and safety obligations are carried out appropriately, and certification, risk assessments and any other due diligence and/or auditable paperwork is completed and maintained
• Manage Bar, Box Office, Front of House, Cleaning, Security and other operational staff, as well as Volunteers, when duty managing events and artistic activity
• Provide support to all users of the building with regards to physical access requirements
• Act as a duty manager for the building, including some weekend and evening hours as required
• Undertake any other duties which may be reasonably requested to ensure the smooth running of The Sub Rooms.

About You  
To join us as a Technical Operations Manager, you’ll need:

• Hold a Personal License and have thorough knowledge of licensing laws
• Experience in a Live Music Venue or experience in Touring Productions
• To be able to show good health and safety knowledge, especially of its practical application within the context of both a venue, and live events
• Be able to write thorough event plans, risk assessments and reports
• Knowledge of the local hire companies and promoters
• Experience of advancing full production shows
• High Level of competence with sound, lighting and AV equipment, fault finding, operation and practical use
• Able to work flexible and unsocial hours including evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays and New Year’s Eve
• Experience of the physical demands of stage management
• Familiar with Microsoft packages such as Excel and Office
• Be open, positive and hands-on approach to all tasks as well as being an efficient and effective problem solver
• Have the ability to remain adaptable and flexible at all times
• Have strong attention to detail with the ability to prioritise a complex workload by utilising excellent organisational skills
• Experience of managing budgets and finances
• A strong interest in managing and maintaining a busy Grade II listed building
• Appreciate the importance of maximising commercial income in a not-for-profit organisation
• Have a passion and interest in contemporary culture, particularly in music, theatre, dance, and comedy.

The Subscription Rooms Trust is an equal opportunities employer, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

Please apply by filling out this short form and uploading your CV and covering letter here.

Finance Trustee (Volunteer)
The ideal volunteer will understand charity finances and be a qualified accountant or someone with strong financial management skills.

For more information: download an application pack
Closing date: Tbc
Application Process: Please submit a letter (up to two sides of A4) expressing your interest in the role of Trustee and a CV demonstrating relevant skills and experience via email to admin@thesubrooms.co.uk or post to Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust, 58 London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2AD. Short listed candidates will be invited to attend an interview at a date to be agreed.

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Marketing and PR Trustee (Volunteer)
Our Marketing and PR volunteer will be brimming with ideas to help engage diverse communities and bolster the arts repertoire to ensure the vibrancy and success in the future of the organisation. With a strong interest or background in all round media and marketing campaigns including social media and digital marketing you will show a commitment to the cause, strong strategic and direction skills, good governance and be outspoken.

For more information, download an application pack
Closing date: Tbc
Application Process: Please submit a letter (up to two sides of A4) expressing your interest in the role of Trustee and a CV demonstrating relevant skills and experience via email to admin@thesubrooms.co.uk or post to Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust, 58 London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2AD. Short listed candidates will be invited to attend an interview at a date to be agreed.

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General Volunteer

If you have time to share, and a great personality, we would love to hear from you.

For more information, visit Volunteering at The Sub Rooms, or email Hello@thesubrooms.co.uk
Closing date: Tbc
Application Process: Email Hello@thesubrooms.co.uk to express your interest.

For more information about volunteering at The Sub Rooms, click here

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Volunteer Photographer
Could you be a volunteer photographer for the Sub Rooms?

So many great things happen at the Sub Rooms and we would like to capture the events and build up our photo library. We are looking for a volunteer photographer to take photographs of the great variety of events that happen at the Sub Rooms. In return you will receive a complimentary ticket to each show you photograph.

Any photographs you take will share ownership between yourself and The Sub Rooms and you will receive full credit for any photos you take that we use.

For more information, visit Volunteering at The Sub Rooms, or email Hello@thesubrooms.co.uk
Closing date: Tbc
Application Process: Email Hello@thesubrooms.co.uk to express your interest.

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Specialist Volunteer

If you have time to share and some specialist skills we would love to hear from you. Volunteers with specialist skills can contribute and share their skills to help us achieve even more . For example, you may have fundraising experience, you may have once been in marketing, perhaps you have accounting experience, bar management skills or are great at running community workshops. We are looking for a team of volunteers to support our employed staff in a regular capacity.

For more information, visit Volunteering at The Sub Rooms, or email Hello@thesubrooms.co.uk
Closing date: Tbc
Application Process: Email Hello@thesubrooms.co.uk to express your interest.

Our Programme

There is always something happening at The Sub Rooms and our programme supports and celebrates culture and creativity of every kind.

We bring together the country’s most creative and innovative companies that offer the highest quality performance and engagement opportunities for everyone. By Autumn 2019, we aim to programme the following events every week.

• Three or four live performances to choose from that range from comedy, rock & pop concerts, operas, jazz & blues and folk & roots sessions, classical & choral concerts, dramatic plays, musical theatre productions, pantomimes, talks and spoken word events, ballets and modern dance performances
• Two ‘ turn up and enjoy’ music or comedy performances in the Café bar
• Community clubs and groups
• Creative workshop sessions

We do hope you come to as much as possible.

Once phase two of the renovation work has been completed, we will also programme:

• About four cinematic screenings of cultural films or live relays

Babies at The Sub Rooms

Babies are always welcome at The Sub Rooms and we have lots of room for buggy parks!

Aftermirth Comedy

AfterMirth is a series of comedy events for parents and carers to enjoy with their baby in the room. It doesn’t matter if you need to feed, walk around, or entertain your baby during the performance, – all the other parents and carers will be doing the same thing. More Aftermirth events coming soon. Watch this space

Café Bar

The Sub Rooms Café Bar is a baby friendly space. Feel free to feed, sing to, or play with your little one at The Sub Rooms (or hopefully for you, enjoy a hands-free cup of coffee while they nap).

Children and Young People

Children and young people are particularly welcome at The Sub Rooms!

We inspire children and young people to open their eyes, to see new things, understand new concepts and broaden their horizons. We encourage families to come together to share in joint experiences and increase their family time with us. We want children, young people and young adults to see The Sub Rooms as the place to play, grow, laugh and learn their way into adulthood.

Are you aged 14 – 30?

We would love to know what you would like to see at The Sub Rooms.
Our initial ideas include an exciting programme of events specifically aimed at people aged 14 – 18, and 18 – 30.

We would love to hear your views on what you would like to us programme, so please email here to give us your suggestions. As our programme develops, we will do our best to incorporate those we can.

Families

Family discounts and special offers are available on select events to ensure that families are encouraged to come together to share experiences.

Schools

We would love to partner with local schools and education groups to help you achieve your curriculum and learning objectives for your students. We will be developing formal progression pathways for local students and postgraduates. We are currently shaping our engagement programme, but in the meantime, if you are a teacher or lecturer and would like to be part of these conversations please email here