The Octagon Theatre

We are a close team who are passionate about theatre, the arts and Somerset. The team works across both our venues, The Octagon Theatre & Westlands Entertainment Venue in Yeovil. 

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Position: Octagon Memory Choir – Choir Leader

Rate of Pay: £50 per hour

Hours: Octagon Memory Choir sessions are 1.5 hours in length, but we require the leader to be present 15 minutes before the session, and for 15 minutes afterwards. The rate of pay includes planning and travel.

The Octagon Theatre & Westlands Entertainment Venue are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Choir Leader to deliver weekly inclusive singing workshops for people living with dementia or memory challenges and their carers.

Our new Octagon Memory Choir will run at Westlands Entertainment Venue as part of our Arts for Health & Wellbeing programme. The choir will aim to support emotional, cognitive, and social wellbeing, reduce isolation, and provide respite through joyful, inclusive musical engagement. The chosen Choir Leader and Pianist will work together to plan and deliver engaging and varied sessions using music from a wide variety of genres, appropriate for the group and tailored to the needs and interests of the participants.

A pianist will work alongside you at the tasters and all weekly sessions. 

For full information and to apply, download our Job Description:  Octagon Memory Choir - Leader

Deadline for applications: midnight, Thursday 16th October 2025

Interviews/audition: Friday 31st October 2025

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Position: Octagon Memory Choir – Pianist

Rate of Pay: £50 per hour

Hours: Octagon Memory Choir sessions are 1.5 hours in length, but we require the leader to be present 15 minutes before the session, and for 15 minutes afterwards. The rate of pay includes planning and travel.

The Octagon Theatre & Westlands Entertainment Venue in partnership with The Alzheimer’s Society and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Pianist to work alongside our Choir Leader to deliver weekly inclusive singing workshops for people living with dementia or memory challenges and their carers.

Our new Octagon Memory Choir will run at Westlands Entertainment Venue as part of our Arts for Health & Wellbeing programme. The choir will aim to support emotional, cognitive, and social wellbeing, reduce isolation, and provide respite through joyful, inclusive musical engagement. The chosen Choir Leader and Pianist will work together to plan and deliver engaging and varied sessions using music from a wide variety of genres, appropriate for the group and tailored to the needs and interests of the participants.

For full information and to apply, download our Job Description:  Octagon Memory Choir - Pianist

Deadline for applications: midnight, Thursday 16th October 2025

Interviews/audition: Friday 31st October 2025