question about working as a theatre usher

Hi, I'm currently studying in London and I really want to find a part-time job. I know theatre ushers don't get paid that well but I love theatre and since I don't have much time anyway, I thought it might be worth a try.

I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to do this. Do I just go drop off my CV at the theatre? If so, who do I give it to and do I need a cover letter as well? If anyone here works as a theatre usher, I'd be happy if you could tell me what it's like! Thanks a bunch!

Its nowhere near as hard to get a job in London as an usher as it is New York. It really is, as SADM2 says, a case of walking into a theatre and asking! I often walk past theatres in the West End and they have ads in the doors for ushers and bar staff!
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sorry to pull up an old thread, but i just arrived in london a few weeks ago and i'm looking for a part-time 2nd job. i was thinking that i'd love to usher or something.

i was just wondering if anyone could tell me roughly what time ushers are required in the theatre to work a 7:30pm performance? e.g. how long before the show does their shift start.

i just don't want to apply for any positions only to find out that it'd clash with my 1st job.

also i know that some of the theatres back home are notoriously difficult to work for. like they're very much "so many people want this job, if you can't work the shifts we want you to then find another job". are the major theatres here like that? or do they let you have a bit more freedom as to what days you can/can't work?

thanks for any help everyone. sorry again to start up an old thread.

oh, and by the way, if anyone knows any of the west end theatres that are seriously looking for ushers or bar staff atm that'd be ace :)