Rifco Theatre

Become a Rifco Ambassador Today!

2021 marks an important milestone: we celebrate our 21st birthday. And as we embark upon this new chapter, we’re relaunching our Ambassadors scheme and we need YOU!

Rifco Theatre Company produces and tours vibrant, accessible and high-quality new work, live and online. Rifco is one of the few touring companies that conceive, write and produce contemporary British South Asian stories; stories that reflect life for the British South Asian community. Productions and projects give a much-needed platform to British South Asian theatre makers, artists and performers.

Our work is unique. New plays and musicals that are fun and entertaining but that also reflect and celebrate contemporary British South Asian experience, culture and society. Our aim is to gently challenge, question and provoke. Our previous work has explored ideas around arranged marriage, elderly abandonment, gender and sexuality and how these issues impact on traditional British South Asian communities.

Each year Rifco produces and tours new live productions and projects as well as new online work, a key feature of our 2020/21 programme. Over the last two years live work has included Dishoom! (2018) and Mushy: Lyrically Speaking (2019) and online work has included The Desi Lockdown (2020) and Leave the Plastic On (2021).

So why not join as an Ambassadors to help us spread the word?

We’re committed to supporting you in your role as an Ambassador and we’d love to have you as a member of the Rifco family. To join, read Rifco's pledge to our Ambassadors and the Ambassador pledge to Rifco below.

Rifco are committed to our Ambassadors and pledge that we will:

Provide training and guidance for all new Ambassadors
Give Ambassadors a presence on company website (optional), like staff or Associates
Regular Ambassador newsletter updating on company activity including ‘behind the scenes’ content and footage for sharing with others
Organise one Ambassador ‘Get together’ event a year (pending COVID-19 restrictions)
Invite Ambassadors to extra events, eg, post-show discussions, after show events, backstage tours, meet the cast. (pending COVID-19 restrictions)
Create a Rifco login page where Ambassadors can access high-res images, content and other material to share amongst their networks
Arrange twice yearly zoom meetings with creative teams to update Ambassadors about forthcoming work
Commit, where possible, to helping Ambassadors develop their skills (eg, help with CVs, career advice, links to other organisations)
Provide Ambassadors with two comp tickets to each new show
Cover reasonable travel costs
Recognise that there will always be limitations on individual time commitments
Offer free / discounted merchandise

In return we ask that Ambassadors pledge that they:

Will actively and positively promote Rifco Theatre Company and its productions and projects in person and online via own networks
Will dedicate a number of hours to Rifco over a year to provide agreed support
Will provide feedback to Rifco on each production or project
Will maintain a professional image (in person and online) whilst carrying out activities on Rifco’s behalf
Will be reliable, maintain regular contact, particularly if you unable to take part in activities and reply to communications promptly.
Will not act on behalf of Rifco, with venues, artists, press etc, unless cleared in writing with Rifco

If you agree with the two sets of Pledges and would like to join us as an Ambassador, please click the 'Ambassador Sign Up' link below.