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🎭 We champion the future of live performance in the UK, by protecting and supporting excellent theatre buildings which meet the needs of their communities. https://www.theatrestrust.org.uk/
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Not-for-profit theatres 🎭

Interested in applying to our Small Grants Programme? Grants of up to £7.5k for access, sustainability and viability projects

Find out more about what we are looking for at our webinar on 18 February

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/event...
Audience taking their seats in a small theatre with wording "Applying to our Small Grants Programme - webinar"
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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First post of 2026 and unfortunately it isn't a happy one...

Cannock Chase Council is going ahead with its plans to demolish Prince of Wales Theatre, which we added to our #TheatresAtRisk list at the start of 2025

Full details here www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Auditorium with pink seats, viewed from the stage. There is a woman in the orchestra pit looking at a sheet of music.
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Panto season is in full swing, but theatres are facing tough times

Can you help keep them open and thriving?

Please donate to our Christmas Appeal this year
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Theatres Trust Christmas Appeal. Be a STAR and help theatres thrive
December 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Happy #PantoDay from Theatres Trust 🎭

Pantos are so important to UK theatres

The panto is where most of us get our first introduction to the wonders of theatre

And the income from pantos support theatres' work through the rest of the year
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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We are delighted to have awarded c£170,000 from our Theatre Improvement Scheme with the Wolfson Foundation to 11 theatres on their journey towards reducing their environmental impact 💚
@thesjt.bsky.social @arcolatheatre.bsky.social @oldvictheatre.bsky.social
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Exterior of Stephen Joseph Theatre at night with bright street lights Exterior of Lighthouse with a tree in the foreground Small World Theatre, a distinctive small red building Exterior of East Kilbride Arts Centre with greenery by the doorway
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Happy #LancashireDay to all the Lancastrian theatres and theatre folk

@burnleyempire.bsky.social @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social @thedukeslancaster.bsky.social @theoldelectric.bsky.social

Any other Lancaster venues here?
Fisheye lens image of historic Blackpool Grand auditorium with blue seats and gold balconies.
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Your feedback matters 📢

Theatres Trust is conducting a short survey to understand how our services are used and valued across the theatre sector

Your responses will inform how we support theatres and communities 🎭

Deadline: 30 November
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/TheatresTr...
Group of young performers on stage with arms in the air with caption Give us your feedback
November 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Like all arts organisations, our people are our greatest asset

Theatres Trust is proud to have paid a living wage for a number of years now, but we've recently signed up officially to be part of the @livingwageuk.bsky.social community

Hope more theatres can get on board
#LivingWageWeek
We're proud to be a Living Age Employer committed to paying a wage based on the real cost of living. Living Wage Employer
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Highlighting some amazing #TheatresAtRisk on #EuropeanHistoricTheatresDay

Burnley Empire, Morecambe Winter Gardens, Leith Theatre and Hulme Hippodrome

Read more about our work with these theatres and others on the Theatres at Risk Register

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...
Auditorium of Burnley Empire in a state of disrepair but with signs of its former glory still remaining Large grand auditorium of Morecambe Winter Gardens with an ornate ceiling and boxes, flat floor and a person on stage with their arms in the air. Circle seating at Hulme Hippodrome with walls and plasterwork in distinctive shades of red and purple Exterior of Leith Theatre, a grand stone building in the classical style.
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Reminder - tomorrow is #HistoricEuropeanTheatresDay

Looking forward to hearing about your favourite historic theatres

#HistoricTheatresDay
European Historic Theatres Day
October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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📢 Join our team - Communications and Marketing Coordinator

Help us tell Theatres Trust’s story, and the stories of the theatres we support, to a wider audience

Deadline: Mon 24 Nov

Please share with anyone who may fit the bill

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...

#ArtsJobs #CommsJobs
Magazines and leaflets with Theatres Trust logo and text Communications and Marketing Coordinator Full time Permanent Salary £32,000 + benefits
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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📅 Regional Theatres: Reflections on Resilience and Community Engagement

Join us on Friday 21 Nov for a free webinar looking at different models and practices for local community engagement, or different forms of resilience and its impact

Book your place www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/event...
Band on stage in front of a full audience in a small theatre. Text reads "Webinar - Regional Theatres: Reflections on Resilience and Community Engagement, 21 November 2025, 12 to 1pm"
October 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Happy anniversary to @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social which opened on this day in 1938 🎂

We've supported this theatre to be more sustainable (and warmer in the winter) with two grants in recent years to install secondary glazing and air curtains ♻️

📸 Geraint Lewis
Crowd of people outside of Oxford Playhouse
October 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Happy anniversary to the wonderful @royalcourtliv.bsky.social which first opened on this day in 1938 🎉

It is a theatre we've supported capital project advice, planning application and grants over the years

Read more www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...
Group of people on stage looking out onto a historic theatre auditorium Dress circle level of seats in a historic theatre Exterior of a red brick theatre with a glass-front cafe at ground floor level.
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Very exciting - and the old seats from @artstheatrecamb.bsky.social were donated to one of our Theatres at Risk groups who are trying to revive the Amulet Theatre in Shepton Mallet ♻️

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...
Group of people on seats in a market square.
October 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Our friends at the Frank Matcham Society will be celebrating #HistoricEuropeanTheatresDay on 25 Oct with a free lecture at the V&A about the European Route of Historic Theatres

Reserve your place www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sou...
Ornately decorated box in a historic theatre
October 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Saturday 25 October is #HistoricEuropeanTheatresDay

This year's theme is “Our Theatre, Our History,” honouring Europe’s historic theatres as living stories of art, people, and ideas

Get involved by sharing photos and memories of your favourite theatres 🎭🏛️
October 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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We are delighted to announce that we have awarded £80k in grants to 12 community theatres through our Small Grants Programme with The Linbury Trust for projects to improve access, sustainability and audience experiences 🎉

Read more about the grants
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Group of young people outside of CYTO at The Shoestring
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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The wonderful Tyne Theatre and Opera House celebrates its birthday today, having first opened on this day in 1867 🎂

The auditorium structure remains the same as when it was first built and is one of the finest of its period.

📸 Ian Grundy
Historic theatre auditorium with blue seating
September 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Congratulations to HOME and Jon Matthews Architects for winning @news.architectsjournal.co.uk Retrofit & Reuse Award for Adaptive Reuse for the fantastic HOME Arches project

We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the space last year as part of our conference

#RetroFirst
Group of people on a guide tour of HOME Arches
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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We welcome Lisa Nandy's acknowledgement to CMS Committee that theatres need urgent capital funding after years of under-investment

We will continue working with government to identify how future capital funding can be targeted at theatres who need it most

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Exterior of The Lowry with tagline Need for capital investment
September 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Happy birthday @castindoncaster.bsky.social which opened #OnThisDay in 2013 🎂

We are proud to have been involved in establishing this wonderful arts centre and supporting it more recently with grants to improve its environmental sustainability ♻️
Exterior of Cast, a large modern arts centre. Cast's auditorium with rows of bright red seats.
September 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Fantastic to see Citizens Theatre in Glasgow reopened 🎉

It is a major project in which Theatres Trust has been closely involved over the past decade, including an Advisory review, planning application support and two small but significant grants

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Full audience in historic theatre auditorium at Citizens Theatre
August 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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London creatives we want to hear from you!

To make our city a great home for creatives we need to understand the picture.

Help us map and understand where creative work is produced, made and manufactured by taking a short survey⬇️

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Cultural Infrastructure Survey 2025
Help us map where culture is produced and made in London The Mayor of London wants to understand more about spaces where creative work is produced, made and manufactured across the city—and we need y...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Streatham Hill Theatre is on our #TheatresAtRisk Register and this group is working tirelessly to find a way to bring it back into performance and community use

Go along to the online meeting to find out more
streathamhillt.bsky.social Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · Aug 20
Our next Campaign Meeting is on 8:00pm on Wednesday 27th August. We would love to talk to you! Details on how to join us on Zoom are here: https://streathamhilltheatre.org/events
August 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM