Our Corporate Supporters

The generosity of our Corporate Supporters makes a huge contribution to our work, enabling us to provide advice and support to theatres and campaign for theatres at risk.

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8build Limited

8build is a group of highly experienced construction professionals with many years’ experience in performing arts projects. We offer solutions for procuring and successfully delivering fit out, new build, refurbishment and restoration projects.
ADB Stagelight SASU

ADB is a reference brand in the professional lighting industry, with special focus on the theatre and TV studio applications. Founded in 1920, the company produces dimmers, luminaires and lighting control desks.
Aedas Arts Team

Aedas Arts Team leads the way in creating innovative architecture to support and facilitate the arts. We design for new buildings and the restoration of some of the country’s finest historic theatres.
Albany Theatre

The Albany Theatre is an art deco, 620-seat proscenium arch stage theatre based in Coventry, West Midlands. The theatre’s vision is Arts for Life, a programme of events and performances to promote wellbeing, community cohesion and active citizenship.
Alexandra Park & Palace

Built as a Victorian entertainment complex in 1873 and now Grade II listed, it houses the historic television studios converted by the BBC in 1936. The East Court and Victorian Theatre are being restored and will re-open to audiences in summer 2018.
Allies and Morrison

Allies and Morrison is a leading designer of cultural, arts and creative venues, including the refurbishment of the Festival Hall, the expansion of Shakespeare’s Globe, and performance buildings for RADA, the Roundhouse, and Manchester University.
Ambassador Theatre Group

Founded in 1992, ATG is now the world’s number one live-theatre company with 45 venues in the UK, the US and Australia and a production company in Germany. As an international award-winning producer, ATG creates work across the entertainment spectrum.
Artifax

Artifax software is designed by industry experts for managing performing arts venues and events. Our browser-delivered applications are used by theatres, concert halls and festivals worldwide for room booking, resource scheduling and artistic programming.
Arup

Arup is the specialist designer of some of the world’s most loved performing arts buildings. We are proud to be a trusted, passionate and experienced partner with a signature holistic approach, helping our clients to deliver extraordinary experiences.
Association of British Theatre Technicians

The ABTT is a charity with membership open to anyone with an interest in theatre design and technology. The Association provides education and promotes excellence in both theatre design and the technical presentation of theatrical works.
Audio Light Systems

Audio Light Systems Ltd. has been providing audio, visual, lighting, electrical, rigging and specialist schemes for over a decade. We provide equipment, installations and designs to contractors, end users and consultants.
Belgrade Theatre

The Belgrade Theatre was built in 1958 as part of the reconstruction of Coventry after World War II. It is one of the largest regional producing theatres in Britain. 2007 saw the completion of a major capital project, including a 300 seat second space.
Bennetts Associates

Bennetts Associates is a leading UK architecture practice with expertise in cultural projects, higher education and workplace. The design approach thrives on common ground between these sectors and creates sustainable buildings that bring people together.
BuroHappold

BuroHappold Engineering is a multi-disciplinary engineering and strategic consultancy for the built environment. With over 30 years’ experience in performing arts projects, BuroHappold has a depth and breadth of knowledge that is second-to-none.
Charcoalblue

Charcoalblue is the world’s leading theatre, acoustics and digital design consultancy. Founded in 2004, they have grown to a team of more than sixty working across five international studios including London, Bristol, Glasgow, New York and Melbourne.
Chichester Festival Theatre

Situated between the South Downs and the sea, Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK’s flagship producing theatres renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young people.
Claypaky

Claypaky is part of the multinational company Osram and a worldwide reference brand in the professional lighting industry. Claypaky lights are used in top productions in the theatre, television, live events, the fashion world, fairs and exhibitions.
Cumbernauld Theatre

A vibrant, community engaging theatre delivering a year round programme of produced, co-produced and touring shows alongside a broad range of creative learning and community participatory projects with children, young people and adults.
Darlington Hippodrome

Darlington Hippodrome first opened its doors in 1907. Deeply rooted in the local community, the theatre has recently undergone a spectacular £13.7 million Heritage Lottery Funded restoration. The theatre officially re-opened on 17 November 2017.
De Matos Ryan

Founded in 1999, De Matos Ryan bridges the gap between artistic and technical innovation in design and the commercial realities of development. The practice has recently completed the refurbishment of Sadler’s Wells and York Theatre Royal.
Derwent London

Derwent London PLC owns a portfolio of commercial real estate predominantly in central London and is the largest London-focused real estate investment trust. We are well known for our focus on design and anticipating tenant and community requirements.
Drama By Design

A modern, forward thinking theatre consultancy offering design advice and technical specification for theatre and drama/TV/recording studios. Clients include schools, universities and professional theatres. We work on new and refurbishment projects.
EM Acoustics

EM Acoustics takes simplicity to a new level, creating market-leading passive loudspeaker products. EM Acoustics products can be found in prestigious venues such as the National Theatre and the Royal Albert Hall.
ETC

ETC manufactures lighting and rigging equipment for theatrical and architectural applications. Its award-winning products include Source Four lighting fixtures, the ColorSource family, Eos lighting control systems and Unison architectural control.
Everyman & Playhouse

Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse make up a single engine for creative excellence and artistic adventure. In 2017, the Everyman reinstated a successful and award-winning repertory company – its first in 25 years.
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

The earliest surviving Frank Matcham theatre – originally the Opera House. Now a fully restored 670-seat receiving venue with a 60 seat Studio Theatre, extensive education programme and production company.
Foster Wilson Architects

Foster Wilson Architects is a leading architectural practice with an international reputation for the design of cultural buildings and creative spaces. We offer expert advice to help our clients achieve innovative design solutions.
GDS

Established in 2004 GDS is an award winning UK manufacturer with a Head Office and manufacturing facility in Bristol, and a distribution network in over 31 countries, offering a diverse range of technology based products for theatres.
Georgian Theatre Royal

Britain’s oldest working theatre in its original form. It was fully restored and extended in 2003 and offers a varied live performance programme. The Georgian Theatre Royal Experience is open for guided historical tours including a newly renovated museum.
Glantre Engineering

We provide Entertainment Technology solutions to the global entertainment industry. Projects include a large-scale audio-visual connectivity solution for the Four Seasons Hotel in Bahrain and Stage Engineering solutions for the Royal Academy of Music.
Grand Opera House, Belfast

Belfast’s Grand Opera House presents an outstanding programme of musicals, plays, ballet, opera, comedy, dance, locally created work, family shows, and stages one of the most successful pantomimes in the UK. Over 275,000 people attended events in 2016.
The Grand Theatre Blackpool

The Grand Theatre was built by Frank Matcham in 1894. Saved from demolition in 1981 by a passionate group of local supporters, this beautiful venue is a wonder of restoration and revival: a local resource of national significance.
GVA Acuity

Our expertise includes strategic advice, feasibility studies, project management and planning, assembling project teams, budget management and procurement. Projects include the Stirling Prize winning Everyman Theatre and the Shaftesbury Theatre flytower.
Harlequin Floors

Harlequin Floors is the trusted name in floors for the performing arts. Not only do we build and refurbish stage floors, we manufacture a wide range of roll out vinyl stage surfaces and a system of reconfigurable sprung floors for dance and theatre.
Haworth Tompkins

Stirling Prize winning Architects with an international reputation for the design of theatres like the Liverpool Everyman, the National Theatre, the Young Vic, the Royal Court, the Bush, the NT Shed and The Bridge.
Hawthorn

We are creative technical event production experts. It’s our job to make your events look and sound amazing. After 28 years in the business, we really know our stuff. Using the very latest in event technology, we create spectacular technical productions.
Hayles & Howe

Hayles & Howe are ornamental plasterers with a long history of theatre restoration. Hayles & Howe have assisted in the development of the ABTT guidelines on Theatre Inspections and can carry out compliant base line surveys and rolling maintenance.
HQ Theatres & Hospitality

HQT&H provides first class entertainment and exceptional customer service through high quality live programmes and the successful operation of UK theatres and cultural venues, including multi-purpose concert, conference and hospitality events programmes.
Integro Insurance Brokers Ltd

Integro provides insurance for a variety of events across the entertainment world. We advise over 130 theatres and venues in the UK, ranging from fringe theatres to many in the West End. And because you operate around the clock, we’re always available.
Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain

The LTG has been in existence since 1946 to represent the views of amateur theatres across the UK. Membership is open to amateur theatres that own or lease their theatre premises. We currently have 114 member theatres.
M Bradbrook Electrical Services

A JIB, ECA Contractor providing consulting design contracting services. M Bradbrook has extensive experience in the theatre sector undertaking works for prestigious West End theatres including Palace and Queens Theatre.
Max Fordham

Theatres bring unique challenges for engineers, from considerations of thermal comfort to acoustics, lighting to ventilation. They are a type of building we love working with. Our projects include the Theatre Royal Glasgow and Wilton’s Music Hall.
Momentum

An award-winning civil and structural engineering practice. Everything we do demonstrates our creative thinking; it’s clever and pragmatic and beautifully functional. Our projects include adaptable theatres and spectacular stage sets.
Mousetrap Productions and the St. Martin's and Ambassadors Theatres

Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen and Andrew Mills manage the St. Martin’s Theatre and the Ambassadors Theatre, both listed buildings. The St. Martin’s is the current home of the world’s longest running play, The Mousetrap, now in its 66th year.
Nederlander

Nederlander is now in its 105th year and 3rd generation of family ownership, management and production of live entertainments. It owns 27 theatres (London – Dominion, Aldwych and Adelphi) and is among the biggest producers of theatre shows in the world.
New Mills Art Theatre

A unique, 500 seat theatre for the entire community, by the community. We are a volunteer-based organisation promoting quality community theatre experiences by providing educational opportunities and entertainment in the theatrical arts.
New Vic Theatre

The New Vic was built in 1986 as Europe's first purpose-built theatre-in-the-round. Our theatre programme engages over 150,000 people each year and is complemented by an award-winning community programme, education work and an arts engagement programme.
Nimax Theatres

Formed in 2005 by producers Nica Burns OBE & Max Weitzenhoffer, Nimax Theatres currently owns and operates 6 West End Theatres. In 2012, they received planning permission for their new theatre at the top of Charing Cross Road.
Ornate Interiors

Specialist plastering company with over 25 years’ experience. We can help execute theatre restorations to award winning standards including undertaking ceiling inspections. Completed projects include Hammersmith Apollo and Stockport Plaza.
Philips Entertainment Lighting

A leading provider of professional entertainment luminaires, control and dimming for theatre, television, events & concert touring. Philips Entertainment Lighting is dedicated to delivering innovative end-user-driven products and solutions.
Plann

Plann offers specialist Project Management to clients running cultural capital projects. We recently opened The Bridge Theatre as Project Director and Project Manager. Other clients include The Old Vic, Bristol Old Vic, The Bush and Sadler’s Wells.
Purcell

As architects, designers and heritage leaders, clients come to us when they need to make sense of complex scenarios involving conservation, funding, planning and building new spaces. Clients include Theatre Royal Haymarket and St George’s Hall, Liverpool.
Really Useful Theatres Group

Really Useful Theatres Group owns and manages seven West End Theatres including the London Palladium and Theatre Royal Drury Lane. All are large scale musical houses except The Other Palace which is a smaller venue and a creative hub for new musicals.
Robolights

We design, develop & manufacture innovative technical products for the theatre and live event industry around the globe, specialising in one-off and custom products. Our clients include Regional & West End Theatres, Performing Arts & Educational Centres.
Royal & Derngate

The main venue for arts and entertainment in Northamptonshire, last year engaging over 474,000 people. Some of the biggest names and shows on tour can be enjoyed here, alongside an award-winning Made in Northampton programme of in house produced work.
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Higher education conservatoire. With over 60 academic staff, Central has the largest grouping of drama/theatre/performance specialists in the UK, an active research culture and is a hub for the theatre and performance industries.
SeatPlan.com

SeatPlan allows users to find the best theatre seats at the right price. Featuring interactive seating plans, photos and reviews, SeatPlan offers tickets and expert seating guides for shows and theatres in London and across the UK.
Shanklin Theatre

In 2010, Isle of Wight Council voted to close Shanklin Theatre. Subsequently, Shanklin Theatre Limited was formed to operate the venue. The Friends of Shanklin Theatre provide the mainstay of staff to run and manage the Grade II listed, 615-seat theatre.
The Society for Theatre Research

The STR is for all those with an interest in British theatre and performance. It publishes books and a journal, puts on a series of lectures, acts as an advisory body on theatrical matters, offers research grants and hosts an annual Theatre Book Prize.
Stage Electrics

We are a specialist supplier, installer and systems integrator, offering a wide range of technical equipment and services to theatres. Our experienced teams are able to project manage, install and commission complex projects to the highest standards.
Theatreplan

Theatreplan create and deliver incredible performance spaces around the world. Based in London, Sydney and Hong Kong, we work with clients to provide leading-edge solutions in theatre and technical planning, that bring performances to life.
Theatre Projects

With over 1500 projects in 80 countries worldwide, we use our innovative skills through creativity, experience and understanding of the bigger picture to bring to life the arts for your audience, artists and community.
Theatre Royal Bath

With over half a million visitors every year, the Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham are two of the UK's most successful touring venues, offering a diverse programme of events, workshops and projects involving the local community.
Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

With over half a million visitors every year, the Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham are two of the UK's most successful touring venues, offering a diverse programme of events, workshops and projects involving the local community.
Theatre Royal Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

Newcastle Theatre Royal is a Grade I listed theatre. Its 1837 façade is regarded as one of the finest in the UK and its 1901 auditorium is by Frank Matcham. The theatre has an annual audience of over 400,000 and each year presents over 400 performances.
Theatre Royal Plymouth

A cultural centre for the South West, specialising in the production of new plays, alongside producing musicals and drama. TRP has a broad and significant Creative Learning programme and an award winning waterfront Production and Learning Centre, TR2.
Theatre Royal Wakefield

The smallest surviving Matcham theatre. A producing and receiving house attracting 80k visitors a year and touring the UK alongside the John Godber Co. The Centre For Creativity, a brand new studio theatre, cafe and learning facility, opens Spring 2018.
Triple E

Triple E combines engineering expertise with a desire to streamline the world of theatre track systems. Our systems and custom designed equipment have a reputation for simple design, rugged construction and ease of installation.
University of Huddersfield, Drama Department

Our courses focus on exploring the broad church of contemporary drama, theatre and performance work. Practical and theoretical investigation will give you a deep insight into how drama, theatre and performance is created and received.
Unusual

Unusual is the UK’s most experienced provider of rigging and stage engineering solutions. We design and source the best solutions for each project, whether a stage elevator system, flying system or tension wire grid.
UK Theatre

UK Theatre is the leading membership organisation for theatre and the performing arts. Members benefit from access to a range of professional services, high quality training, events and networking opportunities.
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Theatre and Performance

The national collection of performing arts material, documenting both current and historical practice. View our collections by appointment at the V&A’s Blythe House, on display in our permanent gallery at the V&A, and through touring exhibitions.
Wrightsure Performers Insurance

Wrightsure Insurance Group’s entertainment division, Performers, handles 800+ clients and have our own market-leading Performing Arts Insurance policy, exclusive to us and cannot be accessed by any other insurance brokers. Recommended by the ITC.

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