Tron Theatre
How Theatres Trust has supported Tron Theatre over the years.
Over the course of its long history, the Tron Kirk has been both a catholic and protestant church, a meeting room for Glasgow’s police force, and then from the 1980s, a theatre. The distinctive, blue-faced clock tower that is now one of Glasgow’s most recognisable landmarks was part of the original 1529 building.
When the Glasgow Theatre Club took over the disused church in 1980, the building was in dire need of restoration and initially performances were from the Victorian Bar until the main auditorium opened in 1982.
In 1986, Tron Theatre had the distinction of being the first theatre in Scotland to receive a grant from Theatres Trust. The funding was for vital repair work.
Fast forward to 2024 and once more Tron Theatre is the recipient of a notable grant from us. This time Tron was the 100th theatre to receive a grant from our Small Grants Programme with The Linbury Trust. The £5,000 grant was for a project to relocate its accessible toilet to an improved location. The project was part of a much larger, strategic commitment the Tron Theatre has to improve its building and levels of accessibility – and a fitting project to mark this significant milestone in Theatres Trust’s history.
This case study was produced as part of our Fifty@50 campaign to mark our 50th anniversary in 2026.
Photo credit: John Johnston