UK Theatres Small Grants Scheme Recipients
The UK Theatres Small Grants Scheme was a capital fund that ran from 2012 to 2020. Grants up to £5,000 were awarded to 77 theatre building improvement projects across the UK.
In response to the coronavirus crisis, we repurposed this scheme to support theatres to cover the additional costs of reopening after several months’ closure, including making adaptations for increased hygiene and social distancing measures. Please see Theatre Reopening Fund for further details.
With thanks
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Judy Craymer MBE and the Charles Michael Holloway Trust supported the UK Theatres Small Grants Scheme.
Recipients
Round 15 (May 2020)
Acorn, Penzance - £5,000 - window replacement
Hackney Empire, London - £5,000 - water pump upgrade
Montgomery Theatre, Sheffield - £5,000 - urgent roof repairs
Woodshed Theatre, The Story Museum, Oxford - £5,000 - audio induction loop for new theatre space
Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis - £3,300 - power upgrade to main theatre space
Round 14 (November 2019)
Accidental Theatre, Belfast - £5,000 - new wheelchair-accessible toilet
Little Theatre, Gateshead - £5,000 - reconfiguration / new rehearsal space
Swindon Dance - £5,000 – new automatic entrance doors
Unity Theatre, Liverpool - £5,000 - urgent roof repairs
Z-arts, Hulme - £5,000 - access and environment upgrade
Round 13 (April 2019)
Lyth Arts Centre - £5,000 - new biomass boiler system
Shoreditch Town Hall - £5,000 - urgent repairs to the northeast tower
The Poly, Falmouth - £5,000 - urgent roof and ceiling repairs
The Theatre Chipping Norton - £5,000 - urgent roof repairs
Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard - £5,000 - repairs to the building render
Lighthouse, Poole - £4,000 - new automatic entrance doors
Round 12 (August 2018)
Alnwick Playhouse - £5,000 - auditorium seating and accessibility improvements
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre - £5,000 - new entrance door draft barriers
Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre and Theatre - £5,000 - heating system replacement
Plaza Theatre, Romsey - £5,000 - stair lift replacement
Key Theatre, Peterborough - £2,500 - new hearing loop
Round 11 (April 2018)
Burnley Mechanics - £5,000 - new get-in lift
St George’s Theatre, Great Yarmouth - £5,000 - external directional signage upgrade
Studio 1A, Bangor Drama Club - £5,000 - reconfiguration / improved stage size and better link between front and back of house
Tron Theatre, Glasgow - £5,000 - newly accessible box office and bar
Purple Playhouse, Hove - £4,715 - accessible toilet repairs and improvements
Round 10 (August 2017)
Criterion Theatre, Coventry - £5,000 - asbestos removal
Farnham Maltings - £5,000 - existing lift upgrade and new lift installation
Acorn Theatre, Penzance - £5,000 - health and safety improvements
The Bear Pit, Stratford-upon-Avon - £5,000 - stage access improvements and new ventilation system
Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol - £4,635 - new dimmer room
Citizens Theatre, Glasgow - £4,320 - work to clear the ceiling void
Round 9 (February 2017)
Carnegie Theatre and Arts Centre, Workington - £5,000 - new automatic sliding entrance doors
Grand Pavilion, Matlock Bath - £5,000 - roof repairs and new rainwater management system
Leatherhead Theatre - £5,000 - urgent external building repairs
Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington - £4,462 - urgent external building repairs and lighting upgrade
The Place Theatre, Bedford - £3,335 - stage and backstage access improvements
Round 8 (May 2016)
Friargate Theatre, York - £5,000 - flood prevention measures
Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis - £5,000 - urgent external repairs
Theatre Royal Winchester - £5,000 - urgent external repairs to roof and façade
Tron Theatre, Glasgow - £5,000 - urgent roof repairs
Bridgwater Arts Centre - £2,980 - urgent roof repairs
Round 7 (September 2015)
The Boo, Waterfoot- £5,000 - entrance accessibility
Pendle Hippodrome, Colne - £5,000 - new roof
Theatre Royal Dumfries - £5,000 - new front and side entrance doors
Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol - £5,000 - reconfiguration / new dressing room
Upfront Arts Theatre, Penrith - £4,000 - reconfiguration / new staircase
Round 6 (January 2015)
Dunoon Burgh Hall - £5,000 - new stage lift for staff and performers
People’s Theatre, Newcastle - £5,000 - asbestos removal
Polka Theatre, London - £5,000 - heating and cooling system upgrade
Actors Workshop, Halifax - £4,020 - roof and gutter repairs
Little Angel Theatre, London - £3,700 - roof repairs
Round 5 (July 2014)
Blackpool Grand Theatre - £5,000 - front and side entrance doors repairs
Players Theatre, Thame - £5,000 - stage improvements
Shanklin Theatre, Isle of Wight - £5,000 - external brickwork repairs
Theatre Royal, Stratford East - £5,000 - repair and restoration of safety curtain
Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells - £5,000 - external brickwork repairs
Round 4 (January 2014)
Alnwick Playhouse - £5,000 - urgent roof repairs
Beccles Public Hall and Theatre - £5,000 - stage upgrade and roof repairs
Hoxton Hall, London - £5,000 - restoration of upper balcony
Tara Arts, London - £5,000 - new fire-proof acoustic doors into performance space
Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford - £5,000 - new automatic sliding entrance doors
Round 3 (July 2013)
Malt Cross Music Hall, Nottingham - £5,000 - restoration of auditorium
Mill Theatre, Thurso - £5,000 - roof repairs
Playhouse, Preston - £5,000 - roof insulation upgrade
Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate - £4,636 - repairs to the external terrace / balcony
Round 2 (January 2013)
Bush Theatre, London - £5,000 - boiler and heating system upgrade
Robin Hood Theatre, Newark - £5,000 - new electrics
Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells - £5,000 - external stonework repairs
Hackney Empire, London - £4,934 - roof and façade repairs
Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens - £2,500 - external promotional signage box upgrade
Bacup Royal Court - £2,200 - backstage repairs
Round 1 (October 2012)
Liverpool Royal Court - £5,000 - replacement safety curtain
Sleaford Playhouse - £5,000 - roof and window replacement
Wiltons Music Hall, London - £5,000 - floor repairs to reinstate former orchestra pit
Soho Theatre, London - £5,000 - new automatic swing entrance door
Oldham Coliseum - £2,500 - accessible box office