Deadline: 16-Jan-26
The Theatres Trust is seeking proposals for its Small Grant Programme to support small projects that make a big impact to a theatres resilience, sustainability, accessibility or improving the diversity of audiences.
This scheme will prioritise improvements to theatre buildings to protect live performance use and remove barriers to participation and attendance. Priority will also be given to projects where the grant is the sole external funder and/or achievable within the total fund awarded. The fund is intended to support:
- improvements and repairs to building fabric
- purchase of key plant and machinery
- purchase of capital items that improve physical access and the audience/participant experience
- purchase of equipment to improve digital access.
Funding Information
- This scheme provides grants of up to £7,500 for essential works to enable not-for-profit theatres across the UK to be viable and thrive in the future.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, venues must:
- Be a not-for-profit organisation. This can include local authorities or Town and Borough Councils that own and/or operate a venue.
- Present at least 30 performances of live public performance (theatre, dance, comedy, musicals) each year.
- Have a lease with at least five years left to run.
- Have the permission of the property owner to do the work required.
- They welcome applications from theatre venues across the UK that meet these criteria, whether voluntarily or professionally run.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They cannot fund:
- Venues that are primarily cinemas or music venues.
- Works that have already started or are due to start before a decision about our funding is made.
- Revenue costs, including loss of earnings, staff time and training costs.
- Loss of income related to project installation.
- The cost of building surveys or reports.
- Individuals are not eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Theatres Trust.
