Deadline: 17-Jan-25
The Theatres Trust’s Small Grants Programme, supported by The Linbury Trust, funds small projects that make a big impact to a theatre’s resilience, sustainability, accessibility or improving the diversity of audiences.
Focus Areas
- This scheme will prioritise improvements to buildings that protect theatre use and remove barriers to participation and attendance. 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
- The maximum amount of a grant from Theatres Trust is £5,000.
Eligible Projects
- Eligible projects include small capital works, the installation of key plant and machinery and works which make theatre buildings digital-ready.
Ineligible Costs
- 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 their funding is made.
- Revenue costs, including training costs.
- Loss of income related to project installation.
- The cost of building surveys or reports.
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.
For more information, visit Theatres Trust.