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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · 10d

We are delighted to announce that we have awarded £80k in grants to 12 community theatres through our Small Grants Programme with The Linbury Trust for projects to improve access, sustainability and audience experiences 🎉

Read more about the grants
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...

Group of young people outside of CYTO at The Shoestring

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · 16d

The wonderful Tyne Theatre and Opera House celebrates its birthday today, having first opened on this day in 1867 🎂

The auditorium structure remains the same as when it was first built and is one of the finest of its period.

📸 Ian Grundy

Historic theatre auditorium with blue seating

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations to HOME and Jon Matthews Architects for winning @news.architectsjournal.co.uk Retrofit & Reuse Award for Adaptive Reuse for the fantastic HOME Arches project

We were lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the space last year as part of our conference

#RetroFirst

Group of people on a guide tour of HOME Arches

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · 28d

We welcome Lisa Nandy's acknowledgement to CMS Committee that theatres need urgent capital funding after years of under-investment

We will continue working with government to identify how future capital funding can be targeted at theatres who need it most

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...

Exterior of The Lowry with tagline Need for capital investment

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy birthday @castindoncaster.bsky.social which opened #OnThisDay in 2013 🎂

We are proud to have been involved in establishing this wonderful arts centre and supporting it more recently with grants to improve its environmental sustainability ♻️

Exterior of Cast, a large modern arts centre.

Cast's auditorium with rows of bright red seats.

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 29

Fantastic to see Citizens Theatre in Glasgow reopened 🎉

It is a major project in which Theatres Trust has been closely involved over the past decade, including an Advisory review, planning application support and two small but significant grants

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...

Full audience in historic theatre auditorium at Citizens Theatre

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Justine Simons OBE @justinesimons.bsky.social · Aug 12

London creatives we want to hear from you!

To make our city a great home for creatives we need to understand the picture.

Help us map and understand where creative work is produced, made and manufactured by taking a short survey⬇️

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Cultural Infrastructure Survey 2025

Help us map where culture is produced and made in London The Mayor of London wants to understand more about spaces where creative work is produced, made and manufactured across the city—and we need y...

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 20

Streatham Hill Theatre is on our #TheatresAtRisk Register and this group is working tirelessly to find a way to bring it back into performance and community use

Go along to the online meeting to find out more

Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our next Campaign Meeting is on 8:00pm on Wednesday 27th August. We would love to talk to you! Details on how to join us on Zoom are here: https://streathamhilltheatre.org/events

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 20

Want to update your theatre's office furniture, but don't have the budget? We may be able to help...

University of Oxford has identified some surplus furniture to be recycled and it would great if it would go to good use in a theatre ♻️

Find out more
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 14

Be part of our transformation journey

We are looking for external expertise to help us with:
- External Services, Programmes and Public Perception
- Digital and Technological Infrastructure

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...

Performers on stage with their arms in the air. Text says Transformation Programme.

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 9

Good to see our friends @seasidenetwork.bsky.social on BBC News this morning with Tommy Cannon talking about piers.

Tommy mentioned the Joe Longthorne Theatre on Blackpool's North Pier, which is on our #TheatresAtRisk Register

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...

Joe Longthorne Theatre (former North Pier Pavilion)

An Art Deco pier pavilion in Blackpool dating from the 1930s, now one of only six operating pier theatres in the country.

www.theatrestrust.org.uk

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 7

Excellent news today for two #TheatresAtRisk 🎉

Morecambe Winter Gardens and Spilsby Sessions House receive funding through Historic England's Heritage at Risk Capital Fund to carry out vital work

We are proud support both on their journey towards revival

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...

Large historic auditorium of Morecambe Winter Gardens with ornate gold plasterwork on the ceiling and boxes.

Exterior of Spilsby Sessions House, a former gaol with a classical facade with columns.

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 6

Exciting opportunity to play an important role in the next step in @leiththeatre.bsky.social's journey towards revival

Leith Theatre is on our #TheatresAtRisk Register

www.leiththeatre.co.uk/news-feature...

Project Manager Required — Leith Theatre

Leith Theatre Trust is looking for an experienced Project Manager to help lead one of Edinburgh’s most exciting capital projects and support our second round National Lottery Heritage Fund application...

www.leiththeatre.co.uk

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 5

We've been advising King's Theatre in Southsea on its plans to integrate neighbouring shop units to improve its front-of-house space, make the theatre more accessible and create a second performance studio

Good news - planning permission has been granted

Side view of historic theatre auditorium, showing part of the stage with a dark red curtain, rows of bright red seats in the stalls and dress circle and balconies and box with cream and gold plasterwork.

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy Yorkshire Day

The UK’s largest historic county is home to a huge array of theatres. Here are a few that we've supported to through our Theatre Improvement Scheme in association with the Wolfson Foundation, which is now open for applications.

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...

Small historic auditorium of the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, N Yorks

Modern auditorium with rows of red seats at Cast in Doncaster

Full audience in large historic auditorium at Leeds Grand, viewed from the upper circle.

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jul 28

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Liverpool’s @unitytheatre.bsky.social is the winner of Seating’s Second Act, our partnership with Race Furniture

The seating revamp will improve audience experience + accessibility and increase flexible auditorium use

www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...

Two performers on stage in front of a full audience in the small auditorium of Unity Theatre. The graphic has the words Seating's Second Act in the top right corner and logos for Race Furniture and Theatres Trust in the bottom left corner.

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jul 25

🥳 Congratulations to this year's nominees for UK Theatre's Most Welcoming Theatre:

Birmingham Rep
Shakespeare North Playhouse and @royalderngate.bsky.social (the only one on BlueSky so a winner already)

the word congratulations is surrounded by confetti and fireworks

Alt: the word congratulations is surrounded by confetti and fireworks

media.tenor.com

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jul 18

🎭 It's been a while, but we've just updated our Theatres Starter Pack

Quite a range of new additions @theeat.bsky.social @crescenttheatre.bsky.social @stratfordeast.com @cambridgejunction.bsky.social @trplymouth.bsky.social @nationaltheatre.org.uk @mayflower.org.uk

bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jul 18

Of course, thanks for the nudge - it was overdue an update

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jul 11

🎭 Often hailed as the greatest actor ever, Laurence Olivier died on this day in 1989.

He was the first Director of the National Theatre, which paid tribute to him, naming its largest auditorium after him, and a statue of him in the role of Hamlet marks the way to the theatre

📸 Ian Grundy

Olivier Theatre auditorium at the National Theatre

Statue of Laurence Olivier in his role as Hamlet

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jul 10

📢 We sent out our monthly newsletter yesterday with news for theatres and updates on our work

Sign up here to stay up to date
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/newsletter

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happy #NationalSeasideDay 🏖️

Today we are celebrating a particular type of theatre – the pier theatre

An important part of seaside economies from 1860s but from WW2 many became neglected

There are now only 6 pier theatres left in the UK

@seasidenetwork.bsky.social

North Pier Theatre (now the Joe Longthorne Theatre) in Blackpool at dusk

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jun 30

Today is our Scottish birthday 🎂

#OnThisDay in 1978 Theatres Trust (Scotland) Act gave us our remit as a statutory consultee for applications relating to theatres/performance venues

But we also support Scottish theatre with advice, grants and through our #TheatreAtRisk list

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jun 26

🙏 Huge thanks @sohotheatre.bsky.social for hosting our team away day yesterday

A perfect example of the impact of our long-term work, Soho Theatre Walthamstow was the ideal setting for discussing our future plans to support the whole theatre sector

Group of people on stage at Soho Theatre Walthamstow

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Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Jun 24

Theatres Trust team is out and about today - a few of us are at UK Theatre conference and our Head of Buildings Claire is at the London Climate Action Week event

Say hi 👋 if you are at either event too

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