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The BBC Concert Orchestra has partnered with the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University to give students world-class performance, composition, and production experiences. The partnership will also reach schools and local communities

NEW workshops, exciting outreach projects, additional digital resources and a Youth Festival Day are just some of the schemes being planned by staff and volunteers at Taunton’s Brewhouse Theatre after securing a £97,000 grant from the Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund. The theatre has been closed since January 6 and is unlikely to fully re-open until the end of June at the earliest, although some socially distanced events will take place from May 18. The grant will help the theatre...

TAUNTONS Brewhouse Theatre is looking to shape its plans for the future, helped by the results of a survey carried out last month. Theatre and music are the main reasons people have visited the theatre in the past, with the majority of respondents to the survey saying the café, films and comedy have also tempted them to visit. The survey also revealed that comedy, film, drama and music, plus better parking, an improved food and drink offering, and a more welcoming reception area would en...

Well, the Taunton theatre is looking for peoples views to help develop their five-year plan. The survey will aim to find out whether residents are supporters of the arts, or whether they avoid the theatre - and why. Amy Bere, chief executive of the theatre, said: “We have a superb core of Brewhouse members and supporters and while we would like to know what more we can do to engage with them, it’s also vitally important we find out how to connect with those who currently don’t use t...