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Constellations by Nick Payne opens at the Vaudeville Theatre June 2021 April 9, 2021 Last updated: April 9, 2021 DONMAR WAREHOUSE ANNOUNCES WEST END REVIVAL OF CONSTELLATIONS WITH MULTIPLE CASTS, EXPERIMENTAL DIGITAL PROJECT ADULT CHILDREN, BLINDNESS UK TOUR, AND STREAMING OF LOCAL PRODUCTION ASSEMBLY WHILST VENUE UNDERGOES REFURBISHMENT Constellations West End Cast Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst will revive his acclaimed Royal Court, West End and Broadway production of ...

Outside the Story Museums courtyard “We couldn’t have weathered the Covid-19 storm without the support from emergency funding streams such as the Culture Recovery Fund and the sheer tenacity of our team. “And now we’re all hoping that we can chart a course to smoother waters ahead, once our galleries reopen later in May.” May 17 has been given as a date for public museums and galleries to reopen. At the museum, the Enchanted Library invites visitors to step inside iconic s...

Launch of the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2021 The 23rd Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, one of the largest and most prestigious awards for young poets aged 11-17 writing original works in English, opens today for entries from young writers aged 11-17. Run by The Poetry Society, with the generous support of the Foyle Foundation, the competition invites entries from both individual poets and schools anywhere in the world.  All entries are free and poems can be on any theme, and of a...

Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal THE UKs oldest working theatre in its original form has received a £20,000 grant to help it become more environmentally sustainable. Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal was given the funding through an initiative by Theatres Trust, in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, whereby £100,000 has been awarded to five venues across the country through its Theatre Improvement Scheme. The Georgian Theatre Royal will use its share of the funding to replace...

Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal THE UKs oldest working theatre in its original form has received a £20,000 grant to help it become more environmentally sustainable. Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal was given the funding through an initiative by Theatres Trust, in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, whereby £100,000 has been awarded to five venues across the country through its Theatre Improvement Scheme. The Georgian Theatre Royal will use its share of the funding to repl...

An ambitious £850,000 revamp of a South Lakes arts venue is due to be launched. Brewery Arts’ project aims to see the Kendal venue become the county’s first centre for cross artform innovation. Thanks to the refurbishment, Brewery Arts will be able to bring together film, live performance, hybrid and...

Published: 12:03 PM December 17, 2020    CPT has secured funding towards a major overhaul of its performance and foyer space - Credit: Camden Peoples Theatre A trio of shuttered theatres have been awarded government funds for building works during the pandemic. Jacksons Lane, currently closed for major refurbishment, was handed £415,000, The Roundhouse nearly £500,000 to install new seating, and Camden Peoples Theatre £211,000 towards its ambitious redevelopment. The Capital Kickstart g...

THE upcoming Shakespeare North Playhouse has been given a £3m boost as part of a government protection package for the cultural and heritage sector from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The playhouse, which is under construction in Prescot, has been successful in a bid for a Capital Kickstart Grant of £3m from the Government. The funding is part of the £1.57bn package established to protect the UK’s culture and heritage sector from the economic impact of COVID-19. T...

Global Grooves in Cultural Capital Kickstart funding success Date published: 13 December 2020 The Global Grooves complex has also been designated as the new Northern Carnival Centre Of Excellence by Arts Council England Global Grooves has announced that it has received further support from Arts Council England for its cultural capital project: transforming its current home The Vale, at Vale Mill at the top of Micklehurst Road in Mossley, to a purpose-built arts centre and the Northern Carn...