Great British Theatres Awards - entries now open
We are thrilled to announce that entries are now open for the Great British Theatres Awards
Celebrating the theatre buildings and spaces where extraordinary performances come to life and communities gather to connect 🏆
Find out more and please share
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Performer on stage facing an auditorium of people standing up.
Happy #LiveComedyDay🎤
Join us in wishing Live Comedy Day good luck on its launch as it spotlights the brilliant people and places that bring happiness, joy, and laughter to our communities through live performance.
📸: Soho Theatre Walthamstow, David Levene
#Theatre #Comedy #LivePerformance
Small stage with large lit-up LED heart with lights and disco ball hanging from the ceiling.
Happy #WorldTheatreDay ❤️
Today we join our theatre friends around the world to celebrate the magic of live theatre.
From historic theatres to found performance spaces, pop up venues to pub theatres, we’re here to help to protect theatres of all forms.
Image: Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
Empty three-tiered thrust stage theatre auditorium with lighting rig visible and backstage curtain lifted.
Happy #ShakespeareWeek 🎭️
Today marks the start of Shakespeare Week, an annual celebration organised by @shakespearebtrust.bsky.social
To celebrate, we’re sharing a snapshot from behind the scenes at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
#Shakespeare #Theatre #RSC
📸: Ian Grundy
Exterior façade of a Victorian theatre.
Happy Birthday to London’s Criterion Theatre which opened its doors on this day in 1874🎉
📸 : Ian Grundy
#LondonTheatre #Criterion #WestEnd #HistoricTheatre
Circular decorative floral plasterwork in pink, green, and gold on a historic theatre auditorium ceiling.
Decorative botanical plasterwork including flowers and fruit in a historic theatre.
Gold floral decorative plasterwork in a historic theatre.
As spring comes into bloom, we thought we’d share some fabulous florals of our own. Can you guess where this beautiful bouquet has been picked from? 💐
Well done if you guessed Margate Theatre Royal.
Read more about the Theatre Royal here 👉️ www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...
📸 : Ian Grundy
Great British Theatres Awards
Introducing the Great British Theatres Awards 📢
To celebrate our 50th anniversary, we've launched a new awards programme, dedicated to the theatre buildings and spaces where extraordinary performances come to life and communities connect
Find out more www.theatrestrust.org.uk/about-us/gre...
Did not realise #ThatchThursday was a thing! Thanks for sharing
Exterior of a timber framed barn with a thatched roof.
Happy #InternationalWomensDay
To celebrate we're shining a spotlight on the Barn Theatre in Kent, opened by theatre-maker Edith Craig who campaigned for women's rights throughout her life.
Credit: "Thatched Barn Theatre - geograph.org.uk - 1276161" by JThomas is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
We've contributed to Historic England's blog with a piece on England's oldest theatres 🎭
A question to which there isn't an easy answer, but hopefully sparks some discussion - and highlights some amazing buildings along the way 🏛️
heritagecalling.com/2026/03/05/t...
One week to go before the first of these webinars.
Still time to book your free place www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/event...
The word 'Theatres Trust' are written in black, alongside a 3D version of the Letter T which is white with orange and red shadow on the side.
🎭 @theatrestrust.bsky.social are looking for a People and Operations Coordinator for a period of maternity cover.
Closing - 09 Mar
Location - London
££ - £32.5K FTE
disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...
Excellent news 🎉
Leith Theatre is on our #TheatresAtRisk list but this additional funding is an incredible boost and will help secure its long-term future
We hope that other local authorities considering tourist taxes will follow Edinburgh by reinvesting in culture infrastructure
Theatre auditorium with a woman in the orchestra pit. Quote text says Cannock Chase Council made the right decision in voting against the Cabinet’s proposal, which – if approved - would have brought the much-loved Prince of Wales Theatre one step closer to demolition. Theatres Trust is still committed to offering its expert services to Cannock Chase Council
A potential lifeline for the Prince of Wales Theatre?
Cannock Chase Council voted against the proposed update to the capital programme for local regeneration works, which, if approved, would have brought the theatre one step closer to demolition.
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Historic theatre in a semi-derelict state but its former glory can still be seen.
Some good news from @salfordvictoria.bsky.social 🎉
With our support, the group has successfully applied to @archhfund.org.uk for a project viability grant and has registered as a charity
Significant steps towards bringing this theatre back into use
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Audience taking their seats in a small theatre with wording "Applying to our Small Grants Programme - webinar"
Not-for-profit theatres 🎭
Interested in applying to our Small Grants Programme? Grants of up to £7.5k for access, sustainability and viability projects
Find out more about what we are looking for at our webinar on 18 February
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/event...
In the bitterest of ironies, the council will use Levelling Up funding, secured to upgrade the theatre, to pay for its demolition...
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
#TheatresAtRisk
Auditorium with pink seats, viewed from the stage. There is a woman in the orchestra pit looking at a sheet of music.
First post of 2026 and unfortunately it isn't a happy one...
Cannock Chase Council is going ahead with its plans to demolish Prince of Wales Theatre, which we added to our #TheatresAtRisk list at the start of 2025
Full details here www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Theatres Trust Christmas Appeal. Be a STAR and help theatres thrive
Panto season is in full swing, but theatres are facing tough times
Can you help keep them open and thriving?
Please donate to our Christmas Appeal this year
checkout.justgiving.com/gmod48xwho
Happy #PantoDay from Theatres Trust 🎭
Pantos are so important to UK theatres
The panto is where most of us get our first introduction to the wonders of theatre
And the income from pantos support theatres' work through the rest of the year
Exterior of Stephen Joseph Theatre at night with bright street lights
Exterior of Lighthouse with a tree in the foreground
Small World Theatre, a distinctive small red building
Exterior of East Kilbride Arts Centre with greenery by the doorway
We are delighted to have awarded c£170,000 from our Theatre Improvement Scheme with the Wolfson Foundation to 11 theatres on their journey towards reducing their environmental impact 💚
@thesjt.bsky.social @arcolatheatre.bsky.social @oldvictheatre.bsky.social
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
Fisheye lens image of historic Blackpool Grand auditorium with blue seats and gold balconies.
Happy #LancashireDay to all the Lancastrian theatres and theatre folk
@burnleyempire.bsky.social @grandtheatrebpl.bsky.social @thedukeslancaster.bsky.social @theoldelectric.bsky.social
Any other Lancaster venues here?
Group of young performers on stage with arms in the air with caption Give us your feedback
Your feedback matters 📢
Theatres Trust is conducting a short survey to understand how our services are used and valued across the theatre sector
Your responses will inform how we support theatres and communities 🎭
Deadline: 30 November
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/TheatresTr...
We're proud to be a Living Age Employer committed to paying a wage based on the real cost of living. Living Wage Employer
Like all arts organisations, our people are our greatest asset
Theatres Trust is proud to have paid a living wage for a number of years now, but we've recently signed up officially to be part of the @livingwageuk.bsky.social community
Hope more theatres can get on board
#LivingWageWeek
Auditorium of Burnley Empire in a state of disrepair but with signs of its former glory still remaining
Large grand auditorium of Morecambe Winter Gardens with an ornate ceiling and boxes, flat floor and a person on stage with their arms in the air.
Circle seating at Hulme Hippodrome with walls and plasterwork in distinctive shades of red and purple
Exterior of Leith Theatre, a grand stone building in the classical style.
Highlighting some amazing #TheatresAtRisk on #EuropeanHistoricTheatresDay
Burnley Empire, Morecambe Winter Gardens, Leith Theatre and Hulme Hippodrome
Read more about our work with these theatres and others on the Theatres at Risk Register
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...
Reminder - tomorrow is #HistoricEuropeanTheatresDay
Looking forward to hearing about your favourite historic theatres
#HistoricTheatresDay
Magazines and leaflets with Theatres Trust logo and text Communications and Marketing Coordinator Full time Permanent Salary £32,000 + benefits
📢 Join our team - Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Help us tell Theatres Trust’s story, and the stories of the theatres we support, to a wider audience
Deadline: Mon 24 Nov
Please share with anyone who may fit the bill
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
#ArtsJobs #CommsJobs
Band on stage in front of a full audience in a small theatre. Text reads "Webinar - Regional Theatres: Reflections on Resilience and Community Engagement, 21 November 2025, 12 to 1pm"
📅 Regional Theatres: Reflections on Resilience and Community Engagement
Join us on Friday 21 Nov for a free webinar looking at different models and practices for local community engagement, or different forms of resilience and its impact
Book your place www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/event...
Crowd of people outside of Oxford Playhouse
Happy anniversary to @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social which opened on this day in 1938 🎂
We've supported this theatre to be more sustainable (and warmer in the winter) with two grants in recent years to install secondary glazing and air curtains ♻️
📸 Geraint Lewis
Group of people on stage looking out onto a historic theatre auditorium
Dress circle level of seats in a historic theatre
Exterior of a red brick theatre with a glass-front cafe at ground floor level.
Happy anniversary to the wonderful @royalcourtliv.bsky.social which first opened on this day in 1938 🎉
It is a theatre we've supported capital project advice, planning application and grants over the years
Read more www.theatrestrust.org.uk/how-we-help/...
