100 grant milestone for Small Grants Programme with The Linbury Trust
Tron Theatre in Glasgow is the 100th recipient as the scheme awards grants to 20 more theatres in its seventh round.
Glasgow’s Tron Theatre is the 100th theatre to receive a grant our Small Grants Programme with The Linbury Trust. It receives a £5,000 grant for a project to relocate its accessible toilet to an improved location.
This marks the seventh round of the Small Grants programme, with 20 theatres receiving grants of up to £5,000 each totalling £96,242. This takes the total number of grants awarded through the scheme to 112 since the scheme began in 2021.
The Small Grants Programme help theatres to improve their sustainability, access and viability.
Along with Tron, this round is supporting accessibility schemes at The Institute Braintree, Guide Bridge Theatre in Greater Manchester and Macrobert Arts Centre in Sterling.
The Boardwalk Old Sheriff Court, Glasgow; The Chipping Norton Theatre; Finborough Theatre, London; MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton; Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells and Worthing Pavilion Theatre all receive funding for projects that will improve their environmental sustainability.
Buxton Opera House; Chisenhale Dance Space, London; South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell; York Theatre Royal and YouthAction Northern Ireland, Belfast have been awarded grants to upgrade essential equipment.
The scheme also supports building improvements and essential repairs with Hoxton Hall, London; Omnibus Theatre, London; Royal Court Theatre, London; Royal Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Seaford Little Theatre receiving funding in this round.
Download the press release to find out more about each grant recipient.
The next round of the Small Grants Programme is currently open for applications with a deadline of of noon on Friday 17 January 2025.