Theatre Royal Plymouth to receive £700,000 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
More than £100 million has been awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country including Theatre Royal Plymouth in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced today.
Theatre Royal Plymouth is the South West’s principal centre for performing arts and has an extensive education and community engagement programme that reaches thousands annually. This latest award will allow them to continue their work in local communities and bring outstanding theatre to the South West.
The third round of funding will support organisations from all corners of the sector as they deal with ongoing reopening challenges, ensuring they can thrive in better times ahead.
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said: “Culture is for everyone and should therefore be accessible to everyone, no matter who they are and where they’re from.
“Through unprecedented government financial support, the Culture Recovery Fund is supporting arts and cultural organisations so they can continue to bring culture to communities the length and breadth of the country, supporting jobs, boosting local economies and inspiring people.”
Over £1.2 billion has already been awarded from the unprecedented Culture Recovery Fund, supporting around 5000 individual organisations and sites across the country
ranging from local museums to West End theatres, grassroots music venues to festivals, and organisations in the cultural and heritage supply-chains.
Adrian Vinken, CEO of Theatre Royal Plymouth said: “We’re very grateful to receive this investment from the third round of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund.It enables us to maintain our creative programme that supports our local communities and theatre-makers; and continue the work to build back our audiences safely for our packed programme of live performances..
“Thank you to DCMS and Arts Council England for this fantastic news today, it is a great relief to us, for Plymouth and the cultural landscape of the far south-west and it continues to demonstrates that the government clearly recognises the great economic, social and creative value of an organisation like Theatre Royal Plymouth to this city and region.”
Darren Henley, Chief Executive, Arts Council England, said: “This continued investment from the Government on an unprecedented scale means our theatres, galleries, music venues, museums and arts centres can carry on playing their part in bringing visitors back to our high streets, helping to drive economic growth, boosting community pride and promoting good health. It’s a massive vote of confidence in the role our cultural organisations play in helping us all to lead happier lives”.
