Crowdfunder launched for Palace Theatre

The charity GO! are calling out to people and business’ in Plymouth and Devon to help them raise funds to carry out the first phase of lighting and electrical work in the Palace Theatre before Christmas.

The Charity has been given the green light to carry out the work and now GO! Palace are keen to push ahead to be ready for its first concert in decades.

We need people to share this campaign far and wide so we can reach our target of £15,000 in 6 weeks – even a small pledge would make all the difference in reaching our target. The crowdfunder can be found at http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/gopalaceplymouth

Getting the first stages of the lighting and electrical work ready for the Christmas concert at the Palace Theatre in Plymouth is key to welcoming the 200+ choir and orchestra members who have come forward to perform an evening of popular Christmas songs, carols and orchestral music that will be conducted by Plymouth University Graduate, Marcus Alleyne. The beginning of the new house lighting will really kick start the restoration work in the main theatre area and we are calling on Plymouth to help make this happen!

Due to the overwhelming response from people wanting to attend the Christmas charity event GO! are working hard to move forward the downstairs restoration work. Your pledge will enable this to happen!

Faith Sanderson from GO! quoted “Bringing music back to this building is going to be an extraordinary experience and one that will be remembered. Anyone who has walked or driven past this iconic building on Union Street will know just how incredibly important it is to the regeneration of Union Street and the local area.”

Listed as number one in the UK’s top 10 Most at Risk Theatres, getting the restoration work done is important to secure the buildings future in Plymouth so it can become a truly unique space for the community to enjoy. Remaining empty since 2006 the building inside and out has deteriorated significantly and, unless a group stepped in, the building would be beyond repair... this is where GO! Great Opportunities Together stepped in with its GO! Palace Plymouth project.

Phase 1 of the restoration has been underway for three months, seeing the building become wind, water and pigeon tight and meeting the heavy demands put on it by the council. The outside crumbling wall has been repaired with a long list of work already having been carried out since May 2015 with the help of many volunteers, thousands of hours of man power and by many local firms and trades donating their equipment, materials and time.

By pledging to the crowfunding campaign the restoration work can continue in the main theatre area to ensure stage one of the wiring and lighting is installed, this is such an important element to have ready by Christmas for the theatre's first Christmas Charity event ... The Charity needs the help of the community to buy materials and other installation items to complete this work phase.

Heather Hunter Chief Executive of GO! “Bringing Christmas to the Palace Theatre will mean that for the very first time in decades an orchestra and choir will once again be setting foot inside this fantastic space and performing live music. We have had tremendous support from Music Director Marcus Alleyne and from performers, so by launching the crowdfunding campaign we can push forward with the important first part of lighting and wiring in the main theatre ready for December.”

So let's help bring the New Palace Theatre of Varieties back to life. Let there be light but also LIFE once again back in this amazing building on Union Street in Plymouth.
So make a pledge and be part of restoring this fantastic piece of history!

Access the crowd funding site and pledge today at http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/gopalaceplymouth