Nottingham Playhouse awarded survival grant by ACE emergency response fund

The funding, which is intended to cover the period from the theatre shutting its doors in late March to the end of September, was revealed this morning as the Arts Council announced awards totalling £33 million to 196 of its national portfolio organisations across the country. Nottingham Playhouse receives £295,930 as a contribution to offset losses incurred over this six-month period and help the theatre through this unprecedented time.

In a joint statement, Nottingham Playhouse Artistic Director Adam Penford and Chief Executive Stephanie Sirr said 'Nottingham Playhouse is very relieved to be a recipient of Arts Council Emergency Funding, created to offer financial stability to the end of September.  This investment in our short term stability will buy us valuable time as we regroup and relaunch, keeping our community at the heart of what we do.​'