Grants

The Producer or Production Company must have already produced one production in the UK in a venue that is a member of UK Theatre or the London Fringe for more than 21 consecutive paid public performances. The producer or production company must have paid the cast and crew equity minimum or above. Your production must have a cast of at least 6 actors and 1 of these actors must be a recent graduate of an accredited theatre training course (graduated in 2022, 2023 or 2024). TERMS OF THE GRANT [...] If successful, the grant will be paid to you the week before you begin rehearsals and upon proof that the remainder of the capitalisation is in place. If successful then you are no longer eligible to apply for any future funding rounds. If unsuccessful then you may reapply in the future. Your work must be taking place in a venue that is a member of UK Theatre (this can be a single venue or as part of a tour). [...] > Starting out in the professional theatre, ambition and good intentions are rarely enough. Even the most successful production, in a small theatre, cannot hope to raise sufficient funds to cover costs. Too many emerging producers and newly-trained actors live on the bread-line, discouraged as well as hungry. Hence this scheme to support work that would otherwise be done on the cheap or not done at all. Our grants provide the dignity of work for a living wage. > > Sir Ian McKellen