THEATRE DEVELOPMENT
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT
'MOVING ON A STAGE' - DEVELOPING OUR COMMUNITY SPACE
We’ve embarked on ambitious plans to develop our Theatre which will be split across two
phases.
Phase 1 will see a newly extended foyer giving patrons a great start to their evening with us, will
be a comfortable space for social events, provide us with a usable artistic space and give the
flexibility so the wider community will value it. Work started in spring 2022 and during spring
2023 it will be finished.
The cost of phase 1 (pre Covid) was expected to be around £275k. However, with supply issues
and rising costs we’re expecting the final bill to be over £408k. We’re enormously grateful to a
range of grant givers, including Kenilworth Town Council, for their support and to our members
for fund-raising. See our Donate page if you’re able to help support us.
FULL DEVELOPMENT
Our Barrow Road theatre was built to last 25 years back in 1969, so unsurprisingly it’s in need of
modernisation. Our ambitious modernisation project will provide a much improved experience
for both customers and performers alike and take our theatre forward for the next 50 years.
We achieved full planning permission in April 2019 for the construction of a two-storey extension
which will incorporate a much larger first floor studio space with full access via a new lift along
with extending our foyer space.
The full development will cost over £1.5m. We still need funds to complete phase 1 and then
we’ll move to phase 2. We hope around a third will be funded from our own resources with the
rest from grants.
If you can help with funding then please get in touch on our Contact Us page or if
you’re able to make a donation then please go to our Donate page.
