West Yorkshire Playhouse Funding

The West Yorkshire Playhouse a huge company and therefore is funded in many ways.

At the beginning of January 2011, the West Yorkshire Playhouse was awarded a grant of £1.4million from the Arts Council to fund a two year programme of research and development. The West Yorkshire Playhouse said that this funding will help them to communicate with audiences and gain feedback, work with communities in and around Leeds, help develop relationships with new and existing artists.


'Funding for the Playhouse comes from Arts Council England (£1,100,000), Leeds City Council (£820,000), Leeds Education Authority (£84,000) and West Yorkshire Grants (£97,000). The Playhouse has over twenty-five corporate members in its Directors' Club including Evans property group, Carlsberg Tetley, Yorkshire Post, ITV Yorkshire and Leeds Metropolitan University.' - http://www.theatreandshowflyers.com/theatre-details.asp?custid=480

They will also get money from tickets they sell for the plays they put on.

The 'First Floor' project at the West Yorkshire Playhouse recieves no regular funding or public funding. The playhouse is constantly looking for new and sustainable ways to fund it, but now has to rely on fundraising, project funding and deliver work. If you wish to take part in an activity you have to pay a small fee of, normally, £1 to cover workshop costs.