google-site-verification: googlec7193c3de77668c9.html

Londonderry: Waterside Theatre to close due to funding cut

The 372-capacity theatre, which opened in 2001, also has an art gallery space, full-screen cinema, conference rooms and a cafe area.

The converted factory building has hosted a range of arts and entertainment programmes, from comedians, concerts to plays.

Mr Barr said the theatre has enough reserve funding to run until 30 June but has had to take the difficult decision to close after that date.

“The Arts Council was our main source of funding,” Mr Barr explained.

“We have received annual funding support for a long number of years.

“We put our application in, the same way we have done in previous years, but we were stunned when we received our letter last Monday to say that would be no more.”

In 2022-23 the ACNI awarded more than £13m to almost 100 organisations through its Annual Funding Programme.

About £8.5m of that money came from Stormont, through the Department for Communities.

The ACNI warned in April last year that funding available under the programme could be cut by 10%.


Source link

Views: 1

See also  Paddy Mayne: 'There's no doubt about it, he was a natural leader'

Check Also

Warren Lyttle: Man dies after falling from east Belfast bonfire

A man has died after he reportedly fell from an Eleventh Night bonfire in Belfast. …

North Belfast: Two charged after man stabbed in head and hands

Two men have been charged after a man was injured after being stabbed in the …

Linfield: Calls for ‘full and unconditional’ apology from Alliance Party over badge use

A football club has called for “full and unconditional apologies” from the Alliance Party after …

Leave a Reply

Available for Amazon Prime
How does the website use personally identifiable information ?.