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Help culture and creativity thrive
Alnwick Playhouse is a cultural home for one of England’s most rural communities. It’s a place where people can watch, learn, create, volunteer, meet and belong.
Alongside our year-round programme of theatre, cinema, music and dance, we provide a home for local community groups, create opportunities for children and young people, showcase work by local artists and bring people together through community-led events.
Your support makes a difference
Alnwick Playhouse is a registered charity and receives just 7% of its annual running costs through regular public funding. Ticket sales and income from our café/bar cannot sustain everything we do, so fundraising is essential. Your support helps:
- bring an ambitious programme of theatre, film, music and dance to North Northumberland
- widen access to the arts through programmes such as Schools Go Free
- provide opportunities for local artists, community groups and volunteers
- help children and young people develop their creativity and confidence
- keep Alnwick Playhouse welcoming, accessible and at the heart of its community.
Every donation makes a difference and supports our charitable work where it's needed most.
Opening the arts to local children
Schools Go Free is one of the most ambitious ways we are widening access to culture.
The programme offers over 3,000 children from our local primary schools two fully funded cultural activities at Alnwick Playhouse every year. We also cover the cost of transport, helping remove the financial barriers for rural schools. Home-educated children can take part in this offer too.
Activities include theatre, live music and film, together with participatory workshops in all art forms. These experiences build confidence and curiosity and help make cultural participation feel familiar, welcoming and possible.
This is what it typically costs to deliver our Schools Go Free programme::
- £15 for one child’s activity and transport for a visit;
- £30 covers two visits for one child, including activities and transport
- £150 is the average cost of a return coach journey for a class to visit the Playhouse
Schools Go Free is one example of the difference charitable support makes at Alnwick Playhouse.
Your donation will help sustain this and our wider cultural and community work, allowing us to direct funds wherever they can have the greatest impact.
