End of run for Bridewell Theatre
London’s Bridewell Theatre is to close on December 31 after failing to secure sufficient funding from Arts Council England to retain its building, it has been revealed.
Earlier this year ACE provided a one-off grant to keep the venue open during 2004 after the Bridewell lost its core funding in April. However management has now been informed that money needed to keep the theatre open permanently will not be provided by ACE.
Led by the theatre’s artistic director Carol Metcalfe, the Bridewell Company will continue to receive its grant of £32,500 from ACE, which will be used to develop studio-based musical theatre work.
For further details see next week’s issue of The Stage.
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