We have six weeks to go before the deadline on the 16th September and we hope you will be able to continue helping us circulate this opportunity to your networks.
Groups may apply for up to £5,000 to the Community Theatre scheme for a development project or for a project which includes the commission of a new piece of theatre created by a specified professional theatre maker chosen by the group. Examples of projects the scheme would cover range from:
- Sending key members of a Group on a training course;
- Running workshops with the intention of encouraging and attracting new participants to join in; to
- Trying out a new and ambitious way of performing e.g. a piece that would normally be out of reach; creating new partnerships to try something more ambitious etc.
If you think this is something that you could publicise for us, then please do not hesitate to direct people to our website and encourage them to apply. This blog by our Trustees offers further thoughts regarding the scheme.
Furthermore, if you feel that you might be able to Tweet about the scheme, then that would also be very welcome! Something along the lines of:
See the criteria for the BBC PAF #CommunityTheatre scheme if you’re a community theatre project after funding: http://bit.ly/PAF_CT
With Best wishes,
The BBC Performing Arts Fund Team
