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<p>Many theatre organisations based in buildings present a mixture of their own produced
work, work that they have co-produced with other partners (either another theatre
building or a theatre company), and work that they ‘buy in’, which they are not directly
involved in making. As well as theatre organisations based in buildings, there are
producing theatre companies which do not own or lease a building but which make theatre
which is then presented in a network of theatres around the country. Given this mixed
ecology, it is not possible to provide a comprehensive assessment using the definition
of “producing theatres”.</p><p>The data shows that investment in theatre and the number
of theatre organisations supported have both increased in the Arts Council England
2023–26 Investment Programme (although some organisations may have changed discipline
classification between 2018–22 and 2023–26).</p><p>In the 2023–26 portfolio Arts Council
England has maintained investment in theatres such as Live Theatre in Newcastle –
a significant investor in new writing. Arts Council England has also maintained investment
in many producing theatres outside the capital, including Sheffield’s Royal Exchange,
Bristol Old Vic, Birmingham Rep, and more – and has increased investment in the Royal
Court in Liverpool and Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre.</p>
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