The British Theatre Guide: Theatre in Southern England: Introduction


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Links Articles News Reviews Amateur Theatre Contact Other Resources	Theatre in Southern England: Introduction Dateline: 8th April, 2001 The area covered by Southern Arts, the RAB of this week's survey, is Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, and Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch in South East Dorset. The rest of Dorset is in the South West Arts area. It is a very diverse region, stretching from southern Wiltshire (predominantly rural) to the suburbs of South London, taking in the "home" of the Royal Navy, Plymouth, tourist areas such as Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight, and the city which houses the oldest university in the country, Oxford. Theatre in the region did well out of the recent Arts Council announcement of extra funding: The Haymarket, Basingstoke - £130,000 The Watermill, Newbury - £60,000 Pegasus Theatre, Oxford - £95,000 Oxford Playhouse - £200,000 Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company - £90,000 Poole Arts Centre - £100,000 New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth - £30,000 Salisbury Playhouse - £340,000 Salisbury Arts Centre - £25,000 Nuffield Theatre, Southampton - £125,000 The Gantry, Southampton - £75,000 Sixth Sense Theatre Company, Swindon - £30,000 Theatre Royal, Winchester - £30,000 The RAB has also set aside £30,000 to establish an international theatre summer school in the region, which will allow those working in theatre to develop new skills and ideas, make links with colleagues in this country and overseas and draw on expertise from within the region and outside. Partnerships with universities and colleges will bring an academic aspect to the more practical activities. NEXT>> Berkshire Buckinghamshire Dorset Hampshire The Isle of Wight Oxfordshire Wiltshire Theatre Companies Articles Indices: 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
	©Peter Lathan 2001