Over 225 venues have registered for the My Theatre Matters! Most Welcoming Theatre Award.
This is a new class in the UK Theatre Awards organised by the Theatrical Management Association and is part of the My Theatre Matters! initiative launched in March this year to stimulate public support for theatres.
Audiences can sign up on the My Theatre Matters! web site to support their local venue and can follow the campaign online, on Facebook and on Twitter at @theatre_matters.
The winner of the Most Welcoming Theatre Award will be decided by public vote made on the web site of Award sponsors Classic FM; voting closes at midnight on 30 September.
The annual UK Theatre Awards winners, including the inaugural Most Welcoming Theatre Award, will be announced on 20 October.