The second round of grants from the Culture Recovery Fund has been announced and those made to North East theatre and combined arts organisations are:
- The Customs House, South Shields : £255,000
- Darlington Hippodrome : £1,000,000
- European Entertainment Corporation Ltd (circus) : £350,466
- Saltburn Community and Arts Association : £50,000
- Stellar Projects, Stockton : £59,400
- Theatre Space North East : £50,000
The distribution of grants across England is shown in the following table:
| Region | Number of Awards | Amount |
| London | 199 | £27,146,077 |
| East Midlands | 31 | £2,924,489 |
| West Midlands | 54 | £5,954,645 |
| North West | 66 | £9,411,354 |
| North East | 23 | £3,829,593 |
| Yorkshire & Humber | 47 | £4,239,936 |
| South East | 68 | £8,633,224 |
| East of England | 51 | £9,025,689 |
| South West | 49 | £5,418,357 |