Theatres (Funding)

Mr. Fearn
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which theatres in England have received Arts Council grants in (a) 1996 and (b) 1997; and how much they received in each case. [5262]

Mr. Fisher
Grant in aid funding to building-based theatre companies is channelled through the Arts Council of England and the 10 Regional Arts Boards.During 1996–97, 54 building-based producing theatre companies received grants totalling £16,845,664 from the Regional Arts Boards. In 1997–98 53 such companies received a total of £17,006,814. A further four building-based companies received funding directly from the Arts Council of England. This totalled £20,698,000 in both years.A complete list of the grants received in 1996–97 and 1997–98 is as follows:---------------------------------
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|Eastern Arts Board             |||
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|Cambridge Arts Theatre         |
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|Colchester Mercury Theatre     |
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|Ipswich Wolsey Theatre         |
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|Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds|
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|Westcliffe Palace Theatre      |
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|Watford Palace Theatre         |
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|East Midlands Arts Board       |||
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|Derby Playhouse                |
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|Leicester Haymarket            |
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|Northampton Rep.               |
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|Nottingham Theatre             |
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|London Arts Board              |||
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|Almeida Theatre                |
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|Bush Theatre                   |
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|Gate Theatre                   |
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|Greenwich Theatre              |
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|Hampstead Theatre              |
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|Kings Head Theatre             |
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|Lyric Theatre                  |
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|Orange Tree                    |
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|Polka Theatre                  |
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|Soho Theatre                   |
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|Theatre Royal Stratford        |
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|Tricycle Theatre               |
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|Unicorn Theatre                |
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|Warehouse Theatre Croydon      |
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|Young Vic                      |
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|Northern Arts Board            |||
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|Northern Stage                 |
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|North West Arts Board          |||
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|Bolton Octagon                 |
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|Chester Gateway                |
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|Liverpool Everyman             |
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|Manchester Royal Exchange      |
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|Contact Theatre                |
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|Oldham Coliseum                |
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|Liverpool Repertory Theatre    |
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|Dukes Theatre                  |
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|Basingstoke Haymarket              |
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|Southampton Nuffield Theatre       |
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|Salisbury Playhouse                |
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|Newbury Watermill                  |
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|Yvonne Arnaud Theatre              |
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|Chichester Festival Theatre        |
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|Leatherhead Thorndike Theatre      |
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|Bristol Old Vic                    |
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|Gloucestershire Everyman Theatre   |
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|Exeter Northcott Theatre           |
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|Plymouth Theatre Royal             |
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|Coventry Belgrade Theatre          |
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|Birmingham Repertory Theatre       |
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|New Victoria Theatre               |
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|Worcester Swan Theatre             |
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|Harrogate Theatre                  |
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|Sheffield Theatres                 |
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|Stephen Joseph Theatre             |
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|York Theatre Royal                 |
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|West Yorkshire Playhouse           |
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|Royal National Theatre             |
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|Royal Shakespeare Company          |
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|The Royal Court (English Stage Co.)|
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|Donmar Warehouse                   |
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|Total                              |
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Compiled from RAB and ACE annual budget.