Theatres Trust, the national advisory body for theatres in the UK, and also a registered charity, has awarded Hampton Hill Theatre a grant of £5,000 to help with its reopening.

Our theatre was one of 20 theatres to receive this opening tranche of support from the Trust's Theatre Reopening Fund.

Hampton Hill Theatre is home to the Teddington Theatre Club (TTC).

Non-Exec Director of TTC, Steve Wayman, who is leading the board's efforts on fundraising says, "The grant will make a significant contribution to improving our ventilation system in the main auditorium, which is of course an essential component for a safe and healthy environment when we reopen."

The grant scheme was established earlier this year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to support theatres with the additional costs associated with reopening after a prolonged period of closure, and to meet current Covid-safe requirements.

The Theatre Reopening Fund has been made possible thanks to the generous support of funders: Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Charles Michael Holloway Charitable Trust, Judy Craymer CBE, Soho Estates, The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust, The Foyle Foundation, The Mackintosh Foundation, The Pilgrim Trust, The Swire Charitable Trust, Theatre Royal, Haymarket and Theatre Super Auction.