UK Theatre Grant Application Form

Theatre Grant Application Form
Information for UK Theatres.
- We can only support grants for schools and community groups based outside of the M25 in the UK, in receipt of 40% or more Pupil Premium, and/or with 25% SEND.
- Theatres themselves can be based within London,UK, but must plan to support schools and community groups outside of the M25 to be eligible for this grant.
- Our maximum grants are £5000.
Information for US Theaters.
- We can only support grants that support schools and community groups where 40% or more children are receiving Free School Meals (FSM)/Title 1 and/or 25% are Special Needs students.
- Preference is given to schools with higher FSM/Title 1% or Special Needs %. We use the latest published government figures for each school.
- Our maximum grants are $5000
Application time frames

Applications open on Monday 12 January and close on Friday 27 February, submit your application within this timeframe. Find more details on the process and when you will hear the outcome of your application here.
Contact Information
Name of Theatre*
Organisation Website
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
Contact Name for Grant Application*

First NameLast Name
Job title*
Phone Number

Country code if relevantPhone Number
Grant Contact e-mail address*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
Would you like to join the theatre works! newsletter mailing list?*

YesNo

Performance Information

Tell us about the performance/experience you're hoping to attend
Production name*
Title of play/musical.
Details of any additional experience as part of the performance eg. Post-show Q&A, Backstage Tour, Workshop
Requested performance date*

DayMonthYear
Requested performance dates must be on or after 1 April 2026.
If applying for multiple performance dates, add details below
Is this a curriculum related production? *

YesNo
Why do we ask this? A play that a school attends as part of the school curriculum, e.g. the school attends a performance of Hamlet whilst studying the play. If yes, we will only fund tickets for Pupil Premium/Free School Meals students. See relevant section of the Important Information and Conditions. NB: We do not want PP/FSM students singled out as receiving discounted tickets.

Funding and Financial Information
Name of Finance Department contact

First NameLast Name
Email
example@example.com
Ticket request

Details of the theatre tickets requested.
Is the theatre ticket cost a reduction on the theatre’s normal charge?

YesNo
What is the price per ticket for this trip?
For this production, what is the education rate of the ticket?
What is the normal price per ticket?
What other funds are available towards the cost of this application?
Tell us why you're applying for a theatre works! grant
Please specify in your application what efforts you will make to ensure a wide range of children from underserved communities benefit from this programme:
Funding request
Total funding amount requested*
Maximum amount £5000/$5000.
How many schools are attending the production in total?*
How many students are attending the production in total?*
Add the number of students who will be supported by the theatre works! grant only.
Number of tickets for accompanying adults (if known)
Funding by category

The costs below for each category must add up to the total grant funding requested. Some categories may not be relevant, add '0' in the box if the cost is not relevant.
For Ticket costs*
Complete if relevant. Add '0' if no cost.
For Transport costs*
Complete if relevant. Add '0' if no cost.
For Workshop/Post-show Q&A/educational add on costs*
Complete if relevant. Add '0' if no cost.
For Touring Company Costs*
Complete if relevant. Add '0' if no cost.
[Automatic Calculation] Total cost per child
Leave blank, this is an automatic calculation

About the Proposed Schools
Please list all of the names of the schools you plan to invite below, including their postal or zip code, the PP (or equivalent) and SEND percentages and the source of the PP (or equivalent) and SEND% information provided by the schools.

Pupil Premium is not appropriate in the US, Scotland or Wales, please provide the below information instead.

United States Schools

Please provide the percentage of children receiving Free School Meals (FSM)/Title 1 in place of Pupil Premium (PP).

Scottish Schools

Use the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) Scores instead of PP/FSM. Schools must be in the Data Zones of the top 40% of deprivation to be included, i.e. have a score up to 40 on the Scottish School Roll and Locations - data.gov.uk (column V).

Welsh Schools

We are aware that the Welsh government is moving towards universal primary free school meals, and this is to be rolled out across Wales, starting with the youngest in primary schools. Whilst we will continue to use FSM eligibility in the meantime, we will also refer to evidence as to whether a school is in a deprived area. The Welsh Government website provides this link - WIMD - Explore, which we advise applicants to review in respect of your school, and provide this supplemental information on the application form.

Add details for all of the proposed schools you plan to invite using this grant. If you're applying from the US, when adding the source of information for FSM and SEND (Special Educational Needs) figures, please provide any information required to identify the specific information referred to, e.g. school district name, or number or a direct url for the information. If you run out of space, please email your list of schools to info@theatreworks.global.

	School Name	District/City the School is in	Postcode/Zip code	Pupil Premium Percentage of school/FSM (or equivalent) (%)	SEND (Special Education Needs) Percentage (%) of school	Source of PP/FSM/SEND Information (Add web link)
Proposed School 1
Proposed School 2
Proposed School 3
Proposed School 4
Proposed School 5
Proposed School 6
Proposed School 7
Proposed School 8
Proposed School 9
Proposed School 10

Ages of the children attending

theatre works! only provides grants to children between the ages of 7-16. This information will be used when theatre works! applies for donations from foundations.
Year group of children who will attend (tick all that apply)*

Year 3 (ages 7-8)Year 4 (ages 8-9)Year 5 (ages 9-10)Year 6 (ages 10-11)Year 7 (ages 11-12)Year 8 (ages 12-13)Year 9 (ages 13-14)Year 10 (ages 14-15)Year 11 (ages 15-16)
How many Pupil Premium/Free School Meals students are attending the production? *
Write as number
How many SEND/Special Educational Needs students are attending the production?*
Write as number

Equality & Diversity Monitoring

This information will be used when theatre works! applies for grants from donors and foundations and for internal monitoring purposes.

The identifying gender of students attending the production (by percentage)

	Percentage % attending
Male
Female
Non-Binary
Other

For UK-based applicants.

Please answer the following question and then click next.

The ethnicity of students attending the production (by percentage)

	Percentage % attending
Asian or Asian British. Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese. Any other Asian background.
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African. Caribbean African. Any other Black, Black British, or Caribbean background.
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups. White and Black Caribbean White and Black African White and Asian. Any other Mixed or multiple ethnic background.
White. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British Irish Gypsy or Irish Traveller or Any other White background.
Other ethnic group. Arab. Any other ethnic group.

The ethnicity of students attending the production (by percentage).

	Percentage % attending
Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino

The race of students attending the production (by percentage). NB. The definitions follow US federal reporting guidance.

	Percentage % attending
American Indian or Alaska Native. (A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America—including Central America—and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
Asian (A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, e.g., China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam).
Black or African American (A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa).
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
White (A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa).

The gender of students attending the production (by percentage)
Percentage of male, female, nonbinary, other.
The ethnicity of students attending the production (by percentage)
The percentage of white and global majority students attending the production.

Where did you hear about theatre works!
Please confirm you have read the Important Information and Conditions section below and meet all the requirements as outlined.*

I confirm

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Contact Information

Performance Information

Funding and Financial Information

Ticket request

Funding request

Funding by category

About the Proposed Schools

Ages of the children attending

Equality & Diversity Monitoring

Male

Female

Other

For UK-based applicants.

Hispanic or Latino

Not Hispanic or Latino