East Midlands

Derbyshire

• Artizani

  Artizani has been established since 1989, specializing in spectacular theatre. One of Europe's most stylish and stunning street acts, Artizani combines traditional circus skills, performed at the highest level with a vaudevillian repertoire of routines and an eye for the surreal image.

  
  
• Babbling Vagabonds

  Story-telling theatre company working with school and community groups.

• Buxton Opera House

  Leading receiving theatre, putting on around 450 performances each year, with a lively fringe theatre and community education programme.

• Derby Assembly Rooms

  Next to the Guidhall Theatre, The Assembly Rooms is an impressive multi-purpose complex with adaptable seating for up to 1,700.

• Derby Dance

  Dedicated dance house venue with two performance spaces, including the 134-seater Deda Theatre.

• Derby Playhouse

  Hosts amateur and professional companies, as well as the award-winning Egg theatre academy for new talent.

• First Movement

  Work on long-term projects across the region, promoting creativity in learning-disabled people.

• Guildhall Theatre

  Combining professional touring theatre and music events, this venue has an intimate atmosphere, seating 242. Home of Red Earth Theatre Company and a venue for amateur productions.

• High Peak Community Arts

  Community arts outreach project working across a range of creative media.

• Pomegranate Theatre

  The Pomegranate is a Grade II listed Victorian 546-seater proscenium arch theatre offering a wide range of professional touring and local amateur productions.

• Red Earth Theatre

  Small theatre company touring two productions each year to theatres and small-scale venues, as well as an annual production for schools.

  
  
• Sustained Magic

  Production company based in Ilkeston, working on a range of creative projects including film and heritage projects.

• Tangere Arts

  Theatre-in-education organisation based in rural Derbyshire, which provides theatre performances and educational workshops to children, young people and community audiences.

  
  
  

Leicestershire

• Arts Centre, Loughborough University

  Its programme covers a wide range of different activities including dance, drama, music, opera and poetry. Based in the music centre on the east side of the campus.

• Arts for Rutland

  Arts for Rutland is an organization committed to leading, promoting and supporting the arts in Rutland.

• Bill Brookman Productions

  Bill Brookman Productions is a collection of performers, artists, dancers, musicians and puppeteers of all ages that work throughout the UK delivering entertainment for festivals, carnivals, banquets, schools and more.

  
  
• Century Theatre

  Thought to be the only solid structure, fully equipped, mobile theatre in the world, now based at Snibston Discovery Park.

• Concordia Theatre, Hinckley

  Voluntary run, community theatre, converted from a derelict knitting factory 34 years ago, into a 400 seat theatre and arts complex.

• De Montford Hall

  With seating for up to 1,600, this mixed arts venue has a programme ranging from jazz, ballet, comedy and opera to rock, pop, world and roots music and West End musicals.

• Harborough Theatre

  Built in 1935 as a cycle-shed and store for the local corset factory, this theatre present at least six productions each year, and acts as a host theatre/venue for visiting productions by amateur and professional companies. Owned by Market Harborough Drama Society

• Laurie Lorry

  Laurielorry is a one-woman theatre company that takes 'everydayness' and transforms it into a profound and extraordinary performed situation. The aim of Laurielorry is to explore the comedic possibilities in performance to expose humour and pathos that not only enlightens and entertains but communicates directly with the audience.

• Leicester Belgrave Mela

  Annual festival of Asian arts with stages of dance, music and other visual arts.

• Leicester Comedy Festival

  Includes stand-up comedy as well as comic theatre and children's shows.The main programme is accompanied by a series of workshops and community and education events.

• Leicester Haymarket

  This theatre closed in January 2007 but is due to be replaced by a new theatre on Rutland Street in September 2008.

• Loughborough Town Hall

  Main hall and studio space with raked seating, delivering a mixed arts programme.

• Melton Theatre, Brooksby Melton College

  Touring theatre venue, which is also used for Leicester comedy festival.

• Metro Boulot Dodo

  Small theatre company working across a range of creative media, also offering workshops and outdoor performances.

• Oakham Festival

  A spectacular 10 day celebration of the arts

• Phoenix

  Centre for film and music as well as visiting theatre performances.

• Phoenix, Leciester

  A mid-sized touring theatre venue in Leicester.

• Rutland Cultural Services

  Rutland Cultural Services is committed to providing support and services to the creative communities of Rutland

• Sir Robert Martin Theatre, Loughborough University

  Loughborough University's own proscenium theatre seating 300, which hosts professional companies, student productions and community performances.

• Speakeasy Theatre Company

  Theatre-in-education company providing workshops, performances and interventions across the Midlands. A principal partner with Creative Partnerships in Leicester, working in residency at Eyres Monsell Primary School.

  
  
• Stamford Shakespeare

  The Stamford Shakespeare Company presents an annual season of plays in June, July, August and the first week of September at Rutland Open Air Theatre in the grounds of historic Tolethorpe Hall, Little Casterton

• The Little Theatre

  Small volunteer-run theatre, with main performance space, smaller studio and opportunities to get involved in all aspects of theatre production.

• The Y

  Part of Leicester YMCA, with a flexible auditorium offering a year-round professional and community programme of music, comedy and performance.

  
  
• Upp The Arts

  A website for the coordinated programme of arts events in Uppingham, Rutland and beyond.

Lincolnshire

• Blackfriars Arts Centre

  Boston's arts centre, which has a theatre, a cabaret bar, and a gallery for visiting art exhibitions.

• Embassy Theatre, Skegness

  This theatre hosts national touring companies and has seating for over 1,000.

• Grimsby Auditorium

  This venue is the area's largest professional theatreand is a multi-purpose entertainments facility accommodating audiences of 1,215.

• Guildhall Arts Centre

  Offers a range of performances in drama, dance, music and literature. Professional and amateur work sit side-by-side in the refurbished building.

• Lincoln Drill Hall

  Arts and community venue with year-round programme of theatre, dance, comedy and live music. Hosts the FishTank youth theatre and Lincoln Theatre Network.

• Plowright Theatre

  Purpose-built provincial medium-scale receiving theatre, staging amateur and professional touring events.

• Riverhead Theatre

  Home to the Louth Playgoers, the venue is run almost entirely by volunteers and boasts a main auditorium and a smaller studio theatre.

• South Holland Centre

  Arts centre, theatre and cinema venue in Spalding, offering live arts events alongside films and workshop sessions.

  
  
• Stamford Arts Centre

  With its theatre dating back to 1768, this intimate theatre has been refurbished and seats just 166. The venue has recently been used to film scenes for Pride and Prejudice staring Keira Knightly.

• Terry O'Toole Theatre

  Part of North Kesteven School, a specialist college for the performing arts, the theatre offers training workshops alongside professional and community performances.

• Theatre Royal, Lincoln

  Producing and touring venue with in-house theatre production, sound & music and set, prop & costume design and making companies. Runs theatre classes for ages 5-16.

Northamptonshire

• Electric Cabaret

  Electric Cabaret was formed in 2003 as a partnership between Rebecca Clark and Richard Jones. The name was chosen to represent the eclectic array of styles, genres and backgrounds held between them. So far there have been many fulfilled opportunities, exciting challenges and realised dreams.

  
  
• Royal & Derngate

  The theatre has two auditoria and Underground, a creativity centre which is home to a youth theatre and a range of community projects.

  
  
  
  
• Stahl Theatre

  The Stahl theatre is owned and managed by Oundle School and hosts school productions and visiting professional theatre companies.

• The Castle, Wellingborough

  Theatre, cinema and arts centre hosting a range of performances, workshops and youth theatre companies.

• Trinity Arts Centre

  200-seater auditorium hosting a programme of films and performances.

• Willows Arts Centre

  The Willows complex includes the Festival Hall, a theatre and function room. It's used by local amateur groups and professional touring companies and bands and has been run by volunteer management since 2002.

Nottinghamshire

• Bonnington Theatre

  Just north of Nottingham, this theatre has a mixed programme of amateur and professional performances ranging from live music to drama and dance.

• Lacemarket Theatre

  Small amateur theatre with a 118-seater auditorium, a studio theatre and youth theatre.

• Lakeside Arts Centre

  University of Nottingham arts centre, staging in-house productions as well as hosting visiting companies.

  
  
  
• Majestic Theatre

  After numerous closures, this small venue now hosts touring plays, concerts, opera and ballet.

• New Perspectives

  Rural touring theatre company committed to fostering emerging skills in young theatre-makers.

• Nottingham Arts Theatre

  Community theatre which supports training and development of the performing arts. A team of volunteers produce and performs eight shows each season.

• Nottingham Playhouse

  Large producing venue, home to the Eclipse theatre company, the Black Regional Initiative in Theatre (BRIT) and Roundabout, the in-house theatre-in-education company.

  
  
  
• Palace Theatre, Mansfield

  Mid-scale touring venue hosting amatuer and professional companies, with opportunities for young people to learn stage skills alongside professional staff.

  
  
• Palace Theatre, Newark

  With a capacity of 600, the theatre offers a programme of concerts, ballet, local companies and film.

• Paperspace Arts

  Company running multi-arts and drama workshops with schools and community groups around Nottingham.

• Reckless Sleepers

  Arts organisation producing experimental theatre projects, live art performances, visual art, installation pieces and educational projects.

  
  
• Robin Hood Theatre

  Small rural theatre which accomodates amateur and touring theatre and home to the Robin Hood Theatre Company.

• Sandfield Theatre

  One of the biggest studio theatre's in the region, Sandfield Theatre is part of the City Council's education department. Provides a professionally staffed space for productions and performances from schools as well as to professional visiting companies.

• The Circle (formerly Regal Arts Centre)

  Former dance hall, now offering a 326-seater venue as well as a 120-seater upper venue.

• The Fairly Famous Family

  Street theatre duo. Winners of Birmingham international street entertainer of the year 2005.

• The Royal Centre, Nottingham

  Dual venue comprising the Theatre Royal a 1,186 seat auditorium and the Royal Concert Hall which seats 2, 499.

• Theatre Writing Partnership

  Creative collaboration for the development of new theatre writing, based at Nottingham Playhouse.