Theatre Artists Fund issues £500k freelance grants

The Theatre Artists Fund has distributed grants of £500 to 1,003 theatre freelance workers in its latest wave of funding aimed at those working in the performing arts and facing financial hardship.

It says the £500,000 total grant, its sixth round of funding, was made possible after a donation from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

Since July 2020, the Fund has raised £7.8m in donations from over 3,000 individuals, foundations and businesses. 

To date, 8,294 grants have been delivered to freelancers across 38 performing arts professions.

“Although theatres around the UK can now open to full audiences, uncertainty and financial instability remain a significant issue for the thousands of freelance theatre workers in the UK, and there is still a high demand for Theatre Artists Fund support,” the fund says.