The Live Entertainment & Arts Foundation and ATG Productions are proud to facilitate these grants to enable ambitious theatre productions that create employment for artists, expand opportunities for emerging producers, and bring high-quality work to audiences that might otherwise not reach the stage.

Between now and April 2029, our ambition is to provide support to a minimum of 30 productions by way of these grants.

This grant supports emerging theatre producers and independent production companies to create ambitious work and employ larger casts.

Purpose of the Grant

The grant aims:

• To support emerging theatre producers and independent production companies.
• To enable producers to employ and fairly pay a larger number of creative and production professionals than they otherwise would be able.
• To make productions with larger casts viable that might otherwise be financially unachievable. Grants will favour projects that break even specifically because of this funding.
• To support the production of plays, including both new writing and revivals.

• Grants are awarded at the sole discretion of the judging panel.
• Due to high demand, applications that meet eligibility criteria may still be unsuccessful. Applicants are advised to allow sufficient time between application and production start dates, or to have alternative funding arrangements in place.
• Successful applicants will receive the grant payment in the week prior to rehearsals, subject to proof that the remainder of the production’s capitalisation is in place.
• Successful applicants are not eligible to apply for future funding rounds. Unsuccessful applicants may reapply.

Submissions for our current round of funding will be open until September 2026. Please keep an eye on Live Entertainment & Arts Foundation social media channels and website to be alerted when they are open and deadline for submissions.