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Arts Council England (ACE) has launched a £5 million pilot scheme to support regional touring in England.
The Incentivising Touring: Repayable Grants for Theatre and Dance scheme will offer repayable grants of up to 25% of a production’s capitalisation costs, up to a maximum of £500,000.
This funding reduces the risks associated with touring mid- and large-scale productions, encouraging boards and investors to support additional tours and attract broader investment.
If supported tours are commercially successful, the grants will be returned to ACE for reinvestment in future tours. The pilot will test this new funding approach at scale, and could help shape a longer-term programme in the future.
A budget of £5 million is available in total across two funding rounds.
Applications open on the 25th November 2024 and close on the 20th January 2025.
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