Additional Funding for Local and Community Theatres during the COVID-19 Pandemic

As Local & Community Theatres are mostly staffed by volunteers, they do not qualify, or receive, the essential financial support needed to remain alive, whilst in forced closure. Moreover, current social distancing guidelines prevents these venues from opening, as reduced audiences would cause continual losses and are unable to viably reopen. Therefore, additional funding would ensure that monthly staff and building overheads can be paid until they can resume near normal operations.