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Issue 258: In search of new audiences

  • In search of new audiences

    Ribbon cutting ceremony
    16 Oct 2012

    Beckie Smith tells how a charity shop is contributing to funding Tewkesbury’s theatre, The Roses.

    When Big Ben struck on the eve of 2012 The Roses in Tewkesbury looked forward to a year of creativity, success and new ventures despite knowing that we were going to feel the pinch more than ever, as our local authority funding of £80,000 was due to all but cease. But hopefully, we had hit on an idea that would help bridge the void. By opening a charity shop on the high street, not only would we raise the profile of the theatre in the town centre by having an extra shop window to market our... more

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