News – Haymarket on road to recovery

Following the recent announcement that financial difficulties have led the Leicester Haymarket Theatre to close (ArtsProfessional issue 51, June 2), Arts Council England has awarded recovery funding of £1.3m to secure the long-term future of the company and the reopening of the theatre to the public in 2004.
Until then, a reduced staff will operate from the Theatre to develop new projects, deliver educational, participatory and specially funded work, and plan for the opening of a new performing arts centre in 2006. 63 permanent jobs will be lost and the Board has put in place a range of outplacement services including counselling and legal advice, job search training, pensions and financial advice, and access to benefits and state support services.