The successful candidate will succeed Dame Liz Forgan who is standing down after agreeing to extend her 5 year term to eight years, during one of the most successful decades in the theatre’s 254 year history.

Theatre Royal Bath has been awarded £955,192 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport today announced BOV will receive a vital £610,466 package of financial support as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. This amount will support the historic theatre’s survival for the immediate future . . .

Mark Goucher, Chief Executive of the Everyman, said “This announcement is welcome news for an industry that has been put in real distress by the ongoing closures. We hope to get clarity soon on how we can access this support and use it to continue our vital education and community outreach work . . .

In the wake of the government’s cultural investment announcement pledging £1.5bn to keep the UK Arts Sector afloat, BOV’s Artistic Director Tom Morris said today. “We are delighted by the scale and range of last night’s nnouncement. . .