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The Light Cinema announces reopening date

The Light Cinema Stockport has announced they plan to reopen on Monday 17th May 2021 and are looking forward to welcoming guests back in line with government guidance. After a challenging year, The Light are excited to be able to reopen their doors again and to get back to offering their guests a … [Read more...]

The Plaza welcomes further Culture Recovery Fund support

The Stockport Plaza has confirmed it is to receive additional funding from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The Stockport Plaza is among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. This award will … [Read more...]

NK Theatre Arts secures Culture Recovery Fund grant

Stockport performing arts charity, NK Theatre Arts, have been announced among 2,700 recipients of the second round of grants delivered by the Culture Recovery Fund. The organisation received a grant of £39,948 from the government's £1.57 billion fund that will support reopening and recovery for … [Read more...]

Forum Theatre announces summer reopening plans

The Forum Theatre will throw its doors open this summer as live theatre returns to Stockport.  Beginning on Saturday 5th June with a FORUM THEATRE COMEDY NIGHT to be headlined by the fantastic Nathan Caton, star of Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo and much more as part of 3 brilliant comics and … [Read more...]

Light Cinema secures Culture Recovery Fund grant

The Light Cinema in Stockport has received a grant of over £290,000 from the government's Culture Recovery Fund, which supports cultural and heritage organisations affected by the Covid-19 lockdowns. The grant for the Stockport cinema is part of a £2.928 million grant for the Light's ten … [Read more...]

Forum Theatre goes green

The Forum Theatre may be dark right now, but it is about to go Green after securing funding to install LED lighting throughout the entire premises.  Improvements will see over 150 fittings and lamps replaced throughout the three story venue including over 50 new house lights in the auditorium … [Read more...]

Belle Vue Coaches gets makeover from NK Theatre Arts

Regular visitors to The Forum Theatre might see some familiar faces when out and about in the borough as one of Belle Vue’s coaches received a makeover this week, rebranded to promote the work of Stockport’s all-inclusive theatre company NK Theatre Arts. Based in Romiley, the charity offers … [Read more...]

Stockport band steps in to support local music education

Indie band, Blossoms, have stepped in to support Stockport Music Service, which has been unable to offer hundreds of children in the borough access to participation in regular music ensembles or groups for the past seven months. Stockport Music Service, recognised as one of the UK's leading … [Read more...]

Stockport College partner achieves Gold in dance school awards

Stockport College partners Debut Academy of Performing Arts have come first in the Anne Walker MBE Dance School of the Year Awards. The award is the second for the Academy during the 2020/21 academic year, after clinching best Dance and Performing Arts School in the North, including the Midlands, … [Read more...]

Stockport Plaza secures Culture Recovery Fund grant

The Stockport Plaza has announced it has received a grant from the government's Culture Recovery Fund to support the theatre's future. The Stockport Plaza has been awarded a grant as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus … [Read more...]