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Brighton Dome receives £5.8 million Arts Council grant

The Brighton Dome theatre complex and Brighton Festival’s heritage venues are to benefit from a £5.8 million grant from Arts Council England.

The Brighton Dome, which contains the Concert Hall, the Corn Exchange and the Studio Theatre, will be renovated using the funding.

Each year, Brighton Dome presents and produces over 600 events spanning music, theatre, dance, comedy, literature, spoken word, visual arts, film, digital and more.

A hub for artists across the region, Brighton Dome commissions and supports both emerging and established artists and companies, enabling them to develop.

The funds from Arts Council England will be used to refurbish the Grade I-listed Corn Exchange, and renovate its Grade II-listed Studio Theatre.

It also expected that a viewing gallery at the Corn Exchange and a service tunnel linking all parts of the complex will be created.

It follows a successful bid by the council and the festival as custodians of the Royal Pavilion Estate.

Andrew Comben, chief executive of Brighton Dome and Brighton Festival, said its goal was to be “one of Europe’s leading arts festivals and a year-round international destination for artists and audiences”.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .