Chiswick Playhouse Appeals For Donations To Help 'Play On'
Local theatre launches 'Buy A Seat' campaign to help stay afloat
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The Chiswick Playhouse has appealed to local theatregoers to make donations so that it can stay afloat until the current health crisis is over. They have launched a 'Buy A Seat' campaign with a £20,000 target.
The theatre said: "Following the government advice regarding Covid-19 we closed our doors on Tuesday 17th March initially for the next 12 weeks. We’d really like to thank all of you for your continued support as we work together through this incredibly difficult period.
"As a self-sustaining company we receive no government funding. We are proud of what we’ve achieved as an independent theatre creating entertainment for our local audience and for theatre goers from further afield. But without being able to mount productions over the next few months and welcome audiences in, we face a huge challenge to stay afloat and be ready to reopen when this period is over. So we desperately need your help to enable Chiswick Playhouse to Play On.
"We are launching a "Buy a Seat" campaign to raise funds to help us through this period and enable us to continue to provide great entertainment for our local community and give the next generation of young creatives and performers a platform once this pandemic is over.
"We would love you to buy a seat, or make any kind of donation regardless of size, to help keep us going. To donate you can click here. Thank you so much for all your support so far and we look forward to opening our doors once again and seeing you soon."
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March 27, 2020
