INVITATION TO TENDER:
Could you run our Community Arts Venue?
We are looking for a new operator for the venue on Rother Street, formerly known as the Play House and would love to hear from any organisations, groups or individuals who are interested in running this much-loved community resource.
Please submit a written expression of interest on no more than two sides of A4 telling us about your experience, your artistic vision for the venue and how you would involve the local community.
The closing date for Expressions of Interest is 23rd March 2025 with a short list invited to go through to the next stage of the tender process soon after, when there will be an opportunity to look around the venue.
All EOI submissions should be sent to hello@stratfordtowntrust.co.uk with Community Arts Venue in the subject line.
We would be happy to answer any questions at sara.aspley@stratfordtowntrust.co.uk
About the arts venue
The building started life in 1830 as two fine plaster stuccoed villa-type houses. Later, for a short while the buildings were a school then, in 1876 they opened as Stratford-upon-Avon Convalescence Home and remained that way until 1940 when they became a maternity hospital. With the advent of the NHS in 1948 the building was sold to Stratford Corporation for office space. In 1985 the auditorium at the rear was added and the building became a community venue known as the Civic Hall. It was run for the last six years by Stratford Play House Ltd.