2020 Redevelopment Project

We’re delighted that our fabulous and truly transformational 2020 Redevelopment Project has now been completed.

The fully-funded £5.5m project secured financial support from Coventry City Council, Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership,  Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Arts Council England, and 650 incredibly kind donors who raised an amazing £458,468 (Individuals, Corporates & Trusts).

Thanks to your support, we were able to:

1. Refresh our 1958 Main Stage auditorium and foyers, to give our visitors a more enjoyable experience; and
2. Secure our long-term financial sustainability, by transforming our ground-floor café and first-floor Burbidge Room into a joined-up, flexible space that can function as a destination café-bar, operating even outside of the theatre’s usual opening times.

Through the installation of solar panels and improvements to our electrical systems, the project also enabled us to become more energy-efficient, continuing our commitment to reducing our environmental impact.

We have commissioned a permanent piece of art – to recognise those who have donated to our capital project- and this can be found on the wall next to our Nineteen 58 bar on the first floor.

For more details about the opening times and activities of our café and Nineteen58 bar, please visit Food & drink – Belgrade Theatre