Who We Are...
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The Burnley Empire Theatre Trust was formed in late 2015 (following a hugely successful campaign by The Friends of Burnley Empire, which garnered almost two thousand signatures in an online petition in a matter of days) to raise public awareness in this historic building and undertake the steps necessary to preserve and renovate it, with the involvement of the local community, higher education institutions and local government bodies high amongst its priorities. With the support of Theatres Trust and National Trust Burnley Empire Ltd was formed in December 2018 to take ownership of the Empire from the Duchy of Lancaster. BET is committed to helping secure the building as an opportunity for training and educational and employment opportunities, which will be supported when the restoration is complete, to facilitate a fully functioning performance venue for students at the colleges, private /corporate groups and professional and amateur theatre companies, providing them with an historically valuable performance space and adding a beautiful restored historic venue onto the circuit in East Lancashire.
The BET committee are all passionate volunteers from a diverse set of backgrounds, theatre, art, music, variety, film making, architecture...for a small group of enthusiasts that's a lot of passion and experience working to save this magnificent Victorian/Edwardian theatre - could you be a part of it? |
