Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups [as at 7 May 2025] Theatre

Title

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Theatre

Purpose

To support the resilience and relevance of theatre in the UK for audiences, society and the industry. To identify and debate potential opportunities and issues for theatre in the UK. To support parliamentarians’ understanding of the theatre and performing arts industry at a national and local level.

Category

Subject Group

 

Officers

Role

Name

Party

Chair & Registered Contact

Leigh Ingham

Labour

Co-Chair

Dan Aldridge

Labour

Co-Chair

Baroness Keeley

Labour

Vice Chair

Simon Hoare

Conservative

 

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Leigh Ingham MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: leigh.ingham.mp@parliament.uk

 

Public Enquiry Point:

Kate Roche, SOLT & UK Theatre. Tel: 07721 205 781

Email: kate.roche@soltukt.co.uk

 

Secretariat:

Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre jointly act as the group's secretariat. https://solt.co.uk/ and https://uktheatre.org

 

Group's Website:

https://solt.co.uk/theatreappg/

 

 

Annual General Meeting

Date of most recent AGM in this Parliament

02/04/2025

Did the group publish an income and expenditure statement relating to the AGM above?

No

Reporting year

02 Apr to 01 Apr

Next reporting deadline

02/08/2026

 

Registrable benefits received by the group

 

Benefits In Kind

Source

Description

Value £s

In bands of £1,500

Received

Registered

Society of London Theatre

Joint Secretariat

 

From : 02/04/2025

To : 01/04/2026

 

4,501-6,000

02/04/2025

03/04/2025

UK Theatre

Joint Secretariat

 

From : 02/04/2025

To : 01/04/2026

 

4,501-6,000

02/04/2025

03/04/2025