Theatre companies most subsidized by the Arts Council in England 2015-2018

Leading subsidized theatres ranked by amount of funding received from Arts Council England from 2015/16 to 2017/18 (Figures are expressed in millions of British Pounds, except where otherwise indicated)

The data shows a ranking of theatres receiving the most government funding from Arts Council England between 2015 and 2018. Over these three years, the Royal National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare Company received the highest amount of portfolio funding from the Arts Council of England.

Royal National Theatre 51.65
Royal Shakespeare Company 46.34
Royal Exchange Theatre 7
English Stage Company Ltd 6.93
Leicester Theatre Trust Limited (Curve) 5.74
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Limited (The Rep) 5.5
Young Vic Company 5.28
Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse 4.95
Chichester Festival Theatre 5.22
Northern Stage Company 4.69
Leeds Theatre Trust Limited (West Yorkshire Playhouse) 4.52
Nottingham Playhouse Trust Limited 4.06
Unicorn Theatre for Children 3.91
Sheffield Theatres 3.84
Bristol Old Vic And Theatre Royal Trust Limited 3.69
Theatre Royal Plymouth 3.56
Pioneer Theatres Ltd (Theatre Royal Stratford East) 3.32
Lyric Theatre Hammersmith 3.3
The Southhampton Nuffield Theatre Trust 2.92
Belgrade Theatre Trust (Coventry) Limited 2.83