We are excited to have been awarded a £10,000 development support grant by the Architectural Heritage Fund. We will use this to pay for a professional project viability study, to make sure that our plans are commercially viable.
AHF normally support historic building projects, so it is good news that they see sufficient value in the Amulet Theatre to support our project.
News of our potential funding remains on hold. Following July’s election, we are still waiting for news on how the new government will manage community funding. Our bid to purchase and reopen the Amulet had been well received but along with many other community campaigns, we are currently waiting for the bidding process to reopen….
Theatres Trust have published their annual register of theatres under threat and the Amulet has once again been included. This year’s Theatres at Risk Register consists of 39 theatres, which all have strong architectural merit, cultural heritage or value to the local community as performance venues. We are thrilled that the Amulet has once again…
Buy The Amulet are pleased to reveal we are working in collaboration with Interim Spaces , The Art Bank and Big Fam Disco to create a programme of DJ experiences for young people in Shepton Mallet. We have started by asking them what they would like with a survey at the Sunday Market and will…
Coxley Developments Limited, the owner of the Amulet theatre building in Shepton Mallet, has submitted an appeal to overturn an earlier planning refusal for conversion of the Amulet’s stage and dressing rooms into flats. We intend to oppose this planning appeal because it would mean the permanent loss of Shepton Mallet’s only large scale performance…
There will be a public meeting for volunteers and anyone interested in the project, on Wednesday 24th April at the Art Bank, High Street, Shepton Mallet. The bar will be open at 6:30pm and the meeting will start at 7pm. The main purpose will be to discuss progress to date, with opportunities to ask questions.
We’re thrilled that our project to reopen the Amulet is a finalist at the Great British Theatre Awards 2026, which ‘recognises theatres and their champions who are making an outstanding contribution to UK cultural life’. Some of our team will be attending the awards ceremony in Central Hall, Westminster on 2nd November 2026. The Amulet…