Why we need your support
LAMDA has been fuelling the performing arts industry in the UK and beyond for 150 years - teaching the craft, nurturing the talent and freeing the imagination of the actors, directors, stage managers and technicians of the future.
We believe this is important work and not only because art ‘washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life’*. According to UNESCO the UK is the world’s largest exporter of cultural goods. 6.2% of the UK’s local income (GVA) comes from the creative industries, the arts provide over 2 million jobs and are mentioned by 8 out of 10 tourists as a reason for their visit. In 2010, the Arts took about 0.07% out of the public purse and put £2 back for every pound invested**.
In the face of a 5.4% cut in HEFCE funding in 2011/12 and the as yet unknown impact of rising tuition fees on student numbers, the Academy is resolutely determined not to lessen the quality of its training or to fall short on its commitment to recruit on talent alone.
We need your help.
How to support LAMDA
Whether as a LAMDA Angel (our regular giving programme), a supporter of the Scholarship & Bursaries Scheme , with a gift in your will, the sponsorship of an entire season or simply joining the LAMDA mailing list, attending productions and popping a tenner in the post-show bucket…there are lots of ways to get involved.
For more details contact the Development Office on (+44) 020 8834 0510 or development@lamda.org.uk.
*Pablo Picasso
** 2010 figures taken from www.supportthearts.co.uk
As an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, donations to LAMDA can help to generate additional funds through HEFCE's matched funding scheme.
(Last updated 25.10.11)