The Restoration of Darlington Hippodrome

Darlington’s commitment and vision for culture and the arts is that Darlington will be a place where the arts happen, where the arts matter and where arts and creativity are central to Darlington’s future identity and economic success.

Summary of Aims

The aims for the newly restored Theatre are;
• To extend the reach and diversity of engaged communities
• To encourage learning about Darlington’s heritage
• To become a learning organisation
• To become a good partner, working in collaboration with voluntary, educational, public and commercial bodies
• To be more sustainable – financially, physically and environmentally
• To offer a high quality customer experience
• To contribute to the economic regeneration of Darlington and the Tees Valley

This specific project will exclusively address our community engagement strategy enabling un-restricted access to the local community broadening their opportunity to engage in the arts and local heritage.