Ilkley Playhouse is a live theatre in

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. It is owned and run by Ilkley Players Ltd a not-for-profit charitable organisation. Ilkley Playhouse is run by an Executive Committee and is staffed almost entirely by volunteers drawn from its membership. Ilkley Playhouse is dedicated to the presentation of live amateur theatre and other arts activities within the community and welcomes members and visitors to a season of eight main-house and two studio productions per annum, plus many other events including touring productions and special events. It also hosts community arts events such as the Ilkley Film Society and the Ilkley Literature Festival. Ilkley Players Ltd is a member of the

Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain The Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain (''LTG'') is an Umbrella organisation promoting and supporting independent amateur theatre companies which have control over their own premises and produce drama of a high quality for the benefit of thei ...

. (LTG) The Ilkley Playhouse also runs Greenroom classes for younger students who annually perform their own production. In October 2020, during the

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pandemic, Ilkley Playhouse was awarded a much-needed grant from

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of £60,454.

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