Hidden Door seeks cash aid

ONE of Scotland’s most innovative festivals needs to raise £80,000 to continue.

Hidden Door in Edinburgh, which has been a seminal festival in the capital, said it now can “no longer survive” without the money.

Hidden Door is to to launch a series of funding packages for the public to buy to help raise the money.

David Martin, the festival’s creative director, said: “We believe Hidden Door is making a real difference to artists and creative people in Scotland.

“It is creating accessible, engaging experiences for audiences, and is leaving a legacy, both to the communities we invest in and the fabric of the city itself, such as with the Leith Theatre.”

Hidden Door helped breathe a new life into the

Leith Theatre in 2017 and returned to it this year.

This month, the theatre plays host to the Edinburgh International Festival, with an evening curated by Hidden Door tomorrow, with headliners The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Irvine Welsh, author and Patron of Leith Theatre, said: “The contribution Hidden

Door made when it worked with us to open up Leith Theatre last year and showcase its potential made a massive difference to the trust’s progress.

“It’s important to support grass-root arts organisations that give space and a platform to emerging artists.

“I really hope it succeeds in raising enough money to keep contributing to Edinburgh’s edgier and inclusive scene.”

Jack Hunter, chairman of Leith Theatre Trust, said: “Hidden Door has been instrumental in our campaign to save the theatre, and generous in its time and support. We very much hope it will succeed in its bid to raise funds and remain an exciting and passionate voice in Edinburgh and Scotland’s cultural scene.”

The money is needed, Hidden Door said, to stabilise the organisation, and become a registered charity with a board of trustees. www.savehiddendoor.com