The council has appointed a contractor for emergency works to the 132-year-old building.
A 400m scarf took over a year to make and was knitted for a local production at Poole Lighthouse.
Chris Stafford says he could not be prouder of "everything we have achieved together".
The Beatles agree for their songs to feature in a stage version of Yesterday, says the co-producer.
Bristol Old Vic is taking free theatre into schools in the city to tackle barriers to arts access.
Prathiba Batley is taking her immersive performance 1,000 Papercuts to York University in October.
Rising energy bills, ageing buildings and the cost-of-living are piling pressure on theatres.
The new musical tells the story of how industrialist Titus Salt created the village of Saltaire.
The first show to be presented in the 17th-Century threshing barn will be Macbeth.
