Collapsed Shakespeare's Rose Theatre faces claims of more than £378,000

Claims totalling more than £378,000 have been made against the collapsed Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre.

The pop-up venue ran in York and Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire this summer under the company Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre Ltd.

However, the company began liquidation proceedings in October following “unsustainable losses” from the season.

Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre Ltd was set up by producer James Cundall, who also runs six companies globally under the brand of Lunchbox Theatrical Productions.

The £378,000 claims relating to Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre Ltd are in addition to more than £5 million debt claims reported to The Stage by producers of some of the world’s biggest shows.

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Actors, suppliers, agencies and creatives are among the list of 160 creditors for Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre Ltd, which has been published on Companies House.

The largest claim is from Yorkshire-based company Acorn Scaffolding for £71,472.

York City Council, which owns the car park where the York pop-up theatre was located, claims to be owed £33,922.

Other substantial claims include £38,000 from caterers Searcy Tansley, £27,000 from merchandise company Global Marketing Group and £22,000 from Harrogate Theatre Scenic Services.

There are a number of claims from agencies, including Conway van Gelder Grant and Amber Personal Management, as well as from individual actors and creatives, totalling thousands of pounds.

A spokesperson for Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre previously “strongly disputed” a statement from union Equity claiming that actors had been left thousands of pounds out of pocket.

The liquidation of Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre Ltd is being handled by Rob Sadler of insolvency practitioners Sadlers.

James Cundall has been approached for comment.

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