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Top 25 Performing arts companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Performing arts companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,238 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,238 performing arts companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 17,605 professional contacts across them, including 4,791 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers performing arts companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,238Companies

17,605Contacts tracked

4,791Verified emails

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The 25 largest performing arts companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,238 performing arts companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to performing arts companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	National Theatre	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,133 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The National Theatre makes theatre that entertains and inspires using its creativity, expertise and unique reach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Royal Shakespeare Company	Indirect evidence	Stratford-upon-avon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	735 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Royal Shakespeare Company is a leading global theatre company that sparks local, national and international conversations that build connections, create opportunities and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	English National Opera	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	345 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “English National Opera is the national opera company dedicated to creating extraordinary encounters with opera, on stage and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Sadler's Wells	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	325 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We have three venues in London – Sadler’s Wells Theatre & Lilian Baylis Studio in Angel, Peacock Theatre in the West End and Sadler's Wells East in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Opera North	Partial evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	256 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Opera North is England’s national opera company in the North and one of Europe’s leading arts organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Birmingham Hippodrome	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	232 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the UK’s busiest and most vibrant arts venues.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Trafalgar Entertainment	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	208 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire in 2017, Trafalgar Entertainment is an award-winning global live-entertainment business focussed on new productions, venue…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Welsh National Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru	Indirect evidence	Cardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	200 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welsh National Opera transforms lives through the power of opera.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	ANY ONE Thing	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	199 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Small, independent theatre production company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	English National Ballet	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	193 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are English National Ballet.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	The OLD VIC	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	192 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Old Vic under Artistic Director Matthew Warchus is a place that encourages a new love of theatre, as well as offering a refreshing experience to those who keep coming back for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	IMG Artists	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	169 contacts →
	Strong evidence “IMG Artists is a global leader of performing arts, social media, and festival and events management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Theatre Royal Plymouth	Indirect evidence	Plymouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	152 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Theatre Royal Plymouth is the largest and best attended regional producing theatre in the South West.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival	Partial evidence	Brighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	143 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our mission is to inspire and enable artists to be their most creative and to champion the power of the arts to enrich and change lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Royal Liverpool Philharmonic	Indirect evidence	Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	142 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Liverpool Philharmonic enhances and transforms lives through music, reaching more people than any other music organisation outside London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Mayflower Theatre	Indirect evidence	Southampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	138 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The largest theatre in the South offers you magical evenings with the most spectacular touring musicals - many direct from the West End - plus opera, ballet, and some of the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Birmingham Royal Ballet	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Birmingham Royal Ballet is one of the world's leading touring ballet companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Bristol OLD VIC	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	133 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Led by Artistic Director Nancy Medina and Executive Director Rebecca Dawson, Bristol Old Vic is committed to creating opportunities for new voices and artists, and to present an…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Chichester Festival Theatre	Indirect evidence	Chichester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	131 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chichester Festival Theatre is one of the UK’s flagship theatres, renowned for the exceptionally high standard of its productions as well as its work with the community and young…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Belgrade Theatre	Indirect evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At the Belgrade we create theatre in the belief that it can enrich our communities and fundamentally change peoples’ lives for the better.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Crossroads Live	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Crossroads Live (CXL) is a leading global theatre producer, presenting world-class entertainment across its core territories of the United Kingdom, North America, and Australia…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Norwich Theatre	Partial evidence	Norwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	114 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Norwich Theatre is a leading arts organisation in the UK and the largest in the East of England, presenting a vibrant programme of live performance and creative engagement…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Birmingham Repertory Theatre	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Birmingham Repertory Theatre – affectionately known as “The Rep” – is one of the most influential companies in the history of the English stage and remains at the forefront of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Trafalgar Theatres	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trafalgar Theatres is a leading theatre operator and is part of Trafalgar Entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Northern Ballet	Partial evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	108 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Northern Ballet is a powerhouse for inventive dance and winner of Best Company in the inaugural Taglioni European Ballet Awards in 2014, winner of The South Bank Sky Arts Dance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: performing arts companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names performing arts companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of performing arts companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name performing arts companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Performing arts companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

27.2%Verified-email coverage

14.2Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

25.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

793

11-50

279

51-200

118

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 1,238 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among performing arts companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “performing arts companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names performing arts companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among performing arts companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,791 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Performing arts companies by metro

Performing arts companies in London318
Performing arts companies in Edinburgh25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names performing arts companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many performing arts companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 1,238 performing arts companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

National Theatre, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most performing arts companies?

London leads with 318 headquartered companies, followed by Edinburgh (25) and Manchester (24).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 4,791 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,238 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.