) Preston City Council statement on the future of the Guild Hall... Theatres Trust welcomes the fact that Preston City Council recognises the importance of a venue like the Guild Hall to the city, but we appreciate the financial challenges it faces.
Espada and Perez are Guild Hall’s 2026 Community Artists in Residence, a program that supports the creative economy, imagination, and civic life on the East End by commissioning artists of the region to develop socially engaged or participatory work.
The lineup is typical of the summer’s offerings, which reflect what AnthonyMadonna, Guild Hall’s theater director and curator of performing arts, called a blend of “icons and new voices ... Guild Hall ...
In January, Guild Hall announced a multi-week 2026 residency in collaboration with Gibney Company, a world-class contemporary dance company that commissions and performs works by renowned choreographers.