The theatre says funding will "transform the experience for our audiences" for years to come.
The building at Underbarrow is now Grade II* listed and work is ongoing to research its history.
A "remarkable" concrete building is given protected status on the centenary of its architect's birth.
The Maidstone Arts Centre used to have its own site but now relies on the community to host classes.
The stately home has put the Claude Lorrain masterpiece on the market to fund restoration work.
Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye are both competing to become the UK's first Town of Culture.
Almost £1.3m of government money will be spent on major repairs to the Grade I listed Norman castle.
Sir Philip Pullman and Richard Osman are among writers to back the proposal to boost literacy.
More than 20 pools have closed in north-west England over the past 10 years, new figures show.
