The Gate theatre in London, founded above a Notting Hill pub in 1979, has announced it will close permanently next month after nearly 50 years, citing an unsustainable funding climate. The closure follows a "devastating" 100% cut to its Arts Council England funding of just over £300,000 in 2022, which stripped it of its National Portfolio Organisation status, and comes despite the venue's outsized reputation for staging radical, politically engaged work and launching new talent.

The theatre relocated to Theatro Technis in north London shortly before losing its funding, then in 2024 abandoned a permanent home altogether to work peripatetically with partner venues. Its board and interim executive director blamed shrinking real-terms subsidy, rising production costs and fierce competition for trust and foundation funding. Over its history the Gate hosted directors including Stephen Daldry, Katie Mitchell and Sarah Kane, and actors such as Jude Law, Sophie Okonedo and Kathy Burke, while recent productions like Wish You Were Here and Bootycandy drew strong reviews.