Thank you!
Thanks to our incredible family of supporters, Polka Theatre can be enjoyed by children now and in the future.
“Thank you for donating to Polka. People who donate are kind because more children can enjoy many special moments thanks to their donations.”
Young Ambassador
Public Funding
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list (a-z) - Arts Council England
- London Borough of Merton
Individual Giving
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list (a-z) Creative Learning and Access Supporters
- Sabine and Henry Elkington
- The Brann Family
Polka Guardians
- Natasha Gill
- Adrian Johnson
- Vincent O’Brien
- The Robertson Family
- Anonymous
Polka Super Heroes
- Tom Bolland
- Mairi Brewis
- Phillip and Gillian Broadley
- Stephen Harland
- Alison and Tony Harpur
- Katherine Hill
- John Hyatt
- Keith Steventon
- Lucy Thomlinson
- Susie Wells
Polka Champions
- Edward Iszatt-West
- Sara Kramer
- Fiona McLaren
- Oliver Schuh
- Kellie Williams-Jauvel
Corporate Supporters
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list (a-z) - The Audience Club
- Bombay Delight
- The Family Treatment Service
- Icon Solutions
- King’s College Wimbledon
- MFS
- Morr & Co Solicitors
- Robert Holmes & Company
- The Royal Wimbledon Golf Club
- The Study Prep
- Wimbledon Offices Ltd
- Wimbledon Quarter
Trusts and Foundations
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list (a-z) - The Andor Charitable Trust
- Alf and Hilda Leivers Charity Trust
- The Arts Society Wimbledon
- Backstage Trust
- Rowan Bentall Charitable Trust
- The Calleva Foundation
- The Carmela and Ronnie Pignatelli Foundation
- The Chan Yin Chuen Memorial Charitable Foundation
- The Charles Skey Charitable Trust
- The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust
- The Childhood Trust
- Christina Smith Foundation
- Cockayne – Grants for the Arts
- Clarion Futures
- The Dorus Trust
- The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
- Earl of Mornington Lodge Benevolent Fund
- Enterprise Arts Trust
- Ernest Hecht Charitable Foundation
- Frazer Trust
- The Garek Trust
- The Greenslade Family Foundation
- The Hugo Halkes Charitable Trust
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- J P Foundation
- The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
- London Community Foundation
- L&Q Foundation
- London Freemasons Charity
- Misses Barrie Charitable Foundation
- The Munro Charitable Trust
- Ovingdean Hall Foundation
- The Doris Pacey Charitable Trust
- The Patricia Routledge Charitable Trust
- The John Thaw Foundation
- Tesco Community Grants
- The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- The TK Maxx & Homesense Foundation
- The Topinambour Trust
- Unity Theatre Trust
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- The Vernon N Ely Charitable Trust
- The Weinstock Fund
- The Wimbledon Foundation
- Wimbledon District Nursing and Midwifery Benevolent Society
- The Wolfson Foundation
- The Wyn and Ken Lo Memorial Foundation
In 2021, we re-opened after our Future Polka redevelopment. Thank you to everyone who gave whether as an individual, through a company, trust or foundation.
Future Polka - Public Funders
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list (a-z) - Arts Council England / National Lottery
- Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund
- Merton Borough Council
- Merton’s Neighbourhood Fund
- National Lottery Heritage Fund
Future Polka - Individuals
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list (a-z) - The Aitken Family
- Alan Ayckbourn
- The Bampfylde Family
- Andrew & Sarah Bester
- Zac, Jake and Crusoe Bourne-McKenna
- Martin & Helen Buck
- The Davies’s Putney Heath
- Henry & Sabine Elkington
- The Harpur Family
- Robin & Jane Healey
- The Ingram Family
- The Kerr Family
- The Lavelle Family
- Sandy & Alex Layton
- The Locke Family
- Sir Ian McKellen
- The Proctor Family
- Mark and Julia Rawlinson
- The Richards Family
- Nick Robertson
- Richard Simon
- The Theron Family
- Dame June Whitfield
Future Polka Founders
- Simon Bates & Matthew Crowfoot
- The Berkeley Family
- The Freemantle Family
- Iman and Zac Hafeez
- The Hallifax Family
- The Adrian Johnson Family
- The Kelleher Family
- Oliver Stocken
- The Wells Family
- Jacqui & David Wood
Future Polka Families
- The Aldous Knapp Family
- The Broadley Family
- The Cannon Family
- The Dodwell Family
- The Gunewardena Family
- Quintin & Mary Heaney
- The Hill Family
- John & Tristram Hyatt
- The Jones Family
- The Laurence Family
- Louis, Max and Elise
- Mr S & Dr C Nelson
- The O’Hare Family
- Pit & John Rink
- The Robertson Family
- The Stocken Family
- The Thimont Jack Family
- Mr & Mrs M.A. Weston
- Paul & Consuelo Windsor
Future Polka - Name a Seat Appeal
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list (a-z) Our Seat Namers have made a lasting impact at Polka by naming a seat in the main theatre for 10 years. For more information on our Name A Seat Appeal, click here.
- The Allen Family
- Timothy Anderson
- Marcus Beale
- The Starkie Bence Charitable Trust
- Nelly Boydell
- Nan Brenninkmeyer
- Satomi, Kumiko and James Brocklebank
- The Buck Family
- The Campbell Family
- Deborah Chay in honour of Gary Roberts
- Rosemary David
- Hugh Costello in memory of Christine Costello
- The Development family: Sarah, Helen, Gwen, Farah & Amanda
- Gemma Duncan
- Anna-Lena, Jack and Nicholas Elkington
- The Vernon N Ely Charitable Trust
- Charlotte Fallon
- The Gibbs, Harrison and Preiss families
- The Gilmour Family
- The Hall Family
- Handelsbanken Wimbledon
- The Hugo Halkes Charitable Trust
- The Harpur Family
- Punita & Akbar Hossain
- Diana Kubicki
- Oscar & Margaret Lewisohn
- Zinnia May Lisle
- Martin, Jane, Nick and Michael Long
- Mairi, Penelope, Maddie & Toby
- The Mills Family
- The Robin Mischeff Charitable Trust
- Sir Robin & Marta Murray
- Steph Parker
- Zoe Prag
- Asma Qamar and Ali Khan
- Issata Raynesford
- Rhea
- Brodie Richardson
- Rocco, Orla and Leo
- The Rudd Family
- Russell-Cooke Solicitors
- Xavi & Taran Underwood
- Sally, David, Hannah, Owen & Joe
- David Shnaps and Family
- The Shriver Family
- Andrew and Blanche Sibbald
- The Smee Family
- Keith Steventon
- Rosemary Steventon
- The Stewart Family
- The Theron Family
- Stuart and Alison Wallace
- The Whiteway Family
- The Winterflood Family
- Freya Wright
Adventure Theatre Bench Namers:- Natasha Gill
- Dame June Whitfield
- The Simons, in honour of Vivienne Walters (Mrs V O Simon) and Dr R J W Hurd LLD PhD FTCL
- Christina Smith Foundation
Future Polka - Trusts & Foundations
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list (a-z) - The Andor Charitable Trust
- Backstage Trust
- The Bellasis Trust
- The Bellinger Donnay Charitable Trust
- The BP Foundation
- Butt Family through The Calleva Foundation
- Chan Yin Chuen Memorial Charitable Foundation
- City Bridge Trust
- Clore Duffield Foundation
- The Clothworkers’ Foundation
- The John Coates Charitable Trust
- Cockayne – Grants for the Arts
- The Culra Charitable Trust
- The Vernon N Ely Charitable Trust
- Equity Charitable Trust
- The Fence Club Trust Fund
- Foyle Foundation
- Frazer Trust
- The Generations Foundation
- Grange Farm Centre Trust
- The Greenslade Family Foundation
- Guild of Freemen of the City of London’s Charity
- The Hugo Halkes Charitable Trust
- Icon Solutions
- J P Foundation
- The JP Jacobs Charitable Trust
- The Kirby Laing Foundation
- The Leche Trust
- Alf and Hilda Leivers Charity Trust
- The Linbury Trust
- London Marathon Charitable Trust
- The Margarethe Charitable Trust
- Metropolitan Public Gardens Association
- The Robin Mischeff Charitable Trust
- The Monument Trust
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation
- The Carmela and Ronnie Pignatelli Foundation
- Doris Pacey and the Dr Michael & Anna Brynberg Charitable Foundations
- The Patricia Routledge Charitable Trust
- The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation
- The Charles Skey Charitable Trust
- Christina Smith Foundation
- The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- DM Thomas Foundation for Young People
- The True Colours Trust
- Viridor’s Beddington ERF Community Benefit Fund
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- Wimbledon District Nursing and Midwifery Benevolent Society
- The Wimbledon Foundation
- The Wolfson Foundation
- The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Charitable Trust
Patrons
Sir Alan Ayckbourn | Malorie Blackman OBE | Sir Kenneth Branagh | Gyles Brandreth | Cerrie Burnell | Dame Judi Dench | Omid Djalili | Amanda Holden | Vicky Ireland MBE | Dame Joanna Lumley | Sadiq Khan | Kevin O’Hare | Michael Rosen | Lady Vereker | Jamael Westman | David Wood OBE | Lord McNicol of West Kilbride