Thank you
Thanks to our incredible family of supporters, Polka Theatre can be enjoyed by children now and in the future.
Public Funding
-
list (a-z) - Arts Council England
- London Borough of Merton
Individual Giving
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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