Our supporters

As a supporter of CFT, you'll be in great company.

Thank you to all of the generous individuals and organisations who are helping us continue our exciting and important work.


Principal Partners: Platinum Level


Principal Partners: Gold Level


Principal Partners: Silver Level


Thanks so much to our...

Minerva Season Principal

Charles Holloway OBE

Major Donors

Deborah Alun-Jones
Robin and Joan Alvarez
Elizabeth Benson and the late David Benson
Philip Berry
George W. Cameron OBE and Madeleine Cameron
Sir William and Lady Castell
David and Claire Chitty
John and Susan Coldstream
Clive and Frances Coward
Yvonne and John Dean
Nick and Lalli Draper
Jim Douglas
Mrs Veronica J Dukes
Melanie Edge
Sir Vernon Ellis
Huw Evans
Steve and Sheila Evans
Val and Richard Evans
Simon and Luci Eyers
Sandy and Mark Foster
Angela and Uri Greenwood
Themy Hamilton
Lady Heller and the late Sir Michael Heller
Liz Juniper
Roger Keyworth
Vaughan and Sally Lowe
Jonathan and Clare Lubran
Elizabeth Miles
Eileen Norris
Jerome and Elizabeth O’Hea
Mrs Denise Patterson DL
Stuart and Carolyn Popham
Dame Patricia Routledge DBE
Sophie and David Shalit
Greg and Katherine Slay
Christine and Dave Smithers
Alan and Jackie Stannah
Oliver Stocken CBE
Howard Thompson
Bryan Warnett
Ernest Yelf

Corporate Partners
Trusts and Foundations


The Aldama Foundation
The Arthur Williams Charitable Trust
The Arts Society Chichester
The Bassil Shippam and Alsford Trust
The Bernadette Charitable Trust
Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
Dora Green Educational Trust
The Dorus Trust
The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Elizabeth, Lady Cowdray’s Charity Trust
Epigoni Trust
The Foyle Foundation
Friarsgate Trust
The Garrick Charitable Trust
The G D Charitable Trust
Hays Travel Foundation
Hobhouse Charitable Trust
John Coates Charitable Trust
Theatre Works!
The Mackintosh Foundation
The Maurice Marshal Preference Trust
Noël Coward Foundation
Rotary Club of Chichester Harbour
Theatre Artists Fund
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
The Vernon Ellis Foundation
Wickens Family Foundation


Festival Players

John and Joan Adams
Dr Cheryl Adams CBE
Judy Addison Smith
Mr Brian Baker
Mr James and Lady Emma Barnard (The Barness Charity Trust)
Julian and Elizabeth Bishop
Martin Blackburn
Sarah and Tony Bolton
Janet Bounds
Lucy and Simon Brett
Nick and Carol Brigstocke
Frances Brodsky and Peter Parham
Therese Brook
Jean Campbell
Julie Campbell
Ian and Jan Carroll
Sir Bryan and Lady Carsberg
C Casburn and B Buckley
Eric and Jenny Castle
Sarah Chapatte
Sally Chittleburgh
Mr and Mrs Jeremy Chubb
Denise Clatworthy
David and Julie Coldwell
Mr & Mrs Barry Colgate
Mr Charles Collingwood and Miss Judy Bennett
Michael and Jill Cook
Freda Cooper
Brian and Claire Cox
Lin and Ken Craig
Susan Cressey
Deborah Crockford
Jonathan and Sue Cunnison
Rowena and Andrew Daniels
Jennie Davies
Paul and Barbara Diette
Clive and Kate Dilloway
Christopher and Madeline Doman
Peter and Ruth Doust
Peter Edgeler and Angela Hirst
Anthony and Penny Elphick
Caroline Elvy
Sheila Evans
Gary Fairhall
Lady Finch
Colin and Carole Fisher
Beryl Fleming
Karin and Jorge Florencio
Robert and Pip Foster
Jenifer and John Fox
Roz Frampton
Terry Frost
Mr Nigel Fullbrook
Denise Gabriel
George Galazka
David F Garrard
Wendy and John Gehr
Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner
Marion Gibbs CBE
Stephen J Gill
Mr and Mrs Paul Goswell
Robin and Rosemary Gourlay
Rachel and Richard Green
Ros and Alan Haigh
Dr Stuart Hall
Rowland and Caroline Hardwick
David Harrison
Dennis and Joan Harrison
Roger and Tina Harrison
James M Hawthorne
Mrs Joanne Hillier
Andrew Hine
Hania and Paul Hinton
Dame Denise and Mr David Holt
Gill and Tim Howard
Barbara Howden Richards
Richard and Kate Howlett
Chris and Carolyn Hughes
John B Hulbert
Mike Imms
Mrs Raymonde Jay
Karen and Paul Johnston
Rodney Kempster
Geoffrey King
Malcolm and Sarah Le May
Frank and Freda Letch
Ruth and Mark Lewis
John and Jenny Lippiett
Anthony and Fiona Littlejohn
Jan Lock
Alan and Virginia Lovell
Amanda Lunt
Jim and Marilyn Lush
Dr and Mrs Nick Lutte
Nigel and Julia Maile
Sarah Mansell and Tim Bouquet
Adrian Marsh and Maggie Stoker
Charles and Elisabeth Martin
Patrick Martyn
Trevor & Lynne Matthews
Tim McDonald
James and Anne McMeehan Roberts
Andrew McVittie
Mrs Sheila Meadows
Mrs Michael Melluish
Celia Merrick
Stephen and Ann Miller
David and Di Mitchell
Jenifer and John Mitchell
Sue and Peter Morgan
Roger and Jackie Morris
Terence F Moss
Mrs Mary Newby
Bob and Maureen Niddrie
Pamela and Bruce Noble
Eileen Norris
Margaret and Martin Overington
Mr and Mrs Gordon Owen
Graham and Sybil Papworth
Richard Parkinson and Hamilton McBrien
Simon and Margaret Payton
Terry and John Pearson
Stephen & Annie Pegler
Sheila Pettifer
Jean Plowright
The Sidlesham Theatre Group
John Pritchard Trust
Brian & Margaret Raincock
David Rees
The Rees Family
Sandi Richmond-Swift
Robin Roads
Philip Robinson
Nigel and Viv Robson
Ken and Ros Rokison
Graham and Maureen Russell
Clare Scherer and Jamie O'Meara
Dr David Seager
John and Tita Shakeshaft
Mrs Dale Sheppard-Floyd
David and Linda Skuse
Simon Smith
Mr and Mrs Brian Smouha
Peter and Lucy Snell
Julie Sparshatt
David & Unni Spiller
Richard Staughton and Claire Heath
Barbara Stewart
Peter Stoakley
Anne Subba-Row
Professor and Mrs Warwick Targett
Harry and Shane Thuillier
Mr Robert Timms
Miss Melanie Tipples
Catherine Tite
Alan and Helen Todd
Tricia Tull
Peter and Sioned Vos
Ian and Alison Warren
Brett Weaver and Linda Smith
Chris and Dorothy Weller
Jane & Norman Wells
Judith Williams
Angela Williams
Nick and Tarnia Williams
Angela Wormald

Cultural Partners

…and all those who also support our charitable work including those who wish to remain anonymous. Thank you for your incredible support!