Founding Patrons

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Welcome For more than 250 years York Theatre Royal has played an important role in the lives of the community of York and beyond. The Theatre offers a rich and diverse programme of creative activity that delights its many audiences.

As one of the UK’s leading producing theatres, we have an excellent reputation for creating innovative and diverse productions. We support new talent and work with a range of artistic partners to create quality, original work.

York Theatre Royal is nationally recognised for the strength of its engagement with children and young people. We are renowned for our ambitious work with hundreds of young people each year through our Youth Theatre and projects such as the Takeover Festival.

The Theatre is at the heart of both the cultural and community offer of the city. Not only does our work help to create a lifelong love of storytelling and the theatre, our buildings also welcome hundreds of members of the community each day to relax in our café or take part in workshops and other activities.

It is now all of our responsibilities to ensure the legacy of this great resource into the future. We have ambitious plans for the next few years, particularly in two key areas: •

Developing new plays and productions – working with new artists and seeking out new talent to work together to produce plays that tell stories in inspiring and imaginative ways.

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Producing new opportunities for children and young people to be inspired through an active engagement with high quality arts activity.

An Invitation York Theatre Royal’s ambitious plans require the support of fellow cultural ambassadors; those who understand the benefits that a dynamic, forward thinking theatre can bring to a city and the surrounding areas. As such, we invite you to be a part of our plans, and of the future of the Theatre, as a York Theatre Royal Founding Patron.

A Connection to the Theatre York Theatre Royal’s Founding Patrons will take a special place at the heart of Theatre life. Your £250 gift will help us to make our plans for the Theatre and its community a reality. In return we invite you to be a part of the Theatre and see the difference your gift can have.

As a Founding Patron you will: •

Be invited to exclusive Founding Patrons’ events in 2012/13.

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Receive regular communication from the Theatre.

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Have numerous opportunities to visit the Theatre and see first-hand the impact of your generosity.

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Have your gift recognised in the Theatre, on our website and in programmes for 2012/2013.

The benefits for York Theatre Royal Founding Patrons are available throughout the inaugural year of the scheme. Founding Patrons will be invited to continue to support the Theatre after the initial year.

A Special Relationship Founding Patrons of York Theatre Royal will be at the heart of all we do. Whether your gift helps us to commission a new young writer or fund a new production you’ll see and hear about every step first.

Through regular communication and invitations to events we will ensure that you are aware of the impact your gift has had.

A Lasting Legacy With your help we will continue to invest in new productions and continue to inspire more children and young people. As a Founding Patron of York Theatre Royal you will be part of an exclusive group of people who help us to secure the future of the Theatre. You will lead the way for the Theatre to engage with a new group of supporters who want to help us keep doing what we do best.

Invest in the Future of your theatre I would like to become a Founding Patron of York Theatre Royal Name: Address:

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Area of interest I am particularly interested in the following area of work and would like my gift to be used towards this:

 Engaging young people in the theatre  Developing new plays for the theatre

Please select your method of payment  Cheque (made payable to York Citizens Theatre Trust)  Credit card (details below)

Card details (Please note: We cannot accept American Express) Name as it appears on the card: ……………………………………………………………

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Gift aid

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I would like York Theatre Royal to treat this gift as a Gift Aid donation. I confirm I have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for the current tax year (6 April to 5 April) that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs that I donate to will reclaim on my gifts for the current tax year. I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. I understand the charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that I have given.

(Optional) I wish to make a one-off additional donation of £________ to York Theatre Royal.

I enclose a cheque / please debit my card (delete as appropriate).

Please return this completed form to: Sarah Heathwood, Development Officer, York Theatre Royal, St Leonard’s Place, York YO1 7HD