Archive of Donations

Donations made to the Shakespeare Globe Trust by the Friends of Shakespeare’s Globe, 1991 – 2005

1991
Refitting, lighting and painting of Bear Gardens £5,000

1992
Sponsorship of Friends Bay £30,000

1993
Sponsorship of Lower Gallery £60,000

1994
Establishment of Sam Wanamaker Fellowship £6,000

1995
Sponsorship of Box Office and a dressing room £30,000
New Exhibition/Donor Desk area £5,000

1996
Deposit on Middle Gallery £50,000

1997
Completion sponsorship of Middle and Upper Galleries £70,000

1998
Contribution to Shakespeare in Print £30,000
Additional funding to Sam Wanamaker Fellowship £4,000

1999
Contribution to Shakespeare in Print £30,000
Sponsorship of ‘Happy Birthday Mr Burbage’ £1,000
Signed performances/Box Office Minicom £2,000

2000
Signed performances £2,500
General contribution £21,000

2001
Sponsorship of ticket backs £10,000
Signed performances £2,500
Fit-out of the ‘Room of Infinite Riches’ £30,000

2002
Refurbishment of Development Desk £16,550
Signed performances £2,500
Sponsorship of Play, a photographic retrospective £7,500
Stewards’ tabards £3,516

2003
Talking Theatre and ChildsPlay events £9,850
Signed performances £3,281.50
Contribution towards clothing for The Taming of the Shrew £30,000

2004
Contribution towards clothing for Romeo and Juliet £50,000
Exhibition improvements (Small Grants Fund) £1,875
Audio-described performance (Small Grants Fund) £1,830
Signed performances £2,500

2005
Exhibition Display Cabinet £30,000
Signed Performances £2,500
Audio-described Performance £5,400

Total value of donations made to date - £581,502.50

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