Our Donors

Shane & Cathryn Brennan
Neilson Foundation

Girgensohn Foundation
Robertson Foundation

Darin Cooper Foundation
Robert Dick & Erin Shiel
Rosemary Hannah & Lynette Preston
Julia Pincus & Ian Learmonth
Suzie Miller
Mary Ann Rolfe
Anonymous (1)

Rachel Doyle
Gordon & Marie Esden
Ingrid Kaiser
Nathan Mayfield
Richard McHugh & Kate Morgan
Bruce Meagher & Greg Waters
Tim & Sarah Minchin
Dianne & Peter O’Connell
Andrew Post & Susan Quill
Penelope Wass
The WeirAnderson Foundation

Gil Appleton
Lisa Barker & Don Russell
Ellen Borda
Bernard Coles
Ian Dickson
Danny Gilbert AM & Kathleen Gilbert
Libby Higgin & Gae Anderson
Abraham & Helen James
Lambert Bridge Foundation
Kiong Lee & Richard Funston
Catriona Morgan-Hunn
Mountain Air Foundation
Anthony Paull
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM
Pip Rath & Wayne Lonergan
In loving memory of Mary Ann Rolfe
Geoff & Wendy Simpson OAM
The Sky Foundation
Merilyn Sleigh & Raoul de Ferranti
Danielle Smith & Sean Carmody
Marina Grunstein Walking Up the Hill Foundation
Anonymous (1)

Melissa Ball
Iolanda Capodano & Juergen Krufczyk
Corinne & Bryan
Bob & Chris Ernst
Sherry Gregory
Kate Harrison
James Hartwright & Kerrin D’Arcy
John Head
Jane-Maree Hurley
Susan MacKinnon
Don & Leslie Parsonage
Elizabeth Wing

Antoinette Albert
Baly Douglass Foundation
Katrina Barter
Cherry & Peter Best
Jessica Block
Skye Bouvier
Christy Boyce & Madeleine Beaumont
Stephen & Annabelle Burley
Julieanne Campbell
Susie Carleton
Anna Cleary
Jane Clifford
Brian Everingham
John & Libby Fairfax
Mandy Foley
Hon Ben Franklin MLC
Robert Furley
Jennifer Giles
Global Creatures
Nicky Gluyas
Melinda Graham
Peter Gray & Helen Thwaites
Mink Greene
Kate Halliday
Antonia Haralambis
Alexa Haslingden
Page Henty
Mark Hopkinson & Michelle Opie
Michael Jackson
David & Adrienne Kitching
Benjamin Law
Tessa Leong
Richard & Elizabeth Longes
Tory Loudon
Patricia Lynch
Kyrsty Macdonald & Christopher Hazell
Prudence Manrique
Chris Marrable & Kate Richardson
Sophie McCarthy
John McCallum & Jenny Nicholls
Sam Mostyn
Ian Neuss & Penny Young
David Nguyen
Naomi Parry
Shaan Perera
Ian Phipps
Martin Portus
Steve Rietoff
In memory of Katherine Robertson
Sylvia Rosenblum
Jake Shavikin
Jann Skinner
Ann & Quinn Sloan
Geoffrey Starr
Leslie Stern
Sue Thomson
Janet Wahlquist
Richard Weinstein & Richard Benedict
Simone Whetton
Rob White & Lisa Hamilton
Ali Yeldham
Anonymous (4)

Nicole Abadee & Rob Macfarlan
Brian Abel
Robyn Ayres
Claire Bornhoffen
Tim Capelin
Jane Christensen
Amanda Clark
David Davies
Michael Diamond & Georgina F
Max Dingle OAM
Elizabeth Diprose
Sue Donnelly
Alan Froude & David Round
David Hoskins & Paul McKnight
Nicki Jam
Mira Joksovic
Matt Jones & Rebecca Bourne Jones
Greg Lamont & Gerard Wilmann
Rosemary Lucas & Robert Yuen
Ian & Elizabeth MacDonald
Robert Marks
Dr Stephen McNamara
Jacqui Mercer
Patricia Novikoff
Virginia Pursell
Nick Read
A.O. Redmond
Gemma Rygate
Rob & Rae Spence
Catherine Sullivan & Alexandra Bowen
Elizabeth Thompson
Mike Thompson
Ariadne Vromen
David & Jennifer Watson
Julie Whitfield
Anonymous (2)

Priscilla Adey
Elizabeth Antonievich
Edwina Birch
David Caulfield
Sue Clark
Amanda Connelly
Edward Cooper & Daniel Zucker
Bryan Cutler
Elizabeth Evatt
Robyn Fortescue & Rosie Wagstaff
Jock Given
Deane Golding
Wendy Gray
Jan Harland
Raewyn Harlock
Robert Henderson & Marijke Conrade
Sylvia Hrovatin
Matthew Huxtable
Andrew Inglis
James Landon-Smith
Anna Logan
Norman Long
Noella Lopez
George & Maruschka Loupis
Louise McDonald
Duncan McKay
Margaret Murphy
Carolyn Newman
Peter Pezzutti
Belinda Piggott & David Ojerholm
Christopher Powell
Ann Rocca
Michael & Noelleen Rosen
Catherine Rothery
Kevin & Shirley Ryan
Dimity Scales
Julia Selby
James, Beu & Sue
Margaret Teh
Samantha Turley
Adam Van Rooijen
Eve Wynhausen
William Zappa
Anonymous (3)

In 2010, we teamed up with Tonkin Zulaikha Greer to give the S,B&W Stables Theatre a well-earned renovation. The Stables foyer has had a much needed facelift and 2011 saw work start on the auditorium, including a re-fit to the theatre itself, making the seating much more comfortable and improving backstage spaces, making the lives of our hardworking stage managers and actors easier.

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer have considerable experience working on historically and culturally significant sites and when it came to renovating the stables, their clear vision and generosity as a major sponsor ensured the success of the project.

We will always be grateful to our Capital Donors who made it all possible:

Beam ($120,000)
Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation

Pillar ($45,000)
Bluptons
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
Ros Horin & Joe Skrzynski
Rockend Technology Pty Ltd
ArtsNSW
Rebel Penfold-Russell
Kim Williams

Step ($15,000)
Antoinette Albert
Charmaine & Michael Bradley
Lewin Family
Nick Marchand & Nathan Bennett
Ezekiel Solomon
Stuart Thomas
Townsend Family

Brick ($3,000)
Gillian Appleton
Baker & McKenzie
John Bell & Anna Volska
Gina Bowman, Sally Noonan & Mark Sutcliffe
BOSE
Jo Briscoe & Brenna Hobson
Rob Brookman & Verity Laughton
Bob & Helena Carr
Ange Cecco & Melanie Bienemann
Rae & Russ Cottle
Glyn Cryer
Alison Deans & Kevin Powell
David Farley
Nicki Bloom & Geordie Brookman
Richard Glover
Peter Graves, Canberra
Maurice Green AM & Christina Green
The Griffins – Allie, Bel, Jas & Jen
Larry & Tina Grumley
Baly Douglass Foundation
Mary & John Holt
Ken & Lilian Horler
The Actors’ Centre
Chris Jackman
Currency Press
Peter, Angela & Piper Keel
Brett Boardman & Lee Lewis
Lisa Mann Creative Management
Wendy McCarthy AO
Sophie McCarthy & Tony Green
Bruce Meagher & Greg Waters
Dianne O’Connell
Peter O’Connell
Debra Oswald
Ian Phipps
Peace of Mind Technology
Celina Pront
Joel Pront
Chris Puplick AM
Annabel Ritchie
Chris & Fran Roberts
Ian Robertson
Mike Robinson
Signwave Newtown
Cre8ion
Will Sheehan
Kate & David Sheppard
Diana Simmonds
Smith & Jones
Chris Tooher & Rebecca Tinning

Much of what we do, both on stage and off, relies heavily on the support of our donors, many of whom give to specific programs that allow us to develop the next generation of theatremakers, take creative risks and offer exciting career opportunities for artists. Here are some of our donor-supported programs:

Griffin Ambassadors
Robertson Foundation

Griffin Amplify
Girgensohn Foundation

Griffin Literary Manager
Robertson Foundation

Griffin Redraft Fund
Shane & Cathryn Brennan

Suzie Miller Award
Suzie Miller

Griffin Studio
Gil Appleton
Darin Cooper Foundation
Kiong Lee & Richard Funston
Malcolm Robertson Foundation
Geoff & Wendy Simpson OAM
Danielle Smith & Sean Carmody

Griffin Studio Workshop
Shane & Cathryn Brennan (Patron)
Mary Ann Rolfe (Founding Patron)
Iolanda Capodanno & Juergen Krufczyk
Darin Cooper Foundation
Bob & Chris Ernst
Jane-Maree Hurley
Susan MacKinnon
Dianne & Peter O’Connell
Jake Shavikin
Merilyn Sleigh & Raoul de Ferranti
Marina Grunstein Walking up the Hill Foundation

Griffin Women’s Initiative
Katrina Barter
Jessica Block
Skye Bouvier
Julieanne Campbell
Iolanda Capodanno
Jane Clifford
Jennifer Darin
Lyndell Droga
Mandy Foley
Judith Fox & Yvonne Stewart
Melinda Graham
Sherry Gregory
Rosemary Hannah & Lynette Preston
Antonia Haralambis
Alexa Haslingden
Page Henty
Jane-Maree Hurley
Tessa Leong
Tory Loudon
Susan MacKinnon
Sophie McCarthy
Suzie Miller
Sam Mostyn
Naomi Parry
Julia Pincus
Ruth Ritchie
Lenore Robertson
Ann Sloan
Deanne Weir
Simone Whetton
Ali Yeldham
Anonymous (1)

As a new writing theatre, we program a wide range of stories that reflect our time, place and the unique voice of contemporary Australia. To ensure that these stories continue to be told, Griffin needs the help of private support to bring strength, insight, candour and new and powerful visions to the stage. Our Production Partner program is vital to our continued artistic success.

PRODUCTION PARTNERS 2024
The Lewis Trilogy by Louis Nowra
Richard McHugh & Kate Morgan
Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation

PRODUCTION PARTNERS 2023
Jailbaby by Suzie Miller
Lisa Barker & Don Russell
Darin Cooper Foundation
Robert Dick & Erin Shiel
Rachel Doyle
Danny Gilbert AM & Kathleen Gilbert
Rosemary Hannah & Lynette Preston
Richard McHugh & Kate Morgan
Bruce Meagher & Greg Waters
Julia Pincus & Ian Learmonth
Andrew Post & Susan Quill
Penelope Wass