Melbourne Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of our community of Donors.
Lifetime Patrons
Acknowledging a lifetime of extraordinary support.
Rowland Ball OAM and The Late Monica Maughan
Pat Burke
Peter Clemenger AO and The Late Joan Clemenger AO
Greig Gailey and Dr Geraldine Lazarus
Jane Hansen AO and Paul Little AO
Allan Myers AC KC and Maria Myers AC
The Late Biddy Ponsford
The Late Dr Roger Riordan AM
Maureen Wheeler AO and Tony Wheeler AO
The Late Ursula Whiteside
Caroline Young and Derek Young AM
Endowment Fund Donors
Supporting Melbourne Theatre Company's long term sustainability and creative future.
Leading Gifts
Jane Hansen AO and Paul Little AO
$50,000+
John Higgins AO & Jodie Maunder
Martin & Loreto Hosking
Anonymous (1)
$20,000+
Prudence & Neil Morrison
Andrew Sisson AO & Tracey Sisson
$10,000+
Helen Lynch AM & Helen Bauer
Jennifer Darbyshire & David Walker
Charles Gilles & Penny Allen
Ian Hicks AO
Tony & Nathalie Johnson
Tania Seary & Chris Lynch
Craig Semple
$5,000+
John & Lorraine Bates
Bowness Family Foundation
Prof Glyn Davis AC and Prof Margaret Gardner AC
Geoffrey Smith & Gary Singer
Rebecca Wilkinson
$2,500+
Charles and Cornelia Goode Foundation
Anne-Louise Sarks
Nigel and Sheena Broughton
Ruth and Roger Parker
Anonymous (1)
$1,000+
Nan Brown
Rob and Sal Bruce
Clare Carlson
Pam Caldwell
Alex and Elizabeth Chernov
Lyn Clearihan AM and Anthony Palmer
Pam Durrant
Rosemary Forbes and Ian Hocking
Gaye and John Gaylard
Gill Family Foundation
M D Harper
Dr Alice Hill and Mark Nicholson
Emeritus Prof Andrea Hull AO
Neil and Jane Jens
Lording Family Foundation
Emeritus Prof Peter McPhee AM
Fiona Menzies
Ann Miller AM
Sarah Nguyen
Sally Noonan
John and Veronica Rickard
Jenny Russo
Jan Simon
Pinky Watson
Robert and Diana Wilson
Anonymous (5)
Playwrights Giving Circle
Supporting the NEXT STAGE Writers' Program.
Tony and Janine Burgess, Fitzpatrick Sykes Family Foundation, Martin and Loreto Hosking, Larry Kamener and Petra Kamener, Susanna Mason, Prudence and Neil Morrison, Helen Nicolay, Pimlico Foundation, Tania Seary and Chris Lynch, Craig Semple, Dr Richard Simmie, Andrew Sisson AO and Tracey Sisson, Derek and Caroline Young.
Production Patrons
37 Giving Circle
Fitzpatrick Sykes Family Foundation
Diane John
Angie & Colin Carter
Larry & Petra Kamener
Craig Semple
Patricia Faulkner AO
Marcia Langton AO
Never Have I Ever Giving Circle
Deborah Beale AM & Chris Jackson
Andrew Penn AO & Kallie Blauhorn
Miffany & James Blythe
Sally Capp AO & Andrew Sutherland
Sophie & Simon Crowe
Jennifer Darbyshire & David Walker
Charles Gillies
Tania Seary & Chris Lynch
Rebecca Giving Circle
Karen Cusack
Andy Dinan and Mario Lo Guidice
Martin and Loreto Hosking
Deanne Bevan and Guy Russo
SALT Catalyst
Tania Seary & Chris Lynch
Much Ado About Nothing Giving Circle
Jenny Barbour
Paul & Wendy Bonnici and Family
Christine Christian
Jane Hansen AO and Paul Little AO
The Louise and Martyn Myer Foundation
Craig Semple
Andrew Sisson AO and Tracey Sisson
Anonymous (1)
Trusts and Foundations

Benefactors Circle
$50,000+
Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM
Peter Clemenger AO
The Helen Fraser Gift Fund
Jane Hansen AO and Paul Little AO
Martin and Loreto Hosking
Craig Semple
Andrew Sisson AO and Tracey Sisson
Maureen Wheeler AO and Tony Wheeler AO
$20,000+
Tony and Janine Burgess
Fitzpatrick Sykes Family Foundation
Petra and Larry Kamener
Suzanne Kirkham
Prudence and Neil Morrison
Tania Seary and Chris Lynch
Orcadia Foundation LTD
$10,000+
Alan and Mary-Louise Archibald Foundation
John and Lorraine Bates
Jay Bethell and Peter Smart
Michael Buxton AM and Janet Buxton
Angie and Colin Carter
The Cattermole Family
Karen Cusack
Ann Cutts
Jennifer Darbyshire and David Walker
The Dowd Foundation
Christine Gilbertson
Charles Gillies & Penny Allen
Linda Herd
Daryl Kendrick and Leong Lai Peng (Betty)
Helen Lynch AM and Helen Bauer
Susanna Mason
McKellar Outram Foundation
Helen Nicolay
Pimlico Foundation
Catherine Quealy
The Reid Malley Foundation
Lisa Ring
Dr Richard Simmie
Rob Stewart and Lisa Dowd
Tintagel Bay P/L
Ralph Ward-Ambler AM and Barbara Ward-Ambler
Anonymous (2)
Advocates Circle
$5,000+
Joanna Baevski
BagĂ´t Gjergja Foundation
James Best and Doris Young
Deanne Bevan and Guy Russo
M and J Blythe
Bowness Family Foundation
Dr Douglas Brown and Treena Brown
Nan Brown
Dr Andrew Buchanan and Peter Darcy
Ian and Jillian Buchanan
Bill Burdett AM and Sandra Burdett
Pat Burke and Jan Nolan
Diana Burleigh
Alison and John Cameron
S Capp
S Crowe
Prof Glyn Davis AC and Prof Margaret Gardner AC
Andy Dinan and Mario Lo Giudice
Marian Evans
Patricia Faulkner AO
Diana and Murray Gerstman
Heather and Bob Glindemann OAM
Roger and Jan Goldsmith
Lesley Griffin
Jane Grover
David and Lilly Harris
Tony Hillery and Warwick Eddington
Bruce & Mary Humphries
Ian And Titania Henderson Foundation
Amy and Paul Jasper
Alex Lewenberg
Martin and Melissa McIntosh
Libby McMeekin
George and Rosa Morstyn
The Louise & Martyn Myer Foundation
Tom and Ruth O'Dea
Leigh O'Neill
OneTomorrow Charitable Fund
Dr Kia Pajouhesh (Smile Solutions)
Bruce Parncutt AO
A Penn & K Blauhorn
Renzella Foundation
Jeremy Ruskin and Roz Zalewski
Lynne Sherwood
Gordon and Faye Shinewell
Janet Whiting AM and Phil Lukies
SALT Catalyst
Price and Christine Williams
Anonymous (8)
$2,500+
Ian Baker and Cheryl Saunders
Jenny Barbour
Paul & Wendy Bonnici and Family
Jenny and Lucinda Brash
Bernadette Broberg
C Christian
Geoff Cosgriff
Susanne Dahn
Ann Darby
Megan Davis
Kaye and John de Wijn
Pam Durrant
Melody and Jonathan Feder
Anna & John Field
Rosemary Forbes and Ian Hocking
Nigel and Cathy Garrard
The Mary Elinor Harris Fund Endowment
Lording Family Foundation
Colin & Helen Masters
Heather and Simon McKeon
Sandra Murdoch
Nelson Bros Funeral Services
Dr Paul Nisselle AM and Sue Nisselle
Roger and Ruth Parker
Christopher Reed
John and Veronica Rickard
Margaret Sahhar AM
Scanlon Foundation
Dr John Sime
Geoff Steinicke
James and Anne Syme
Frank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam Tisher
Liz Tromans
The Ray and Margaret Wilson Foundation
Tony and Gillian Wood
Anonymous (3)
Loyalty Circle
$1,000+
E Abbott & B McComb
Prof Noel Alpins AM and Sylvia Alpins
Julie Andrews
Margaret Astbury
Prof Robin Batterham
Sandra Beanham
G J Bibby
Tara Bishop
Judy Bourke
Nigel and Sheena Broughton
Beth Brown and The Late Tom Bruce AM
Jannie Brown
Lynne and Rob Burgess
Julie Burke
Katie Burke
Geoffrey Bush-Coote & Michael Riordan
Pam Caldwell
John and Jan Campbell
Jessica Canning
F and M Carey
Clare Carlson
Chernov Family
Assoc Prof Lyn Clearihan & Dr Anthony Palmer
Judge Susan Cohen
Sandy and Yvonne Constantine
Deborah Conyngham
Jutta Cowen
Sue and John Denmead
Dr Sally Duguid and Dr David Tingay
J Dunster
Bev and Geoff Edwards
Karen and David Elias
Nita Eng
Anne Evans & Graham Evans AO
Dr Alastair Fearn
Peter Fearnside & Roxane Hislop
Paul and Mary Fildes
Grant Fisher & Helen Bird
Elizabeth Foster
Bruce Freeman
Kerry Gardner AM and Andrew Myer AM
Gaye and John Gaylard
Gill Family Foundation
Fiona Griffiths and Tony Osmond
Ian and Wendy Haines
M D Harper
Luke Heagerty
Gary & Susan Hearst
Lorraine Hendrata
Dr Alice Hill & Mark Nicholson
Brett and Kerri Hereward
Howard and Glennys Hocking
Emeritus Prof Andrea Hull AO
Nanette Hunter
T Johnson
Sally and Rod Johnstone
Lesley and Ian Jones
Michael Kantor
Benny Katz
Leah Kaplan and Barry Levy
Irene Kearsey and M J Ridley
Daniel Kilby
Fiona Kirwan-Hamilton and Brett Parkin
Doris and Steve Klein
Marianne and Arthur Klepfisz
Larry Kornhauser OAM and Natalya Gill
Jane Kunstler
S Lansbury and D Di Fabio
Alison Leslie
Glenda and Greg Lewin AM
Peter and Judy Loney
Lord Family
Kerryn Lowe and Raphael Arndt
K. Mackinnon
Karin MacNab
Natasha and Laurence Mandie
Chris Maple
Ian and Judi Marshman
Don and Sue Matthews
Paula McKinnon and Troy Sussman
Garry McLean
Emeritus Prof Peter McPhee AM
Fiona Menzies
Robert and Helena Mestrovic
John G Millard and Andrew Cason
MK Hope
Barbara and David Mushin
Sarah Nguyen
Nick Nichola and Ingrid Moyle
Dr Rosemary Nixon AM
In loving memory of Richard Park
Dr Annamarie Perlesz
Peter Philpott and Robert Ratcliffe
Nathan and Susan Pinskier
Victoria Ponsford
Phil and Gayle Raftery
David Reckenberg and Dale Bradbury
Sally Redlich
Victoria Redwood
Roslyn and Richard Rogers Family
S and S Rogerson
B and J Rollason
Nick and Rowena Rudge
Edwina Sahhar
Alex & Brady Scanlon Giving Fund
FE Scott
Sally and Tim Scott
Jacky and Rupert Sherwood
Diane Silk
Pauline and Tony Simioni
Jan Simon
Jane Simon & Peter Cox
Rachel Slade
Angela Smith
Annette Smorgon
Anthony Steward
Dr Ross and Helen Stillwell
Rosemary Stipanov
Shannon Super
Irene and John Sutton
David and Angela Taft
Rodney and Aviva Taft
Charles Tegner
The Veith Foundation
John and Anna van Weel
Kevin and Elizabeth Walsh
Pinky Watson
Ann and Alan Wilkinson
Robert & Diana Wilson
Mandy and Edward Yencken
Anonymous (25)
Education Giving Circle
Alan & Mary-Louise Archibald Foundation
Joanna Baevski
G J Bibby
Judy Bourke
Deborah Conyngham
Geoff Cosgriff
Ann Darby
Luke Heagerty
Larry Kornhauser OAM and Natalya Gill
Heather and Simon McKeon
Christopher Reed
John and Veronica Rickard
Roslyn and Richard Rogers Family
Scanlon Foundation
Gordon and Faye Shinewell
Jane Simon and Peter Cox
Rob Stewart and Lisa Dowd
Ann and Alan Wilkinson
The John & Myriam Wylie Foundation
Anonymous (4)
First Nations Giving Circle
John and Lorraine Bates
Linda Herd
Michael Kantor
Daniel Kilby
Jane Kunstler
Nathan and Susan Pinskier
Christopher Reed
Craig Semple
Legacy Circle
Acknowledging supporters who have made the visionary gesture of including a gift to Melbourne Theatre Company in their will.
John and Lorraine Bates
Tamara and Mark Boldiston
Bernadette Broberg
Roger Chao
Adam and Donna Cusack-Muller
James Dipnall
Anne Evans and Graham Evans AO
Bruce Freeman
Peter and Betty Game
Edith Gordon
Fiona Griffiths
Linda Herd
Tony Hillery and Warwick Eddington
Irene Kearsey
Jane Kunstler
Robyn and Maurice Lichter
Dr Andrew McAliece
Libby McMeekin
Peter Philpott and Robert Ratcliffe
Marcus Pettinato
Hamish Redd SC
Dr Richard Simmie
Jillian Smith
Diane Tweeddale
Francis Vergona
Anonymous (15)
Supporters Circle
$100 - $999
Simon Abrahams
James Angus AO and Helen Angus
Margaret Astbury
G. Balding
Heather Bell
David and Rhondda Blackhall
Andrea and Chris Blake
Jane Bland
Fay Bock
Janet Brasch
Jenny and Lucinda Brash
Marianne & Robert Broadbent
Dr Christopher and Jill Buckley
Robyn Burke and Graham Burke AO
Tony Burn & Jan Parker
Pamela Carder
Edward & Diana Cherry
Elaine Chia & Ettore Altomare
Min Li Chong
Mr Peter R Clements
Dylan Cole
Sue and David Cummings
Rosie Cunningham
David and Patricia Davidson
Paul Davis
Dr Alan Frank Dilnot
Noni Doyle and Prof Lex Doyle
Colin Dyer
Mary Dyer
Isabel and Graeme Edgoose
Tina and Domenica Forestiere
Jason Garufi
Vicki and Stefano Giorgini
Geoffrey Grinton OAM and Margaret Grinton
Sally Gudgeon
Will and Jennie Irving
Ben Johnson and Mark McNamara
Leonard and Kay Levy
John Lewis
Edwina and Rob McLachlan
Glenn and Maureen Monckton
Dr Jack and Wendy Morgan
Margaret Newton
Michele Nielsen
Denis O'Hara and Annette Clarey
Jane Palomountain and John Browne
Rosemary Pitt
Victoria Ponsford
Dr Amanda Reich
Rock Posters
John Rogerson and Lynette Julian
Dr Ronald and Mrs Elizabeth Rosanove
Anne and Laurie Ryan
Julie Shelton
Pamela & Paul Siostrom
Carol Smith
Ros Smith and Reverend Trevor Smith
Drs Anne and Don Stewart
Dianne Temby
Ronella Stuart
Nick Toll and Julie Nield
Margaret E Tuckwell
Sally Wallis
Peter & Shirley Watson
Dianne and Chris White
Nick and Helen Withers
Charles Zika
Anonymous (221)
Legacy Gifts
Remembering and honouring those who have generously supported the Company through a bequest.
The Late Margaret Anne Brien
The Christine Brown Bequest
David Gonzalez
Macgeorge Bequest
The Late Max and Jill Schultz
The Kitty and Leslie Sandy Bequest
The Estate of Prudence Ann Tutton
The Estate of Freda E White
Suzanne Webster
Current as of January 2026.