Catch up on the latest Founder Friends of New Wimbledon Theatre news, hear about upcoming events and much more.
Oh, What A Lovely Year!
The past 12 months have been a very busy year for the Founder Friends when we were lucky enough to see a dozen shows at NWT and at least six shows in the West End. We’ve also enjoyed a host of brilliant speakers at our monthly meetings.
Cabaret Style
Last year many FF took to the stage at NWT to see Jan Hunt’s Paper Moon Theatre Company present [...]
Oh What A Time We Had
Christmas with the Founder Friends is always very special but Christmas 2023 was the best! At the beginning of [...]
Pantomania
At the end of the season we enjoyed not one but two pantomimes. The first at our theatre – [...]
Well Deserved
On 16th May 2023 our President Miss Jan Hunt received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Music [...]
A Year to Remember
As we hold our AGM it's time to reflect on the past year 2022/23. And what a year it [...]
NWT Shows 2023
We've started the New Year on a high with the prospect of seeing some brilliant shows at our theatre [...]
Recent Speaker
The veteran actress Thelma Ruby, one of our Past Presidents, was interviewed for us by another Past President, the [...]
Theatre Tour
On a lovely summer day many of the Founder Friends met at Langdon House in Teddington, the home of [...]
Theatre Visit
Looking abound the backstage of theatres is just one of the many activities enjoyed by the FF. Recently we [...]
Recent Speakers
We are very lucky with the interesting speakers who come to talk to us at our monthly meetings. Recently [...]
Summer Specials
We have seen some brilliant musicals this summer. Especially enjoyable were Singin' in the Rain, with 'real', wet rain, [...]
Theatre Outings
Now that theatres are back in business we are taking advantage of their brilliant offers. Through the summer we [...]
2022 Events
We’re back! Having kept in touch through the pandemic by zoom and email the FF are flourishing once more. [...]
Gala Evening
Celebrating the FFNWT 50th Anniversary On 26th August 2018 around eighty FF gathered in the Time & Leisure Studio [...]
Great Speakers
At our monthly meetings we are treated to wonderful talks and entertainment by well-known actors and performers: Last year [...]
Special Dates for the Future 2017
11th July - special speaker Alex Young actress 13th July - Spider’s Webb, The Mill Sonning 31st October – [...]
For the kids – Babe the Sheep Dog
At the Polka Theatre we Babe the Sheep Pig adapted from the film by our past President David Wood, [...]
Great days out – Summer 2017
Once again in June we went to Regent’s Park to see the brilliant production of On The Town starring [...]
Great days out
The Mill Restaurant Theatre in Sonning is an amazing venue set beside a pretty tree lined river and housing [...]
Something for the kids
Kids of all ages were treated to a couple of fun and fabulous outings. In May not only did [...]
Special dates for the future
28th September - The Go Between 25th October - Quiz Night and Fish & Chip Supper 6th December - [...]
On Tour Summer 2016
In June twenty seven Founder Friends visited the Garrick Club in Covent Garden named after the 18th Century actor [...]
President’s Party
Our President, Miss June Whitfield, celebrated her 90th birthday at the end of 2015. To mark the occasion the [...]
On Tour
In October twenty nine of the Foundr Friends took advantage of the Theatre Tours organised by our theatre and [...]
Something for the kids
Kids of all ages were treated to a couple of fun and fabulous outings In May not only did [...]
After Panto Party
The Christmas Panto at NWT in December was Peter Pan starring Vern Troyer, Marcus Brigstocke and the dance group [...]
Special dates Spring 2016
Thursday 10th March Beautiful the Carole King Story Tuesday 29th March AGM Thursday 7th April The Witches Thursday 2nd [...]
Treading the boards
The Royal Court, The London Palladium and Her Majesty’s Theatre have been host to some of the most iconic [...]
What a party we had
Every year our Christmas Party is a not-to-be-missed event. With entertainment from Jan Hunt and her fabulous Paper Moon [...]
Great day out
We can’t wait for September when we head down to Chichester to see the much awaited production of Mack [...]
Car Man as you’ve never seen it before
This classic opera has been reinvented by the brilliant Matthew Bourne and as members of FFNWT we were lucky [...]
EastEnders new star
Our president, June Whitfield, recently starred, for one time only, in the popular TV soap EastEnders. She told us [...]