'Accessing live theatre is so important for young people, not only for learning and development, but also for their wellbeing and experiencing escapism, allowing them to forget their troubles for an hour or two'
Matt Clay, Director of Development

What is the Lichfield Garrick Big Ticket Appeal?

The Big Ticket Appeal is part of our continued commitment to provide access to the arts across Lichfield, Burntwood and the wider community. We are asking you to help us to make a difference to the lives of young people who have experienced trauma, bereavement, illness, or who face financial barriers. Together we can provide tickets to these young people to attend the Garrick Pantomime and experience the magic of Christmas, no matter their circumstances.

In 2023, 42% of parents in the UK with children under the age of 16 said they cannot afford to take their child to the theatre* (John Lyon’s Charity, 2023). Our annual ticket appeal subsequently garnered support from 28 local businesses and 1089 individual Garrick audience members, whose generous contributions allowed the theatre to provide 478 tickets to children facing various challenges.

Since 2017, local supporters and businesses have sponsored over 1000 tickets given to families and groups of young people via local charities. This year with your help, we hope to offer tickets to more people than ever before and welcome individual donations and business sponsorships for this important cause. The appeal is an opportunity to make a profound difference in our local communities and help those who need it most.

With the generous support of local businesses and individuals, the appeal allows us to help numerous incredible local charities and groups. For many of these children and young people the appeal gives them their first ever visit to a theatre or arts venue. 

Your donation can help groups including:

Lichfield Foodbank
Pathway Project
Spark Burntwood
National Deaf Children's Society

 Individuals can donate online. Just a £20 donation will provide one ticket for a young person to attend, but even donating £1 will help us to make a difference this year. You will also be able to donate when attending our pantomime.

'The pantomime was wonderful, I kept the tickets a surprise from my three children until the day of the show, my eldest broke down in tears of joy - thank you so much for the tickets.'
Past beneficiary of the annual ticket appeal

We would like to thank all our current corporate sponsors of the appeal:

Are you a Business or Organisation who would like to sponsor the appeal?

Thank you for thinking of the Garrick. We invite you to contact us and we look forward to hearing from you.

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