HELP! The LOST Theatre needs money! Our new home is fabulous but very expensive to run and we need you to help us.

LOST has a proud history of being a self supporting theatre company. We have never received backing from public bodies, and so we have had to learn to stand on our own two feet! However, with our new building having only been open 10 months LOST needs financial aid.

As most people will be aware (now more than ever) the vast majority of businesses close within their first year. Although LOST has been up and running for 31 years, we have to treat this as if we were starting from scratch. Hence the fact that we need funds not only to keep the building running, but in order for LOST to continue to do its work of supporting new and emerging talent.

That is why LOST is introducing our "Friends" scheme

For just £20 a year you will be become a "Good Friend" of the LOST Theatre Company. You will be credited on our website and on our "Friends" wall in the bar and receive our monthly on-line newsletter.

For £40 a year you will become a "Very Good Friend" of the LOST Theatre Company. You will receive the same benefits as a "Good Friend" plus you will get 2 complimentary tickets to one of a selection of shows presented at LOST.

For £50 plus a year you will become a "Friend for Life". You will receive all the benefits of a "Very Good Friend" plus 2 free drinks with your complimentary tickets.

Giving is easy - just click on the link below... and if you are a tax payer, gift the aid donation and the government will give us extra!!!

The Big Give - Donate to LOST Theatre now.

So, please be a friend to an independent theatre company and help us to survive and prosper. Donations are an incredibly important source of income for us and any donation, however large or small is enormously valuable.

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to those who already donated

A big thank you to all the girls at Queen's Gate School for raising £180 by selling cakes

Friends for Life Sir Derek Jacobi Carolyn Sands Piers Garnham Florence Carter Kevin Middleton Adrian Brown Steve Lennon Gerry Czerniawski Paul Kafno Gerry Evans Mark Kemp Laura House Rebecca Hands-Wicks Tracy Sorgiovanni Dennis Kelly Ian Beever Daisy Coulam Laura Swaffield Simon Coppen-Gardner

Very Good Friends Anthony Bottrall Leigh Tredger Kat Portman Chloe Hardy Christian Laflamme Philip Inglescant Nicholas Robinson Paticia Dopping-Hepenstal Heidi Minshall Suzanne Newman Mya Johnson Tim Price Felicity Houlbrooke

Good Friends Kate Golledge Steve Marmion Nathalie Delorme Amy Molloy Billie Fulford-Brown Richard Booth Nieve Hearity Sarah Beebe Heather Gibbs Daniel Pearson Simon Nader Carlotta Morelli Richard Fitchett Phil Jacobs Stephanie Willson Anita Hall

The LOST Theatre Company would like to thank the following business, foundations and trust for the funding they provided without which this building would not exist:

• Mount Anvil Plc
• Ruth and John Howard Trust
• Foyle Foundation