Memberships

Want to get closer to the Theatre you love?

Our Friends get great discounts and priority booking for £45 a year, or you can get even closer by becoming a Festival Player with memberships from £250. Want to see a show take shape from rehearsals all the way through to performance? Then take a look at our Supporters Circles.

Friends Membership

Become a Friend for priority booking and discounts on the best seats

As a Friend of CFT you’ll immediately get closer to our work and life here at the Theatre. Annual membership is just £45 and benefits include:

  • Priority booking
  • Copies of our Festival and winter season brochures
  • Ticket discounts*
  • Free ticket exchange available until 48 hours before a performance
  • E-newsletters
  • Access to Friends Fridays - Our monthly series of talks from CFT

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Gift membership

*Discounts are available on all shows in our Festival season (with up to 20% discount if booking during the Priority period) and many in our Winter season. Friends receive up to four discounted tickets per production; tickets must be booked and paid for in a single transaction. Please view our terms and conditions for more information. Up to date pricing and discounts are detailed on each show page.

Want more? Upgrade to a Festival Player Membership.

If you love theatre (and CFT in particular) you may want to contribute a bit more towards our projects and productions. Upgrade to one of our Festival Player memberships and in thanks for your generosity you’ll get all the benefits of being a Friend, plus exclusive access and additional benefits at each level of giving: 250+, 500+ and 1000+

Here’s the boring (but essential) bit: your annual membership can be paid for yearly or monthly, and each membership is made up of a suggested donation amount (which is given voluntarily, and Gift Aid provisions apply) and a benefit value, which is the minimum amount to secure each membership if you don't wish to support CFT's charitable aims (but where's the joy in that!). If you fancy it, the full T&Cs can be found here.

Festival Player 250+

All the Friends membership benefits, plus:

  • Two days' advance priority booking before Friends for the Festival Season
  • Festival Season insight event with Directors
  • Acknowledgement on CFT website

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Gift membership

Festival Player 250+ membership: £250+ per year. Benefit value and minimum payment £75, donation £175+.

Festival Player 500+

As Festival Player 250+, plus:

  • One day advance priority booking ahead of Festival Player 250+ for the Festival Season
  • A spotlight on a Festival Season Production*
  • Acknowledgement in Festival Season programmes

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Festival Player 500+ membership: £500+ per year. Benefit value and minimum payment £100, donation £400+.
*Additional charges may apply.

Festival Player 1000+

As Festival Player 500+, plus:

  • Our highest level of priority booking
  • Supporters dinner or exclusive platform event*
  • Free ticket exchange up to 24 hours before the start of the performance during the festival season.
  • Seats set aside for sold out performances (subject to availability)

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Gift membership

Festival Player 1000+ membership: £1000+ per year. Benefit value and minimum payment £125, donation £875+.
*Additional charges may apply.

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*Discounts are available on all shows in our Festival season (book for 4+ shows 20% off, book for 6+shows 25% off, untill 9 March 2024) and many in our Winter season. Friends receive up to four discounted tickets per production; tickets must be booked and paid for in a single transaction. Please view our terms and conditions for more information. Up to date pricing and discounts are detailed on each show page.