Guests gather outside a lit marquee at night, leaning in to read a seating plan while one person uses a phone light.

Polka Theatre2022

Patron's Dinner

The Production

Patron's Dinner was a Polka Theatre supporter event documented in the September 2022 production folder, rather than a public staged production. Held at Polka Theatre in Wimbledon, it reflected the venue’s relationship with patrons and supporters of its work for young audiences.

25 photographs in the curated edit

Commissioned by: Polka Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

A warmly lit marquee opens onto a long seated dinner, with a Polka Patrons' Dinner seating board on an easel near the entrance.

Long dinner tables are set with green cloths, glassware, place cards, folded napkins and dried flower arrangements under string lights.

An empty marquee is arranged for dinner with long green-covered tables, white chairs, glassware and dried floral centrepieces.

Two musicians perform beside open doors, one singing into a microphone and the other playing guitar in warm indoor-outdoor lighting.

A crowded evening drinks reception fills a white canopy, with guests standing in small groups around tall cocktail tables.

Guests chat closely under a lit canopy, holding drinks in an intimate reception setting.

A candlelit dinner table is dressed with glassware, folded napkins, place cards and tall dried floral arrangements.

A symmetrical view down an empty marquee shows two long decorated dinner tables beneath string lights and a Polka Theatre banner.

A chef in a striped apron stirs a large pot in a busy kitchen, looking toward the camera.

Guests sit at long candlelit dinner tables inside a white marquee strung with bulbs, with a colorful Polka Theatre banner along the back wall.

A man in a dark jacket speaks into a handheld microphone, gesturing toward the audience in the dimly lit marquee.

Guests stand close together with drinks and wine glasses, smiling and talking around a decorated dinner table.

Two performers sing into handheld microphones in front of seated diners, with colorful Polka lettering hanging behind them.

Diners seated at long tables applaud under warm string lights while a performer stands at the far end of the marquee.

Long dinner tables are set with green cloths, candles, glassware, plated starters, and tall dried floral arrangements.

A man addresses the audience with a microphone while a guitarist stands behind him under bright tent lights.

A smiling woman in a navy dress speaks into a microphone beneath large colorful Polka letters on the marquee wall.

A wide view of the marquee shows guests seated along two long candlelit tables, facing a speaker at the far end.

Two performers with handheld microphones sing facing each other, framed by Polka lettering and warm marquee lighting.

Guests sit closely together at long dinner tables under a white marquee, lit by warm string lights with colorful theatre lettering on the back wall.

A speaker holding a microphone stands beside another person at the front of a crowded marquee dinner as guests applaud beneath a colorful “Polka Theatre” banner.

Dinner guests converse around a candlelit table set with wine glasses, bottles, and tall floral stems inside the warmly lit marquee.

A smiling guest turns back toward the camera from a crowded dinner table, with wine glasses, soft candlelight, and blurred flowers behind her.

Two guests embrace warmly in front of a colorful theatre banner, one holding a bouquet in the softly lit marquee.

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