Sponsor a Baker - BFMTC Bake Off Musical

Aim

8 bakers. £100 each. Help BFMTC raise £800 to bring The Great British Bake Off Musical to the stage in February 2027.

Our Story

Briton Ferry Musical Theatre Company has been part of our local community since 1948.

We are a volunteer-led musical theatre company bringing together people of different ages and backgrounds through a shared love of performance, creativity and community.

In February 2027, we will be staging The Great British Bake Off Musical — a joyful, funny and uplifting show full of unforgettable characters, brilliant songs and, of course, plenty of cakes!

For this production, we want to create a colourful, character-filled Bake Off tent that audiences will remember.

And because our show features eight bakers, we decided to turn our fundraising into a simple challenge:

8 bakers. £100 each. £800 to raise.

Our aim is to raise £100 for each of our eight bakers, giving us a total fundraising target of £800.

Every donation, no matter how small, will help move one of our bakers closer to their £100 target.

Whether you can donate £5, £10, £20 or £50, or whether you are an individual or local business able to sponsor a whole baker for £100, every contribution will help us bring this production to life.

Who are BFMTC?

Briton Ferry Musical Theatre Company is a small, community-focused amateur theatre company based in Briton Ferry, South Wales. Our members range from young performers aged 11 to adults who have been involved with theatre for many years.

What makes our company special is that so much of what we do is created by volunteers.

Our Director/Choreographer and Musical Director give their time freely. Our members help source costumes and props, paint scenery, build and dress the set, organise fundraising and support one another both on and off stage.

We do not have a large commercial production budget behind us. Instead, we rely on the hard work of our members, ticket sales, fundraising and the generosity of people and businesses who believe in supporting local amateur theatre.

More than just a show

For us, amateur theatre is about much more than putting on a production. It provides people with opportunities to perform, learn new skills, build confidence, make friendships and become part of a supportive local community.

Some members love being on stage. Others prefer building sets, helping backstage, making props, organising costumes or welcoming audiences.

Everyone has a part to play.

We also try to play an active role in our wider community through fundraising events, local performances and visits throughout the year.

Our productions bring people together — both the people taking part and the audiences who come to support us.

“BFMTC is more than a theatre company. It gives people a place to belong, create, perform and be part of something together.”

— BFMTC member

Why The Great British Bake Off Musical?

It is a show that feels perfect for an amateur theatre company like ours. At its heart, it is about ordinary people coming together, supporting each other, facing challenges and discovering what they are capable of.

There is humour, friendship, competition, emotion and plenty of cake along the way.

We want our production to feel warm, colourful and full of personality from the moment the audience sees the stage.

But creating that world requires a lot of detail.

Our eight bakers each need their own area within the Bake Off tent, complete with props, baking equipment and the many items needed to make their individual workstations feel believable.

What will the money pay for?

The £800 raised through this campaign will go directly towards the practical costs of staging the production.

This includes items such as:

• props and baking equipment for our eight baker stations
• mixers and kitchen equipment
• stools and furniture
• scenery and set materials
• materials to create the cakes, pastries and bakes seen throughout the show
• costume and production materials
• finishing touches that will help transform our stage into the Bake Off tent

We are already working hard to keep costs as low as possible. Where we can, we borrow, reuse, build, paint and make things ourselves.Our members have been sourcing props, negotiating prices and looking for creative ways to create the world of the show without spending unnecessarily.

But even with all that volunteer effort, putting eight fully dressed baker stations onto a stage comes at a cost.

That is why we have created our Sponsor a Baker challenge.

Sponsor a Baker

Our campaign is built around the eight bakers at the heart of the show.

Each baker has a fundraising target of £100.

As donations come in, we will track their progress and celebrate as each baker becomes fully funded.

You do not need to give £100 yourself.

Lots of smaller donations can fund one baker together.

For example:

• £5 gets a baker started.
• £10 moves them another step towards the tent.
• £25 funds a quarter of a baker target.
• £50 gets one baker halfway there.
• £100 fully sponsors one of our eight bakers.

We would especially love to hear from local businesses who may be interested in becoming one of our Business Baker Sponsors and funding an entire £100 baker target.

Why your support matters

For a large organisation, £5 or £10 might not seem like much. For a small volunteer-run theatre company, lots of those donations quickly add up and will help us create better productions, keep theatre accessible and continue providing opportunities for people in our community to perform, create and get involved.

And a £100 business sponsorship can make a very real difference to one part of our production.

That is why we wanted this campaign to be specific.

Rather than simply asking for money towards “show costs”, we want our supporters to be able to see the impact they are having.

One baker at a time.

One £100 target at a time.

Until all eight are funded.

“Productions like this only happen because people give their time, creativity and support. Every donation helps us make something special for our audiences.”

— BFMTC production team

Our vision

Our vision is simple.

We want to create a production that our cast, crew, audiences and local community can be proud of.

We want our eight bakers to walk onto a stage that genuinely feels like a Bake Off tent.

We want audiences to laugh, enjoy the music and leave feeling that they have seen something joyful and special created right here in our local community.

And we want the people who support this Crowdfunder to be able to look at the finished production and know: “I helped make that happen.”

How you can help

There are three really simple ways to support us:

Donate
Every contribution gets us closer to our £800 target.

Sponsor a Baker
Individuals or businesses can fund a full £100 baker target.

Share our campaign
Even if you cannot donate, sharing our Crowdfunder with friends, family, colleagues or local businesses could introduce us to somebody who can.

Our challenge is:

8 bakers. £100 each. £800.

Help us fill the tent and bring The Great British Bake Off Musical to life on stage in February 2027.

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 25th January 2027 at 5:09pm