Philanthropy
CAMFED
Miranda’s key philanthropic focus has been to support organisations which help women to achieve their goals, in the two key fields of the arts and international development.
In addition to her role as Chair of the Board of Trustees, Miranda is a major donor to CAMFED, focusing mainly on providing unrestricted funding to support tertiary education and enterprise development. She also funded CAMFED’s award winning Chelsea Flower Show entry.
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
Miranda has been a major innovator in developing the concept of production support at the RSC, focusing primarily on work written by, directed by, or featuring major roles for women. Productions she has supported include: The Roaring Girl, Arden of Faversham, The Witch of Edmonton, Hecuba, Queen Anne, The Tempest, Miss Littlewood, The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich, King John, The Whip, and The Museum of Baghdad.
GARSINGTON OPERA
Similarly Miranda has supported a range of opera productions at Garsington, where possible supporting female directors, conductors, or principal artists. These include: The Cunning Little Vixen, Intermezzo, Idomeneo, Semele, the world premiere of The Skating Rink, The Turn of the Screw, Amadigi, Comte Ory, the community opera Dalia, and Ariadne auf Naxos.
THE DONMAR WAREHOUSE
In 2016 Miranda was the principal production supporter for Phyllida Lloyd’s remarkable all-female Shakespeare trilogy starring Harriet Walter: Julius Caesar, The Tempest and Henry IV.