Polka is committed to making the magic of theatre available to everyone. Below you find information about the facilities and services available for people with disabilities. If you have any further requirements, please let us know at the time of booking, and we will do our very best to accommodate you.

Concessions

Visitors with disabilities are entitled to tickets at the concessionary rate. Escorts of visitors who require assistance may come for free. Please note that you will need to telephone the Box Office, as you will not be able to book tickets at the discounted rate through this website.

Travelling to Polka

Wimbledon station (for District Line, Tramlink, Southwest Trains and Thameslink services) has lifts from all platforms to booking hall level, where there is then step-free access to the street.

Please note that South Wimbledon (Northern Line) and the 57 bus are not wheelchair accessible.

Deaf Visitors

Our Main Theatre is fitted with an induction loop system for hearing aid users. In addition, we schedule in one BSL-interpreted performance for each of our own productions, usually on a Saturday or during school holidays. Check the calendar, or contact the Box Office for dates.

Integrated workshops for both deaf and hearing children are held during each school holiday. Polka also runs a unique Summer School each year, where deaf and hearing artists and participants work with communicators to devise an original piece of theatre. Contact the Education Department on 020 8545 8326 for more details.

Visually-impaired Visitors

Touch tours of the stage, the set and the actors for groups of visually-impaired visitors are available on request; publicity in large print can be made available; guide dogs are also welcome at the theatre.

Visitors with Limited Mobility

Polka Theatre has step-free access from street level through its main entrance at the front of the building. Once in, there is step-free access to most parts of the building, including the Adventure Theatre, the café, the playground, the garden, the workshop, and the adapted toilet. The one exception is the Main Theatre, where visitors with limited mobility can use the lift. Polka also has one wheelchair for customers’ use.

Wheelchair Users

Both auditoria are wheelchair accessible. The Main Theatre can cater for up to 6 wheelchairs in the front row, to the right of the stage. The Adventure Theatre can cater for up to 2 wheelchairs. Power-assisted doors are also fitted in the theatre.

Toilets

The adapted toilet located at the rear of the building.