Press Enquiries
For any press enquiries or to arrange press review tickets for shows, then please email Elise, Press and Marketing Officer or call 020 8545 8354.
Spring & Summer Season
Polka Theatre announce their spring and summer season for 2012
With the world coming to London this summer, Polka has prepared a new season of shows, free events and workshops fit for a gold medal! There's much to celebrate in the coming months and with brand new shows and a returning best-seller, Polka have made sure that the south London venue is the place to be.
Autumn & Winter Season
First ever adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's Twist of Gold comes to Polka's stage
Following a series of record-breaking adaptations, Polka Theatre is delighted to be bringing another of Morpurgo’s classic children’s stories to the stage with the first ever production of Twist of Gold. Acclaimed adaptor of Morpurgo’s children’s books, Simon Reade (Private Peaceful, TORO! TORO!), and director Philip Wilson (Travesties, TORO! TORO!), have fused traditional Irish music with a talented cast of five actor/musicians in order to bring this story to life for 9 – 13 year olds.
General Polka News
Get ready, get set, get writing... Writing the World 2012 has begun!
Floella Benjamin has taken the lead in inspiring London’s top storywriters as Polka’s successful story-writing competition, Writing the World, gets underway. All children of primary school age are urged to enter in what will be the last competition in this five-year campaign to get children thinking and writing about different countries and cultures.
Polka recruits for young influencers to be part of their panel
Theatregoers aged between 8 - 13 years are urged to apply to be part of a panel of influential young people at the heart of Polka Theatre.
Teachers and pupils work with theatre professionals to create new work in London, York, Plymouth and Dundee
Since 2005, Polka Theatre in partnership with York Theatre Royal, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Dundee Rep has run the Playhouse project; a unique creative learning and teacher development project that gives schools the opportunity to work directly with some of Britain’s top playwrights and theatre artists across the country. Polka Theatre is now looking to recruit Year 5 & 6 teachers to take part in the project for 2012 in what looks set to be an exciting year with writers such as Nell Leyshon, Jane Thornton, David Wood and children’s laureate Julia Donaldson taking part.
Press images are also available for all Main House and Adventure Theatre Polka shows, please contact Elise.
