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Polka Theatre Announces New Shows for their 26/27 Autumn/Winter Season
May 21, 2026
Brand-new shows and workshops announced for Polka's Autumn/Winter season with further shows announced for early 2027.
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Polka Theatre Announces Details of the 2026 Polka Playwriting Award
April 29, 2026
Polka Theatre’s Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive Helen Matravers, Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive Lynette Shanbury, and the whole team are delighted to announce full details of the return of the Polka Playwriting Award for 2026, the only award of its kind, a major initiative dedicated to championing original theatre for young audiences aged 7–13.
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Interview with A Tale of Us show writer Sharon Kanolik
March 25, 2026
What first inspired you to write A Tale of Us, and why is this story important to share right now? I wrote A Tale of Us to explore and celebrate…
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Q&A with Rachel Barnett-Jones, Writer of The PEA and the Princess
March 5, 2025
Sam, a member of our Young Ambassadors Scheme ‘Younger Voices’ spoke to Rachel Barnett-Jones, writer of the brand-new The PEA and the Princess to find all about the show. …
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Polka Theatre Announces Winner of New Polka Playwriting Award: Sarah Middleton’s ‘Dweeb-A-Mania’
January 23, 2025
Polka Theatre’s Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive Helen Matravers, Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive Lynette Shanbury, and the whole team are pleased to announce the winner of the…
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Polka Theatre Launches New Polka Playwriting Award Championing Playwriting and Creation of Work for Young Audiences
July 8, 2024
Polka Theatre’s Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive Helen Matravers, Executive Director and Joint Chief Executive Lynette Shanbury, and the whole team are pleased to announce the launch of the…
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Q&A with Set and Costume Designer Liam Bunster (Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Ghosts)
June 6, 2024
Learn all about the set and costume design for our brand-new stage adaptation of Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Ghosts in this spook-tacular Q&A with designer, Liam Bunster. …
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Polka Theatre Announces Six Artists to be Supported as Part of its Catapult Programme Along With Three New Associate Companies
March 28, 2024
Polka Theatre’s Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive Helen Matravers is thrilled to announce the artists chosen for the theatre’s new Artist Development programme, Catapult, and also three new Associate…
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Q&A with the creators of Hairy
December 5, 2023
We sat down with Toby Park and Aitor Basauri, co-creators and directors of our new show Hairy coming Summer 2023. Spymonkey is the UK’s longest running comedy theatre company, Hairy…
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Q&A with Jimmy Osborne, co-writer of Zoe’s Peculiar Journey Through Time
September 20, 2023
Ahead of Theatre-Rites “small eco-miracle” show, Zoe’s Peculiar Journey Through Time, we asked co-writer Jimmy Osborne all about how the piece came to be. Can you tell us a…
