News & Blog

Plastic Drastic Fantastic – Q&A with Suba Subramaniam

March 18, 2022

Plastic Drastic Fantastic is a new production co-produced by Akademi and Polka Theatre. Using intricate movements, play and lots of interactions, the piece explores our relationship with all things plastic…

A Q&A with Nathan Curry, Co-Artistic Director of Tangled Feet

February 13, 2022

The Big Re-opening

December 8, 2021

  What does it take to reopen a venue after two and a half years of closure, during a global pandemic? Time, patience, serious graft by a lot of people,…

Relaxed Performances at Polka… find out more

November 24, 2021

Polka was one of the first theatres in the UK to provide Relaxed Performances, starting back in 2006. These shows were originally aimed to appeal to families with children who…

To be children again

October 3, 2021

Throughout this pandemic, Polka has prioritised supporting children’s mental health and well-being. In line with our mission, we have been using theatre and creative learning activities to help children navigate…

Q&A with Hannah Quigley

August 20, 2021

Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your career as a stage director? I grew up in London and fortunately very close to a number of theatres and…

Celebrating Young Creatives with Write Here, Write Now

July 23, 2021

This week, some very special guests including David Walliams, Joanna Lumley and Paapa Essiedu came together to read stories written by children to celebrate our Write Here, Write Now graduates.…

Asking for help during Covid

May 28, 2021

Fundraising to complete Polka’s much-anticipated building redevelopment, during covid, has been a bit like trying to perform a play in front of a live audience where the script keeps changing…

To Theatre or not to Theatre?

April 27, 2021

Last month our big new sign went up on the front of our venue. It says ‘Polka Theatre’ loud and proud. But we had a lot of discussions internally about…