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Polka Theatre

Venue details

240 The Broadway, Wimbledon,
London
SW19 1SB Telephone: 020 8543 4888
Venue Email: [email protected]

Contact: Stephen Midlane
Email: [email protected]

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World-class theatre for children

Polka Theatre is one of the few venues in the UK which is dedicated to producing and presenting work for young audiences. Since the doors opened in 1979, this unique venue has been entertaining children with resonant, engaging and exciting theatre.

Over 90,000 children a year come to Polka and are inspired, stimulated and engaged by theatre, often for the first time. Polka strives to stir the emotions, spark the imagination and, most of all, entertain. Its two theatre spaces, the Main Theatre and the Adventure Theatre are designed especially for children so that their first taste of theatre is welcoming and relevant.

At Polka children aged 0 to 14 enjoy a wide-range of experiences designed to make theatre a natural part of their lives: from the powerful drama Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home; to hilarious family shows like Flat Stanley; fantastic world-premieres of new plays for children like Cloud Pictures; and adaptations of well-loved stories like We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

Polka Theatre for the very young is a vital part of Polka’s artistic programming. Over the past few years Polka has developed its Early Years work and established itself as a centre for innovation in this field. Children as young as 9 months and their families are brought into a colourful and stimulating environment where simple stories are told in a sensory and visual way. Early Years shows also visit Polka from across Europe encouraging the telling of a diverse range of stories in a varied and exciting way.

Creative programming keeps Polka’s work fresh and relevant. Audiences can expect imaginative new writers, dynamic performers, inventive adaptations of popular stories and resonant subjects. Everything we do is focused on providing children with thrilling world-class theatre.


UPCOMING SHOWS

Yeh Shen

Yeh Shen

Yellow Earth Theatre

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The Little Mochi Man

The Little Mochi Man

28 January 2018

A Thousand Cranes

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Child of the Divide

Child of the Divide

29 September 2017

Bhuchar Boulevard

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Three Sat Under The Banyan Tree

Three Sat Under The Banyan Tree

1 October 2018

Tara Arts

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