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Tag: Polka Theatre

REVIEW: The Nutcracker (Polka Theatre)

November 27, 2024 The Family Stage

There are few festive tales more beloved than The Nutcracker, and this year the story gets a fresh twist at…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Christmas 2024, Family Theatre, Little Bulb, Polka Theatre, Sam Wilde

REVIEW: Romeo and Juliet, Beats and Elements (Polka Theatre)

March 16, 2024 The Family Stage

Hot on the heels of an Offies win for Pied Piper (a Battersea Arts Centre and Beatbox Academy co-production), Conrad…

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Posted in: Reviews Filed under: Beats and Elements, Children's Theatre, Family Theatre, Hip Hop Theatre, Polka Theatre, Shakespeare

REVIEW: The Snow Queen (Polka Theatre)

November 22, 2023 The Family Stage

It’s been an exciting year for Polka Theatre, with the children’s theatre winning an Offies People’s Vote award for Best…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's Theatre, Christmas 2023, Polka Theatre

REVIEW: Hairy, Spymonkey (Polka Theatre)

August 2, 2023 The Family Stage

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a follicle, preparing for your calling as a fully grown hair?…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Comedy, Polka Theatre, Spymonkey

The Adventures of The Little Red Hen, Stuff and Nonsense (Polka Theatre)

May 29, 2023 The Family Stage

Many children (and their grown-ups) will be familiar with the fable of the little red hen; a farmyard tale about…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre, Polka Theatre

REVIEW: Belongings, Tangled Feet and Rowan Tree (Polka Theatre)

March 1, 2023 The Family Stage

*Content warning*: Belongings contains themes of separation from birth parents and siblings, as well as absent, unreliable and unwell parents.…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: 6-11, Foster Care, Polka Theatre, Tangled Feet

REVIEW: Tutankhamun’s Shoes, English Touring Opera (Polka Theatre)

October 25, 2022 The Family Stage

Opera is not the obvious choice for for a family afternoon out, especially with primary school children. It’s long, complicated…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Children's opera, Childrens Theatre, Opera, Polka Theatre
Three actors on a stage. One is dressed as a pirate. Another is dressed as a princess. The third is dressed as a platypus and is on the back of the Princess.

REVIEW: The Pirate, the Princess and the Platypus (Polka Theatre)

August 2, 2022 The Family Stage

It’s a heteronormative tale as old as time; little girls dream of being princesses who frolic in forests with their…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: Childrens Theatre, Family Friendly Theatre, Family Theatre, Polka Theatre

REVIEW: The Emperor’s New Clothes (Polka Theatre)

May 3, 2022 The Family Stage

The country is in chaos. With the cost of living at an all time high, many can’t even afford food,…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: BSL, Childrens Theatre, Family Theatre, Polka Theatre

REVIEW: RED (Polka Theatre)

October 12, 2021 The Family Stage

Polka Theatre has finally reopened its doors after two and a half years, following major refurbishment works which coincided with…

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Posted in: Reviews, Theatre Filed under: BSL, Polka Theatre

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