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Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9:30am - 5pm Sunday 9:30am - 5pm

Polka Theatre

Name: Polka Theatre
Address: 240 The Broadway, London, SW191SB, GB
Telephone: +442085434888
Price range: ££
Rating: 4.7

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The home of children’s theatre 🎭
The UK's Most Welcoming Theatre 2024 🎉
Account is manned Mon - Fri We open later when we have evening shows.
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Since the doors opened in 1979, this unique venue has been entertaining children with resonant, engaging and exciting theatre. Over 100,000 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 Theat

re are designed especially for children so that their first taste of theatre is welcoming and relevant. Opening Times:

Tuesday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday – Sunday: 9:30am – 5pm (excluding Bank Holidays)

The building is closed on Mondays. Box Office Opening times:
Tues-Fri – 9am – 5pm
Sat-Sun – 10am – 4.30pm

Phone lines are open on Mondays from 10am – 4pm. Alternatively, please email [email protected].

29/05/2026

One month until Take Flight 🐦

There are very limited tickets remaining for this stunning aerial shows for babies, don't miss out!

🎟️https://polkatheatre.com/event/take-flight/

27/05/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Uncontained delight" - The Stage
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Joy in full bloom" - LondonTheatre1
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A rhythmic riot" - Everything Theatre

The Rapping Princess is bringing the noise until Sunday 21 June!

📹 Ben Hewis

Cast
Anu Akinseye – Shiloh
Grace Venus – Griot, The Storyteller, The King, Doctor Grump, Dr. Drusilla the Potion Producer PhD, Mistress Kamana, DJ Princess Kenya, Prince Rakim, Prince Dante, Prince Shaheed, Queen Isabel, Magic Mirror

Creatives
From the book by Hannah Lee & Allen Fatimaharan
Adapted for stage by Annabel Mutale Reed & Jack Trzcinski
Director Annabel Mutale Reed
Music by Jack Trzcinski
Set & Costume Designer Laura McEwen
Sound Designer Yoji Yau
Lighting Designer Jodi Rabinowitz
Associate Director Cheri McKenzie
Musical Director Rob Green
Associate Musical Director Aminita Francis
Stage Manager Lara Paul

23/05/2026

ICYMI our full Autumn/Winter season is on sale now!

Check out our full programme of brilliant shows and artists, plus workshop, classes and our big Dreams festival ✨

🚀 Toto, 10 October - 1 November for ages 3-8. Co-produced by Polka Theatre and Topper and Fred co-production.

📣 Rebel, Rebel, 30 January - 7 March for ages 9-13. A Polka Theatre production.

🖌️ Colours, Colours Everywhere, 6 February - 13 March for ages 3-8. A Polka Theatre, Little Angel Theatre and Can't Sit Still co-production

🐟 Blub, 13 - 23 August for ages 6 - 18 months. Presented by award-winning Austrian company Theatre.nuu production

🐷 The Three Little Pigs, 1 - 4 October for ages 3-7. A Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company production

💤 The Sleep Show, 4 - 8 November for ages 3-6. A Peut-Être Theatre production

❄️ Christmas Lights, 11 - 22 November for ages 1-4. A Filskit Theatre Company production. Originally co-produced by Z-arts and Wonder Arts.

🐙 At Sea, 28 October - 1 November for ages 6-12. A Life and Limb Puppets production, co–produced with Alphabetti Theatre.

📝 A Class of Your Own, 3 & 4 October for ages 8-12. A Tangled Feet production with support of Polka Theatre and The Culture Trust, Luton.

📖 You'll See, 23 - 25 October for ages 8-12. A Branar production, kindly supported by Culture Ireland.

🏴‍☠️ Peter Pan, 14 November - 24 January, for ages 5-12. A Polka Theatre production, adapted for stage with music by Conrad Murray.

🦭 Antarctica, 27 November - 17 January for ages 3-7. A Little Bulb Theatre Bulb production, originally produced with Bristol Old Vic.

🎈 Big Dreams festival, Saturday 19 – Sunday 20 September. A celebration of Early Years Theatre with shows, events and free activities

Read more > https://polkatheatre.com/polka-theatre-announces-new-shows-for-their-26-27-autumn-winter-season/

21/05/2026

Make some noise for these brand-new photos of The Rapping Princess! 👑

📸 Jake Bush

Cast
Anu Akinseye – Shiloh
Grace Venus – Griot, The Storyteller, The King, Doctor Grump, Dr. Drusilla the Potion Producer PhD, Mistress Kamana, DJ Princess Kenya, Prince Rakim, Prince Dante, Prince Shaheed, Queen Isabel, Magic Mirror

Creatives
From the book by Hannah Lee & Allen Fatimaharan
Adapted for stage by Annabel Mutale Reed & Jack Trzcinski
Director Annabel Mutale Reed
Music by Jack Trzcinski
Set & Costume Designer Laura McEwen
Sound Designer Yoji Yau
Lighting Designer Jodi Rabinowitz
Associate Director Cheri McKenzie
Musical Director Rob Green
Associate Musical Director Aminita Francis
Stage Manager Lara Paul

20/05/2026

Now on sale! Our full Autumn/Winter 2026/27 Season🍂❄

This season is packed with unique productions you won’t find anywhere else; including new book adaptations and original writing, plus award-winning international theatre. There’s something for everyone this season, discover more: https://polkatheatre.com/shows/

Save up to 15%* with our multi-buy offer available across selected shows!

19/05/2026

A team stronger than Excalibur ⚔️

Arthur has begun rehearsals!

Front L-R: Ben Kulvichit, Megan Vaughan-Thomas, Gurjot Dhaliwal, Iona Hicks
Middle L-R: Harry Blake, Adam Mirsky, Nel Crouch, Giles Carden, Rose Wardlaw
Back L-R: Nick Allsop, Katie Bingham, Joy Chen, Rebecca Jane Wood

18/05/2026

Dweeb-A-Mania is a Fringe Theatre Awards winner 🥳

Huge congratulations to Sarah Middleton for taking home the award for TYA (writing/devising) 👏👏

And shout out to our friends at Touring Opera for their win of TYA Music for The Vanishing Forest at Polka last May, and Hopeful Monsters who won TYA Production (coming to Big Dreams this Summer!).

Dweeb-A-Mania was the winner of the 2024 Polka Playwriting Award. Applications for 2026 close on 19 July.

15/05/2026

The Rapping Princess? All I see is two Queens 👑

First previews this weekend!

09/05/2026

We're closing out by celebrating Tortoise and the Hare's first week at Polka🥳

Every performance of Tortoise and the Hare features creative captions, integrated BSL and audio description, with touch tours available before selected performances.

Tickets from £10 available on ALL performances!

Address

240 The Broadway
London
SW191SB

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5pm
Sunday	9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+442085434888

Website

https://polkatheatre.com/

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