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By bike There is a cycle rack at the theatre Design: Eureka! www.eureka.co.uk Print: PPS Fine Print
Coach Parking We would suggest that coach drivers are informed that parking on The Broadway is not permitted. Once the children have been dropped outside the theatre, coaches are welcome to wait in Morden Park Car Park (Merton College), London Road, Morden, SM4.
Did you know that you and your school can get FREE travel through TFL? Simply email school.party@tube.tfl.gov.uk for more information and an application form, or phone The School Party Admin Team 0845 330 9876 then select option 2, then option 4.
Wheelchair access
Induction loop
BSL interpreted performances
Working dogs welcome
Autism friendly performances Accessible toilet Touch tours Specialist workshops Scripts available in advance
Box Office: 020 8543 4888 Mon: 9.30am - 4.30pm Tue - Fri: 9.30am - 5pm Sat: 10am - 4.30pm Polka is a registered charity no. 256979
With the support of the Culture programme of the European Union.
Printed on mixed source paper from responsibly managed forests
We are committed to making Polka accessible to everyone. If you have any access requirements, please let us know when booking.
Polka Theatre 240 The Broadway Wimbledon London SW19 1SB
World-class theatre for EYFS, KS1 - KS3 Students
Box Office: 020 8543 4888 www.polkatheatre.com
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Sticks & Stones 28 Sep - 27 Oct 2012
KS2 & KS3
Themes • Identity and diversity • Rights and responsibilities • Cause and consequence • Helping others • Courage and determination • Respect for your community • Historical event
Too Many Penguins? 17 Oct 2012 - 16 Feb 2013
Polka is delighted to offer great workshops for both pupils and teachers. Why not bring the magic of Polka to your school? Polka’s directors, puppeteers, playwrights and actors can lead workshops in your school hall. We can work with up to 30 children at a time and tailor-make the experience to suit your group. To book a workshop contact Lucia on 020 8545 8329 or lucia@polkatheatre.com
EYFS
Themes • Family • Friendships • Play and exploration • Music
Puppet-making Workshops
Play in a Day
Our professional puppet and prop makers deliver workshops exploring either rod puppets, hand puppets, two dimensional puppets, junk puppets or the art of object manipulation. Focusing on a theme or book you are working on in class, we can work with your group to create puppets and bring them to life.
Our director visits your class and works with them throughout the day to devise a play. We can focus on a specific theme or aspect of the curriculum and through improvisation, role play and storytelling techniques, use drama to explore other areas of learning.
Playwriting Workshops
Let us help you make books and stories more accessible by bringing them to life in your classroom using drama games and techniques.
Our playwrights visit your class and work with them on devising their own script using creative drama techniques to focus on speaking, listening, reading and writing.
An Actor’s Life Workshop
Red Riding Hood 6 - 9 Nov 2012 Themes • Siblings and families • Play and exploration • Imagination • Working together and getting along • Adventure • Emotions and feelings
EYFS & KS1
Wind in the Willows 23 Nov 2012 -16 Feb 2013 Themes • Friendships • Helping others • Adventure • Kindness • Survival
Polka in your classro om!
KS1 & KS2
Learn warm-ups, acting techniques, improvisation exercises and some of the tricks of the trade.
Page to Stage
The Wind in the Willows Package
New!
Behind the Scenes After-Show Talk Package Friday 11 January 2013 Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity for your class to talk to the director of the show, find out how the show was created and discover some of the magic behind the scenes all for just £2 extra per ticket. For more information call the Box Office on 020 8543 4888 today!
Multi-sensory Workshops These workshops are for SEN groups and can be adapted to suit your group’s individual needs. Contact Lucia for more information.
• Identity • Music and rhyme • Overcoming challenges
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Photograph by Piotr Kowalik
28 SEPTEMBER - 27 OCTOBER • MAIN THEATRE • RUNNING TIME TBC Polka Theatre presents
By Ali Taylor
August 2011. Riots are spreading. It’s summer, it’s hot and the entire country is holding its breath… As events fly out of control, a group of friends are caught in the middle. Shaken by what they see and do, their friendship is tested like never before. What will happen when life returns to normal? And what are people saying about the ‘youth of today’? Inspired and shaped by interviews with hundreds of children across the country, this explosive and thought-provoking new play invites young people to discuss what they thought about last summer’s riots. Their words, opinions and stories have been woven into the action, exploring the impact of what happened and what it means to be growing up in the UK today.
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Schools Tickets £8 KS2 & KS3
9 -13 years
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KS2 & KS3 English & Drama pupils can be encouraged to:
KS2 & KS3 PSHE & Citizenship pupils can be encouraged to:
• recall and re-present important features of an argument, talk, reading, radio or television programme, film
• understand why and how rules and laws are made and enforced, why different rules are needed in different situations
• use character, action and narrative to convey story, themes, emotions, ideas in plays they devise and script
• realise the consequences of anti-social and aggressive behaviours, such as bullying and racism, on individuals and communities
• learn how language varies between standard and dialect, and between spoken and written forms
• understand that there are different kinds of responsibilities, rights and duties at home, at school and in the community, and that these can sometimes conflict with each other
• explore how ideas, experiences and values are portrayed differently in texts from a range of cultures and traditions.
• explore how the media present information.
17 OCTOBER 2012 - 16 FEBRUARY 2013 • ADVENTURE THEAtRE • APPROX 40 MINUTES Polka presents a macrobert and Frozen Charlotte co-production
Too Many Penguins? How many penguins are too many penguins? Polar bear thinks one is more than enough, thank you very much! But Penguina has other ideas… she wants someone to play with. Just one friend… well, maybe two… or three…
Schools Tickets £8
EYFS
1- 4 years
Squeeze into this fun theatrical experience and find out just how many penguins we can get into one space. It might get crowded but we promise that the arrival of the penguins will entertain and delight!
Aspects of the show extend into all six areas of Learning and Development, but with the most obvious connections to:
“A little bit of theatrical magic” The Scotsman
• personal, social and emotional development: disposition, attitudes, self confidence and self esteem • communication, language and literacy: language for communication
• physical development: movement and space, health and bodily awareness.
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Illustration by Katy Wilson
• knowledge and understanding of the world: exploration and investigation
23 NOVEMBER 2012 - 16 FEBRUARY 2013 • MAIN THEATRE • APPROX 2 HOURS INC INTERVAL Polka Theatre presents
KS1 & KS2 English & Drama pupils can be encouraged to:
KS1 & KS2 Music pupils can be encouraged to:
KS1 & KS2 PSHE pupils can be encouraged to:
• identify how character and setting are created, and how plot, narrative structure and themes are developed
• analyse and compare sounds
• face new challenges positively by collecting information, looking for help, making responsible choices, and taking action
• identify features of language used for a specific purpose • comment constructively on drama they have watched or in which they have taken part.
• explore and explain their own ideas and feelings about music using movement, dance, expressive language and musical vocabulary.
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• understand that their actions affect themselves and others, to care about other people’s feelings and to try to see things from their points of view.
A play with songs by Toby Hulse Based on the novel by Kenneth Grahame
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats” When Mole abandons spring-cleaning for the delights of the riverbank, he has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead. With Toad’s obsession for all things fast causing chaos (poop, poop!), it falls upon his friends Ratty, Mole and wise old Badger to save him. But that means coming faceto-face with the ferrets and weasels of the Wild Wood…
“Traditional children’s theatre at its best” The Guardian on Charlotte’s Web
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Early Bird Schools Offer £10 Simply book and pay for your tickets by the end of September
KS1 & KS2
5 - 11 years
Exclusive Behind the Scenes packages are available on Friday 11 January for just £2 extra per pupil. See page 2 for more information
Schools Autism Friendly Performance Fri 25 Jan 2pm
Illustration by Lee Wildish
In this delightful adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s classic story of friendship and bravery, this winter warmer will take you on a journey through the seasons. A wonderfully funny tale brought to life with music, songs and the usual Polka magic!
Schools Tickets £11
2 - 5 OCTober 2012 • Adventure theatre • 50 minutes
6 - 9 NOVember 2012 • MAIN THEATRE • 50 MINUTES NO INTERVAL
A Thousand Cranes and artsdepot present
Engine House and Lakeside present
Little Sunshine, Little Rainfall A new adaptation by Mike Kenny Once upon a time there was a young girl who went to spend the night at Grandma’s house… and her little brother came too! Meet head-gardener Little Sunshine and still-learning gardener Little Rainfall in their magical Japanese garden. When naughty Storm Fox pays a visit all the creatures in the garden must think quickly to save their homes and families. Perhaps wise old Turtle has the answer? Blending Japanese folklore with traditional music and dance this celebration of the beauty and simplicity of Japanese culture is a perfect theatrical experience for early years audiences.
Schools Tickets £8 EYFS & KS1
Performed in English with a little Japanese.
Embracing areas of Learning and Development within the EYFS, Little Sunshine, Little Rainfall has particular relevance to aspects within personal, social and emotional development; communication, language and literacy; knowledge and understanding of the world: exploration and creative development.
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She wanted to go to sleep but he was having none of it. Grandma’s attic is far too exciting for sleeping! And when you start acting out your favourite fairy tale who knows what’s in store? Join the intrepid twosome on a night to remember in Olivier award-winning writer Mike Kenny’s brand new adaptation of the classic children’s tale. KS1 PSHE & Citizenship pupils can be encouraged to:
KS1 English & Drama pupils can be encouraged to:
• recognise what they like and dislike, what is fair and unfair and what is right and wrong
• listen, understand and respond to others
• recognise choices they can make, and the difference between right and wrong • Learn rules for, and ways of, keeping safe.
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• remember specific points that interest them • comment constructively on drama they have watched or in which they have taken part.
Schools Tickets £8 EYFS & KS1
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26 FEBruary - 1 MARch 2013 • MAIN THEATRE • APPROX 50 MINUTES NO INTERVAL
Curtain-Up!
Yellow Earth presents
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Has your school got a high proportion of pupils on free school meals? Would a trip to Polka be their first experience of live theatre? Can you not attend the theatre, with your class, due to financial reasons?
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If the answer is yes to these questions, then why not apply for our fantastic Curtain-Up! scheme which could give you free tickets for one of our Main House shows (for up to a whole year group), a free Q & A session with the actors and director of the show and £100 towards your transport costs.
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For further information please contact Lucia@polkatheatre.com or fill in an application form from www.polkatheatre.com/editorial/curtain-up
Written by Carey English
Celebrate Chinese New Year with Yellow Earth! Deep in the mountains of ancient China, every thirteenth moon the dreaded monster Nian pays a visit to the village. The villagers must protect themselves but which animal can save them? Come and help scare the monster away. Join young Tom and his family as they prepare for New Year’s Eve and discover the story behind the Lion Dance. All the excitement, colour and sounds of the Chinese New Year are brought to you in this inventive production featuring live music, song and dance by Yellow Earth, the award-winning British East Asian Theatre Company.
KS1 & KS2
6 -11 years
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KS1 & KS2 Citizenship pupils can be encouraged to:
• listen, understand and respond appropriately to others
• share their opinions on things that matter to them and explain their views
• identify and respond to sound patterns in language
• recognise choices they can make, and recognise the difference between right and wrong
• comment constructively on drama they have watched or in which they have taken part.
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Schools Tickets £8
KS1 & KS2 English & Drama pupils can be encouraged to:
• use language and actions to explore and convey situations, characters and emotions
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• recognise how their behaviour affects other people • identify and respect the differences and similarities between people.
“It helped me understand a safe way to cross the road. The way it was presented as a game show really helped me understand” Pupil comment after participating in Around the Corner
Polka’s Education Team has developed two exciting interactive Road Safety productions, which have been touring annually to Merton’s primary schools since 2007, commissioned by Merton Council. For further information about these projects, production fees and how to make a booking please contact Janna Feldman, Head of Education on 020 8545 8349 or email Janna@polkatheatre.com Take a look at a clip from these projects at www.polkatheatre.com/editorial/road-safety 12
visiting polka Free tickets for teachers One teacher or accompanying adult goes free for every ten students. Teachers are also invited to claim free tickets to performances in the first week of a production, should you wish to preview a show before making a group booking. Contact the Box Office to book your free tickets.
Schools performances are usually at 10.30am and 2pm. Please check with the Box Office for further information. Main Theatre shows in violet Adventure Theatre shows in pink
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Tu 6 Red Riding Penguins We 7 Red Riding
After-show talk
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Risk Assessment Polka can provide a written risk assessment for your visit to the theatre if you require it or download this from our website at www.polkatheatre.com/editorial/booking-a-school-trip
Refreshments Ices and drinks are available but must be ordered in advance. Contact the Polka Front of House team on 020 8545 8335 or download an order form from the website.
Eating at Polka Polka makes a nominal charge of £10 for groups wishing to eat packed lunches at the theatre. Space for your group to eat must be pre-booked and paid for in advance. Please enquire with the Box Office when booking your group’s show tickets.
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Fr 23 Wind in the… Penguins Tu 27 Wind in the… Penguins We 28 Wind in the…
Penguins Tu 18 Wind in the… 10.35/2.05 Penguins We 19 Wind in the… 10.35/2.05 Penguins Th 20 Wind in the… Fr 21 Wind in the… 10.35/2.05 Penguins 10.35/2.05
Autism friendly performance
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Tu 2 Sticks & Stones Little Sunshine We 3 Sticks & Stones Little Sunshine Th 4 Sticks & Stones Little Sunshine Fr 5 Sticks & Stones Little Sunshine Tu 9 Sticks & Stones
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Th 29 Wind in the… Penguins Fr 30 Wind in the… Penguins
We 10 Sticks & Stones
Additional Copies of the Schools Brochure
Fr 12 Sticks & Stones Tu 16 Sticks & Stones We 17 Sticks & Stones Penguins Th 18 Sticks & Stones Penguins Fr 19 Sticks & Stones Penguins Tu 23 Sticks & Stones Penguins We 24 Sticks & Stones Penguins Th 25 Sticks & Stones
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Fr 26 Sticks & Stones Penguins 10.35/2.05
Fr 1 Wind in the… Penguins Tu 5 Wind in the… Penguins We 6 Wind in the…
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Th 7 Wind in the… Penguins Fr 8 Wind in the… 10.35/2.05 Penguins Tu 12 Wind in the… 10.35/2.05 Penguins We 13 Wind in the… Penguins Th 14 Wind in the… 10.35/12.00/2.05
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If your school requires more copies of the schools or family brochure then please email samantha@polkatheatre.com or call the Box Office.
We 27 Lion Danced Th 28 Lion Danced
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We 9 Wind in the… Penguins Th 10 Wind in the…
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Fr 11 Wind in the… Penguins We 16 Wind in the… Penguins Th 17 Wind in the…
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Fr 18 Wind in the… Penguins We 23 Wind in the… Penguins Th 24 Wind in the… Penguins Fr 25 Wind in the… Tu 29 Wind in the… Penguins We 30 Wind in the… Penguins Th 31 Wind in the…
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Reservations and payments Cheques are payable to Polka Theatre. In most cases, payment must be made at least 6 weeks before the date of your visit.
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