Creative Explorer courses
3 -5 years
PLAYMAKER courses
5 -9 years
Use drama and creative play to develop communication and social skills, build confidence and encourage self expression.
Get creative and develop your own performances.
Moon Space Stars
Pirates and Princesses
Tue 1 Oct - Tue 12 Nov
Tue 14 Jan - Tue 11 Feb
(excluding Tue 29 Oct)
Create and Perform: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Explore stories and tales from around the world that feature pirates and princesses in these drama, story and craft workshops. £35 for five weeks
Journey on a shooting star, whirl around planets and land on the Moon! Help lost astronauts find Martians in six fun-packed drama and craft sessions inspired by the night sky. £42 for six weeks 3 - 4 yrs 4 - 5 yrs
3 - 3.45pm 4 - 4.45pm
Wish Wash Water Tue 19 Nov - Tue 17 Dec Dive into the ocean, ripple and roll like waves, splash and crash like a waterfall in these lively music, drama and creative movement sessions exploring the exciting motion of water. £35 for five weeks 3 - 4 yrs 4 - 5 yrs
3 - 4 yrs 4 - 5 yrs
3 - 3.45pm 4 - 4.45pm
Paint Splash Splosh Tue 25 Feb - Tue 25 Mar
Wed 2 Oct - Wed 11 Dec (excluding Wed 30 Oct)
Meet the director of Polka’s winter show, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and find out how we bring the play to life on stage. Perform your very own version of the show and explore characters, devise scenes, create props, music, songs and dances.
Explore colour, painting, movement and music in five weeks of multisensory messy play sessions. Wear old clothes as you will get dirty! £35 for five weeks
5 - 7 yrs 4 - 5pm £75 for ten weeks
3 - 4 yrs 4 - 5 yrs
Scene Stealers
3 - 3.45pm 4 - 4.45pm
Workshops and courses for children aged 3 - 13
come along and...
take part
7 - 9 yrs 5.15 - 6.30pm £85 for ten weeks Wed 15 Jan - Wed 26 Mar (excluding Wed 19 Feb)
Scenes from some Polka Theatre shows have gone missing. Help us write, create and perform new ones to an audience at the end of this acting, improvising and role play course.
3 - 3.45pm 4 - 4.45pm
5 - 7 yrs 4 - 5pm £75 for ten weeks 7 - 9 yrs 5.15 - 6.30pm £85 for ten weeks For more information and workshop breakdowns visit www.polkatheatre.com/workshops
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October Half-term Workshops Halloween Scene Tue 29 Oct – Wed 30 Oct 10.30am – 3.30pm
8 -13 years
Create your very own stop frame animation short film inspired by Halloween. £60 for two days
Stage Fright
6 -9
years
Thu 31 Oct 6 – 9 yrs 10am – 12.30pm 10 – 13 yrs 1.30 – 4pm
10 -13 years
Ever wondered how we make blood, wounds and scars for the stage? Work with a professional make-up artist to create special Halloween themed make-up effects. £25
Make a Monster
3-4
5 -6
years
years
Fri 1 Nov 3 – 4 yrs 9.45 – 11am 5 – 6 yrs 11.30am – 12.45pm
Create and design your very own monster shadow puppets and gather round as our storyteller brings them to life in this drama and craft workshop. £15
take part Act, sing, dance, direct and create at Polka! Whatever you’re interested in, experience life behind the scenes at a real working theatre.
We bring you the very best workshop leaders and top theatre professionals to make our courses and workshops a fun, rewarding experience for children.
Polka has opportunities for everyone to get involved, learn new skills and make friends.
Remember to bring a packed lunch to all-day events
For more information and workshop breakdowns visit www.polkatheatre.com/workshops
February Half-term Workshops Throughout October
Christmas Holiday Workshops
The Big Draw
The Campaign for Drawin
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Whether you’re a budding artist or simply enjoy drawing for fun, pop along to Polka and get crea tive with our free Big Draw drop in activities inspired by Polka shows The Planet and Stuff, Tea Time and Gor illa. The Big Draw philosophy is that any one can draw so come along and take part this October.
Snow Flake Shake Thu 2 Jan 2.30 – 3.30pm
3-5
years
A dance and movement workshop inspired by winter but guaranteed to warm you up! £15
Down the Rabbit Hole: Play in a Day
7 - 11 years
Fri 3 Jan 10.30am – 3.30pm Inspired by Polka’s winter show, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, journey down the rabbit hole and create your very own play based on the curious objects you find there. £30
Dancing Dragons Tue 18 Feb 10am – 12pm
6-8 years
Create your own Chinese dragon puppet and welcome in the Chinese New Year with a dragon dance! £25
Writer’s Lab Fri 21 Feb 10.30am - 3.30pm
Actor’s Boot Camp Wed 19 Feb 10.30am – 1pm
7 - 11 years
Back by popular demand! Spend the morning working with a professional actor who’ll put you through your paces with games and exercises. £30
Gorilla Magic
4 -5
years
Bring in your own treasured toy and work with our storyteller to bring it to life in a special story. £15
8 -13 years
Experiment with different characters, scenes, plots and endings and create your very own story. £30
If you take part in a Polka workshop or see a show at Polka, it counts towards your Arts Award.
3-4
years
Thu 20 Feb 3 – 4 yrs 10 – 11.15am 4 – 5 yrs 11.30am – 12.45pm
Polka’s Young Voices Panel has been working hard to guarantee that our workshops for ages 8+ are fun, lively and engaging.