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“The club is exciting and fun and I always look forward to going there” Elena, club member
PYT: Polka’s Youth Theatre for 9 - 13 yrs PYT is aimed at young people wanting to explore different theatre skills and find out more about theatre making and performing… Acting Up! Tue 27 Sep - Tue 8 Nov (excl. w/c 24 Oct) 9 - 11 yrs 5 - 6.15pm Budding actors read on! Explore different acting techniques and devise a short piece of theatre inspired by the characters you have created. £55 for 6 weeks Act React! Thu 29 Sep - Thu 10 Nov (excl. w/c 24 Oct) 11 - 13 yrs 5 - 6.30pm
Scripts Alive! Tue 15 Nov - Tue 13 Dec 9 - 11 yrs 5 - 6.15pm Work with our PYT Director looking at extracts of different scripts. Write and create your own using drama as a stimulus. £45 for 5 weeks
Calling all aspiring playwrights! Work together to write a script to perform as a rehearsed reading. Find out how writers create characters, break down scenes and create dramatic tension. £50 for 5 weeks
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Michael Morpurgo Brought to Life Tue 21 Feb - Tue 20 Mar 9 - 11 yrs 5 - 6.15pm
Remember to bring a packed lunch to all day-long events
Inspired by some of Michael Morpurgo’s classic stories, create characters and scenes and see how we go about bringing the words on the page to life on the stage. £45 for 5 weeks
Dance Off! Tue 10 Jan - Tue 7 Feb 9 - 11 yrs 5 - 6.15pm
Dance Off – Take 2! Thu 23 Feb - Thu 22 Mar 11 - 13 yrs 5 - 6.30pm
Work with our dancer and choreographer to explore different genres and styles of movement, dance and physical theatre. £45 for 5 weeks
Explore different genres and styles of movement, dance and physical theatre. Explore how music inspires physical expression and devise your own dance. £50 for 5 weeks
October Half Term Workshops New! Behind the Scenes: Open Wardrobe Workshop Wed 26 Oct 10.30am - 3.30pm 6 - 9 yrs A unique opportunity to try on costumes, wigs and masks from past Polka productions. Create your own characters and devise a play to perform to family and friends. £25
Dip into Directing Thu 12 Jan - Thu 9 Feb 11 - 13 yrs 5 - 6.30pm Get an insight into the world of directing. Explore different approaches to techniques and skills, then put your skills to the test in the final production. £50 for 5 weeks
Design: Eureka! www.eureka.co.uk Print: PPS Fine Print
Learning acting skills and techniques, you will work with our PYT Director to explore extracts from scripts and investigate character work. £60 for 6 weeks
Script Write Thu 17 Nov - Thu 15 Dec 11 - 13 yrs 5 - 6.30pm
Act, sing, dance, direct and create at Polka! Whatever you’re interested in, experience life behind the scenes of a real working theatre by creating work of your very own. There’s something for everyone, just take a peek at what we have on offer!
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BEHIND THE SCENES: ‘I Have a Dream…’ Script Writers Workshop Fri 28 Oct 10.30am - 3.30pm 7 - 11 yrs A chance to meet Levi David Addai, the writer of the show, and explore how old photographs, events and real people from the past can inspire you to write your own play. £25
Ugly Duckling’s Birds of a Feather Workshop
Hip Hop Jam
Thu 27 Oct 3 - 4 yrs 9.45 - 11am 4 - 5 yrs 11.30am - 12.45pm
Sat 29 Oct 10.30am - 12noon 7 - 11 yrs
Join us for feathery fun as we make wings, masks and bird feeders in this drama and craft workshop inspired by Polka’s show. £15
Learn some new moves in this street dance session! £15
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020 8543 4888 / www.polkatheatre.com Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1SB
Creative Explorers Courses for 3 - 5 yrs “I like playing the games and getting more confident in speaking and acting”
Use drama and creative play to develop communication and social skills, build confidence and encourage self expression… The Ugly Duckling & Fairytale Friends Tue 27 Sep - Tue 8 Nov (excl. w/c 24 Oct)
Matthew, club member
Christmas Workshops The Ugly Duckling & Friends Festive Fun
Charlotte’s Web Puppet Making Morning
Wed 21 & Thu 22 Dec 3 - 4 yrs 9.45 - 10.45am 4 - 5 yrs 11.30am - 12.30pm
Fri 23 Dec 10am - 1pm 5 - 7 yrs
Join The Ugly Duckling and other fairytale friends as we celebrate the festive season in this two-day drama and craft workshop. £25
Spend the morning transforming gloves into spider puppets, and create simple marionettes and puppet farm creatures inspired by the show. £20
For more detailed descriptions of our weekly sessions please visit www.polkatheatre.com/editorial/ takepart or ask at the Box Office. All courses will finish with an end of term sharing.
A fun-filled adventure delving into the world of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytales. Each week explore a different tale using drama, storytelling, role-play, music and craft. £40 for 6 weeks 3 - 4 yrs 4 - 5 yrs
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Movers & Groovers Tue 15 Nov - Tue 13 Dec
Journey with Oliver Jeffers Tue 10 Jan - Tue 7 Feb
Bounce to the beat and jive to the jazz, as you explore different types of music, energy, rhythm and song to inspire creative movement, physical expression and dance. £35 for 5 weeks
Come along and explore multisensory, imaginative journeys. Travel through thick snow to get a penguin home and across the sky to catch a star. Use drama and imaginative play to bring to life some of Oliver Jeffers’s picture books. £35 for 5 weeks
3 - 4 yrs 4 - 5 yrs
3 - 3.45pm 4 - 4.45pm
3 - 4 yrs 4 - 5 yrs
Funky Festivals Tue 21 Feb - Tue 20 Mar Celebrate festivals around the world by making lanterns, shadow puppets and origami animals while exploring traditional stories, music and dance. £35 for 5 weeks
3 - 3.45pm 4 - 4.45pm
3 - 4 yrs 4 - 5 yrs
Playmakers Courses for 5 - 9 yrs
February Half Term Workshops Chinese New Year Family Workshop
BEHIND THE SCENES: New! Visual Artist For The Day
The Ugly Duckling’s Pond Play Morning
Tue 14 Feb 10am - 12noon 5 - 7 yrs
Wed 15 Feb 10.30am - 3.30pm 8 - 13 yrs
Thu 16 Feb 9.30 - 11am 3 - 5 yrs
Come and celebrate Chinese New Year in an exciting storytelling and craft workshop for the whole family to take part in. Participants must be accompanied by an adult. £10 (accompanying adults free)
For anyone interested in becoming a visual, scenic artist or prop maker. Paint, sculpt, mould and get imaginative as we create artworks inspired by Polka productions. We will exhibit these around the building for everyone to see. £25
Discover what’s in Ugly Duckling’s pond in this multi-sensory drama and craft workshop inspired by our production. £15
Paints sponsored by Farrow and Ball
Acting Up! Wed 11 Jan - Wed 21 Mar (excl. w/c 13 Feb) 5 - 7 yrs 4 - 5pm
Create & Perform Wed 28 Sep - Wed 7 Dec (excl. w/c 24 Oct)
Calling all budding actors! Use improvisation and drama games to create characters, then devise a short piece of theatre inspired by the characters you have created. £75 for 10 weeks
5 - 7 yrs 4 - 5pm £75 for 10 weeks
020 8543 4888 / www.polkatheatre.com Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1SB
7 - 9 yrs 5.15 - 6.30pm £85 for 10 weeks
3 - 3.45pm 4 - 4.45pm
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Get your creative juices flowing and develop your own performance pieces…
Meet the director of Charlotte’s Web and find out how we brought the book to life on stage. Explore characters, devise scenes, create props, music, songs and dances and perform your very own version of the story.
3 - 3.45pm 4 - 4.45pm
Dance Off! Wed 11 Jan - Wed 8 Feb 7 - 9 yrs 5.15 - 6.30pm Explore different types and styles of dance, movement and physical theatre. Work with our choreographer to devise your own dance and movement piece. £45 for 5 weeks
Acting Up – Take 2! Wed 22 Feb - Wed 21 Mar 7 - 9 yrs 5.15 - 6.30pm All budding actors sign up today! Explore different acting techniques and devise a short piece of theatre inspired by the characters you create. £45 for 5 weeks