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Dateline: 16th January, 2004

Playgrounding

Over the last year, the Playgrounding project has seen Polka Children's Theatre work with five writers, helping them to create theatrical and powerfully dramatic plays that will stimulate an audience's imagination.

They have teamed up with some of Britain's leading theatre directors to presentu rehearsed readings of each of the five plays.

FRIDAY 30 JANUARY

2.30pm Cameron's Street by Carla Lomax, directed by Arlette Kim George

5.00pm Nesto by Philippe Cherbonnier, directed by Richard Shannon (PolkaTheatre)

SATURDAY 31 JANUARY

11.00am Song of the Frogs by Parminder K Madhar, directed by Jonathan Lloyd (Soho Theatre)

1.30pm Discussion: New Writing for Children's Theatre
with Tony Graham (Unicorn), Chris Elwell (Half Moon), Rosamund Hutt (Theatre Centre), Annie Wood (Polka Theatre), chaired by Richard Shannon (Polka Theatre)

2.30pm The Shoe by Roger Lang, directed by John Wright (Told by an Idiot)

4.30pm The Fast Train to Gangotri by Emily Nightingale, directed by Paulette Randall (Talawa Theatre)

All ticket are "Pay What you Can".
To book, call the Polka Box Office on 020 8543 4888
Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1SB
www.polkatheatre.com

Playgounding is supported by Arts Council England
In association with Unicorn, Theatre Centre, Half Moon, Talawa

 

 

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