Lynette Alston
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Londoner. Feminist. Theatre lover. / ED & Joint CEO @PolkaTheatre / Trustee @VocalEyesAD / Previously Spare Tyre & Little Angel Theatre / Partially helpful
London
Joined July 2010
Wonderful!
The winners are: Beats and Elements, Romeo and Juliet @polkatheatre Xana, King Troll (The Fawn), Shifters and Guards at the Taj @bushtheatre @OrangeTreeThtr @newdiorama Liam Holmes, Songs for a New World @GatehouseLondon
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Absolutely thrilled that our Polka Theatre production of The Nutcracker, a co-production with Little Bulb Theatre, is nominated for an Olivier Award!
The nominees for Best Family Show are: @BrainiacLive - @MaryleboneTHLDN
@maddiemoate's Very Curious Christmas - #ApolloTheatre The Nutcracker - @polkatheatre Rough Magic - @The_Globe #SamWanamakerPlayhouse
#OlivierAwards
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★★★★ Review: The Nutcracker – Ebullient retelling of this rodent classic features rousing renditions of past Christmas hits, with extra cheese @polkatheatre 👇
thestage.co.uk
Ebullient retelling of this rodent classic features rousing renditions of past Christmas hits, with extra cheese
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Join our team! Apply now to join our Visitor Services Team and be a part of the UK's Most Welcoming Theatre experience! Find our application form on our website. #TheatreJobs
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#Review: Soft or Spiky @halfmoontheatre★★★★ "...a world where the very young have a safe opportunity to enjoy sensory exploration of objects in a new, excitingly theatrical environment..." @polkatheatre
#theatre #TYA
https://t.co/7vcBg2fUxM
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Among our recommended shows to see in London this week: 'Everything Has Changed' at Polka Theatre from 30 Oct-3 Nov. Get more show tips here: https://t.co/AIpMHJjyx7
@polkatheatre @rhumandclay
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Cuteness incoming... watch our brand-new trailer for Soft or Spiky today! 📹 @PiersFoleyPhoto
@HalfMoonTheatre
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I can't quite explain how proud I am of this team winning this award. What an extraordinary place I am privileged to work!!!
The winner of the UK's Most Welcoming Theatre Award sponsored by Encore is Polka Theatre. #UKTAwards
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This is amazing news!!! Huge Congratulations Daniel.
We are so excited to share that this year's winner of Best Creative West End Debut at The Stage #DebutAwards is Daniel Bailey for the direction of Red Pitch @sohoplacelondon 🤩 Category sponsor: @TrafalgarEnt Headline sponsor: @ATGTICKETS
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It's the Big Dreams Early Years Theatre Festival @polkatheatre this weekend. A range of amazing performances, author events and free activities. Come along!
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#Interview: Big Dreams for Little Ones @polkatheatre Polka’s biennial Big Dreams Theatre Festival runs from 28-29 September. We were delighted to chat with Helen Matravers to learn more about this exciting event. #theatre #TYA #EarlyYears
https://t.co/wL229SbD0S
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Making things happen
Introducing the Writers’ Card… Completely FREE to join, the Writers’ Card is a radical invitation for playwrights – a renewed promise of support and community, founded on the artistic values that have always driven the Royal Court's mission. https://t.co/huFcetfCae
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Today was pretty special. Thank you so much to the panel and to all of @polkatheatre’s team, artists, community partners and volunteers for filling the whole venue with so much love. Judging shouldn’t be this joyful! Very proud 😊
The panel for UK’s Most Welcoming Theatre have had an incredible day meeting the team and learning about the impact @polkatheatre have on their community, a huge thank you for hosting us, and can’t wait to see you at the #UKTAwards
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Earlier this year, @lyngardner spent a day with our wonderful producers - read all about it in The Stage ⬇️⬇️⬇️ A special shout out to Helen, Kate and Abs, aka our Producing Dream Team!
A Day in the Life of… a producing team: In the second instalment of our new series, @lyngardner goes behind the scenes with @polkatheatre's producers, from overseeing budgets to averting crises 👇 https://t.co/w1Y61PyiZC
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And finally what an amazing end to our night - Best Business in Merton for @polkatheatre !!!!
And now, the winner of the prestigious Best Business in Merton Award here at #MertonBest. This goes to @polkatheatre who have now snagged their third win of the night! Certainly well deserved - congrats on rounding out the night on a hat-trick!
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So happy to win this award after our previous win in 2022!
We're starting off strong at #MertonBest with the Sustainable Impact Award sponsored by @CHAS2013Ltd ! Huge congratulations to this year's winners @polkatheatre for all their dedicated work in innovating sustainability in business. Well done to Lynette, Helen and all the team!
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Very proud of this award!
The winner of the Equality Diversity & Inclusion award sponsored by @Merton_Council is @polkatheatre - massive congrats are in order for their second win of the night! A popular winner who prove themselves a leader in equality and inclusion, setting a brilliant example
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Very excited about working with Lenny Henry!!! https://t.co/MTMObmP8Ny
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The Boy With Wings will have its world premiere at the Polka Theatre.
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The brilliant @lyngardner came and spent a day at Polka. “..they feel properly invested, generous and involved,” says Coyote. “To feel this kind of warmth from a theatre is rare and it means a lot because it makes you feel safe as an artist and willing to take more risk.” 🥰
A Day in the Life of… a producing team: In the second instalment of our new series, @lyngardner goes behind the scenes with @polkatheatre's producers, from overseeing budgets to averting crises 👇 https://t.co/w1Y61PyiZC
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Huge on sale news! Announcing the premiere production of @LennyHenry’s book, The Boy with Wings, co-produced with @BirminghamRep, plus four exciting new shows for Spring/Summer 2025! Book by 30 Nov to save with our Early Bird offer on selected shows >> https://t.co/NKbiR9xIVp
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