Arthur continues at the Polka Theatre, London until 9 August 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ At its heart Arthur is a quest story, obviously. It’s also a warm exploration of friendship, support and determination featuring five accomplished actors.
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The Rapping Princess – Polka Theatre
The Rapping Princess continues at the Polka Theatre, London until 21 June 2026. Star rating: 3.5 stars It’s an energetic 50-minute piece, well enough judged for its target audience.
Who Let the Gods Out – Polka Theatre
Who Let the Gods Out continues at the Polka Theatre, London until 22 March 2026. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ A distinctively homegrown quirky humour is at the forefront of this musical stage adaptation.
Cast for musical based on best-selling book The Lost Spells
Miriam Nyarko (Our Town, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) will lead the cast of the new family-friendly musical The Lost Spells, based on writer Robert Macfarlane and illustrator Jackie Morris’ best-selling book.
Musicals Mash Up: 10-16 October 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. We hope you approve! News editor Angela Thomas reports.
Polka Theatre unveils details of Christmas show, Cinderella: the AWESOME truth
Wimbledon’s Polka Theatre has unveiled details of the world premiere of madcap musical adventure Cinderella: the AWESOME truth this festive season. Written and directed by Sarah Punshon, with music and lyrics by the award-winning Felix Hagan (Operation Mincemeat), the contemporary take on the classic fairy story co-created by Toni-Dee Paul takes its inspiration from a […]
Interview: Chocolate Cake at the Polka Theatre is a treat to perform, says Aminita Francis
AMINITA FRANCIS is currently appearing in the cast of Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake at London’s Polka Theatre, playing Michael’s mother and teacher. The story features several of Rosen’s semi-biographical poems. Her theatre credits include: Suffrageddon, Frankenstein – A Monster of a Musical (Battersea Arts Centre), Bite Your Tongue (Talawa), Romeo and Juliet, The Arsonists (N1 Theatre Company), Blood Wedding […]
Chocolate Cake – Polka Theatre
Chocolate Cake continues at the Polka Theatre, London until 13 May 2018. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake (to give this 50-minute show its full title) is a scrumptious if slightly bonkers children’s musical at the delightful Polka Theatre which has been doing this sort of thing since […]
Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake at the Polka Theatre – cast details
Polka Theatre has announced full casting for its eagerly-anticipated world premiere of the musical version of Michael Rosen’s Chocolate Cake. Previewing from 23 March at the Wimbledon venue, the production, which has been adapted by Polka’s artistic director Peter Glanville and award-winning singer, songwriter and performer Barb Jungr, will run until 13 May. Following the […]
