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Polka Theatre

Polka Theatre Impact Report 2026

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Visitors and audiences
125,000 visitors welcomed and 724 performances of 20 productions staged across Polka's two auditoriums.
Children reached in schools
32,500 children saw a show at Polka with their school, across 269 school partners in London and the South East; 10,325 children experienced the...
Free access
14,156 free theatre tickets given and 60% of workshop places provided free to children and families so cost is never a barrier.
32,500 children experienced live theatre with their school, many for the first time.
Arts, Culture & Heritage Children
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Polka Theatre

Impact Report 2024-25

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Key Metric 1
145,000+ audience members and workshop participants in 2024-25; 763 performances of 30 productions; 9 touring productions reaching 24,000+ people
Key Metric 2
10,000+ free tickets given to schools and community groups; 56% of Creative Learning participants took part for free; over 76,000 children have experienced Curtain...
Key Metric 3
37 access-adapted performances attended by 3,957 audience members; 98 volunteers gave 4,810 hours; named UK's Most Welcoming Theatre (UK Theatre Awards 2024)
90% of Romeo and Juliet schools tour pupils showed increased confidence; 93% of Freefalling Foundation participants improved their ability to communicate; 82% showed improvements in language and vocabulary
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