Saturday 29 November – Sunday 25 January Recommended for ages 3-6 Tickets from £13 (Group and multi-buy offers available) £2.50 transaction fee applies to phone and online bookings. T&Cs apply. Schools tickets from £9 (11th ticket free) Approx 40 mins Wherever the wind takes us, we all find a place to land… Based on the timeless Christmas story by Benji Davies, The Snowflake tells the tale of a snowflake, a little girl and her Pappie, who are all longing for their own special place in the world. Unwrap the magic at Polka next festive season and find out how everyone can find their way to shine like a star! Our beloved festive production offers the perfect introduction to theatre for younger audiences. This is a brand-new production and information on the show may change. This page will be updated once we have more details.

Saturday 15 November – Sunday 18 January Recommended for ages 6-12 Tickets from £10 (Group and multi-buy offers available) £2.50 transaction fee applies to phone and online bookings. T&Cs apply. Schools tickets from £10 (11th ticket free) Approx. 1hr 20 mins (including interval) Lila dreams of becoming a Master Firework-Maker just like her father. However, to become one, she must go on an epic journey that will push her to her limits. Only then can she discover the closely guarded secret to becoming a true firework master. But when her father’s life depends on her winning the firework competition and pulling off the best display the world has ever seen, can Lila’s skills save the day and light up the skies? Join Lila on the quest of a lifetime as she faces friend and foe on her illuminating journey of self-discovery. Polka Theatre present a brand-new production directed by Lee Lyford, based on the much-loved, award-winning book by Philip Pullman. This is a brand-new production and information on the show may change.

Come and sit with your baby whilst the new gardener playfully goes about their work, planting and watering, in the beautiful garden. As they work, they are delighted to be joined by a bird, a bee, and of course, the babies! Together you will discover the sights and sounds of the garden, as your little one delights in the wonders around them. At the end of the show, there will be a chance for you and your baby to stay and play. A Theatr Iolo production.

Kemi and Norah are mega-nerds through and through. They think they know a lot about... everything! But when popular boy Bentley refuses to invite them to his wrestling-themed party, they discover, to their horror, that he thinks they are dweebs! It turns out that they have a lot to learn – especially about wrestling. Together, they secretly launch a plan to become champion wrestlers, crash Bentley’s party, and prove to everyone that they are, in fact, extremely cool. Dweeb-A-Mania is a punchy, powerful new comedy which celebrates being exactly who you want to be. Get ready for flying kicks, body slams and a mind-blowing number of barbecued chickens! Dweeb-A-Mania is the winner of the Polka Playwriting Award 2025, generously funded by The Garek Trust and supported by Cockayne and London Community Foundation. The award’s publishing partner is Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. A Polka Theatre production.

Recommended for ages 4-9 An uplifting tale of love, courage and letting go... Abi and her Grandad tell each other Anansi folktales. They play games as they work together in the garden among the beautiful flowers and tasty vegetables. As they plant memories, they share secrets and develop a bond that nothing can break. Grandad is as smart and mischievous as the wily Anansi legend, a part human, part spider and the subject of many West African and Caribbean folk stories. Can he find a way to tell his granddaughter about his plans to return to Jamaica, his beloved homeland? Join our intrepid characters as they step into the unexpected in this humorous and heartfelt inter-generational adventure. With captivating songs and joyous dancing, Grandad Anansi is an uplifting tale of love, courage and letting go that celebrates storytelling and shines a light on Jamaican culture and the Windrush generation. Written by award-winning children’s author Elayne Ogbeta, Grandad Anansi is a Half Moon and Z-arts co-production: an exciting collaboration by the UK’s leading small-scale young people’s venue and touring company and Manchester’s unique venue for children and families. Grandad Anansi won Best Performance at the Manchester Culture Awards 2023. It was developed in partnership with the African Caribbean Care Group and schools in Hulme, Manchester. A Half Moon and Z-arts co-production.

Amidst the snowy Antarctic landscape, Mummy Penguin is off to find a fishy dinner for her family. Daddy and Little Penguin watch in suspense as Mummy swims through the icy waters, climbs the perilous cliffs and tiptoes past some grumpy, just-awakened seals. Can she do it? Well done, Mummy Penguin! With a nod to the fascinating nature of penguin parenting, Well Done, Mummy Penguin is a stage adaptation of the latest picture book from award-winning writer and illustrator Chris Haughton, and an irresistible ode to family bonds and incredible parents everywhere. Brought to life by the team behind the award nominated ‘Oh No, George!’, Well Done, Mummy Penguin features daring acrobatics, integrated sign language, creative captions and heartwarming humour. A Can’t Sit Still production, commissioned by ARC and The Albany.

Recommended for ages 8-12 "To be, or not to be, that is the question." Following the success of ‘Macbeth’ at Polka last year, NIE returns, reimagining the world’s most famous play in a funny and accessible way. Two actors and one musician - armed with seven props and a suitcase - bring a bitesize retelling of Shakespeare’s family drama of revenge, justice and moral dilemmas to life in 60 minutes. Come on a roller-coaster of excitement, humour and grief using Shakespearean verse, contemporary language and inventive staging to make the story engaging and exciting for young audiences. A New International Encounter production.

Recommended for ages 3-7 Ruby had always been happy, perfectly happy…. until one day…. she discovered a worry… Ruby tries and tries to get rid of her worry, which grows bigger and bigger! Eventually she meets a boy who has a worry too. Together they discover that everyone has worries, and that if you talk about them, they never hang around for long! Told through live music, song, puppetry and physical theatre, Ruby’s Worry takes the audience on a delightful musical adventure based on the much-loved book by Tom Percival. Created by MishMash Productions in partnership with Nottingham City Libraries.

Recommended for ages 8-13 A hilarious musical adaptation from Maz Evans. Elliot needs to save the world – and save his mum. Enter some epic Greek Gods with a few tricks up their togas… Elliot Hooper’s life is highly suboptimal. His mum isn’t very well, his posh neighbour is trying to steal his home and he has ever so slightly unleashed an evil death daemon into the world… Luckily (according to her), the constellation Virgo has crash landed in his dungheap and with the help of a legendary family of ancient Greek Gods, Elliot is on a quest to save THE world. But can he save HIS world too…? With book and lyrics by bestselling author Maz Evans, this first adventure in the brilliant ‘Who Let The Gods Out’ series is brought to life in a hilarious brand-new stage musical. Don't miss an exclusive post show Q&A writer Maz Evans after selected shows. See Additional Events for dates. A Polka Theatre production.