Lynette Alston

Londoner. Feminist. Theatre lover. / ED & Joint CEO @PolkaTheatre / Trustee @VocalEyesAD / Previously Spare Tyre & Little Angel Theatre / Partially helpful

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

Wonderful!

[OffWestEnd | The Offies @OffWestEndCom]

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

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

Absolutely thrilled that our Polka Theatre production of The Nutcracker, a co-production with Little Bulb Theatre, is nominated for an Olivier Award!

[Olivier Awards @OlivierAwards]

The nominees for Best Family Show are:

@BrainiacLive - @MaryleboneTHLDN
@maddiemoate's Very Curious Christmas - #ApolloTheatre
The Nutcracker - @polkatheatre
Rough Magic - @The_Globe #SamWanamakerPlayhouse

#OlivierAwards

[The Stage @TheStage]

★★★★ Review: The Nutcracker – Ebullient retelling of this rodent classic features rousing renditions of past Christmas hits, with extra cheese @polkatheatre 👇 https://t.co/j1Lpj6DgS5

[Polka Theatre @polkatheatre]

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

[Everything Theatre @EveryTheatre]

#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

[ThisWeek Culture @threetosee]

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

[Polka Theatre @polkatheatre]

Cuteness incoming... watch our brand-new trailer for Soft or Spiky today!

📹 @PiersFoleyPhoto

@HalfMoonTheatre

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

I can't quite explain how proud I am of this team winning this award. What an extraordinary place I am privileged to work!!!

[UK Theatre @uk_theatre]

The winner of the UK's Most Welcoming Theatre Award sponsored by Encore is Polka Theatre.

#UKTAwards

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

This is amazing news!!! Huge
Congratulations Daniel.

[The Stage @TheStage]

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

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

It's the Big Dreams Early Years Theatre Festival @polkatheatre this weekend. A range of amazing performances, author events and free activities. Come along!

[Everything Theatre @EveryTheatre]

#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

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

Making things happen

[Royal Court @royalcourt]

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

[Helen Matravers @HelenMatravers]

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 😊

[Polka Theatre @polkatheatre]

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!

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

And finally what an amazing end to our night - Best Business in Merton for @polkatheatre !!!!

[Time & Leisure magazine @timeandleisure]

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!

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

So happy to win this award after our previous win in 2022!

[Time & Leisure magazine @timeandleisure]

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!

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

Very proud of this award!

[Time & Leisure magazine @timeandleisure]

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

[Lynette Alston @30sLady]

Very excited about working with Lenny Henry!!!

https://t.co/MTMObmP8Ny

[Helen Matravers @HelenMatravers]

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.” 🥰

[Polka Theatre @polkatheatre]

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