Like many people, I’ve really missed live performance – both as a spectator and as a producer / performer. Last month, Polari returned to...

As well as hosting events online and sharing excerpts via our YouTube channel, we also have a Polari Podcast, co-hosted and produced by...

In our latest video, the celebrated historian and Polari favourite Diana Souhami reads from her acclaimed new book, No Modernism Without...

Backstage Passes is the title of Angie Bowie’s score-settling memoir of her life with David. It’s also the title of our latest video,...

New video documenting Polari’s UK tours from 2014 to the present day. WATCH HERE

A tribute to the many talented women writers and performers who've helped make Polari such a success. Including Sophia Blackwell, Stella...

The brilliant Joelle Taylor was on Radio 4 yesterday with her programme about butch lesbian identity. This was partly recorded at Polari...

The Polari First Book Prize turns TEN this year. That’s a lot of submissions - and a fair number of Prize winners. Last year we added a...

We all know Polari can be a little... frisky. So our latest YouTube video is “Only Fans” - though being generous of heart, we’ve made it...

New film on YouTube, charting Polari's journey from Soho to the Southbank Centre and beyond! Featuring Paula Varjack (pictured) Adele...

As the deadline for submissions for this year's Polari Prize awards approaches, here are a few words from our judges – including Cerys...

Submissions for this year's Polari Prize awards are flooding in. Due to the problems posed by Covid19, we've extended the deadline to...

This month, Polari was due to return to The Printworks in Hastings for another Polari On Sea. Sadly, due to the coronavirus outbreak, we...

These ten books are all past winners of the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ writing. The Polari First Book Prize began in 2011 and was won by...

Today Polari was booked to appear at Huddersfield Literature Festival. VG Lee and I were planning to run a creative writing workshop this...

Polari has been awarded a grant from Grants for the Arts, to help fund a major 22 date tour. ​ The Polari Prize Tenth Anniversary Tour...

2019 was the year when Polari hit a whole new level. In addition to the 20 touring dates funded by Arts Council England, we had sold out...

Autumn is (almost) here and The Polari Prize Tour is in full swing. So far we've had some fantastic events in Newcastle, Birmingham,...

​ From teaching same sex relationships in schools to a trans perspective of Victorian London and a moving wildlife memoir, 12 outstanding...

This Monday, A Very Polari Xmas brings this year’s season at Southbank Centre to a close. Barbara Brownskirt heads the bill, with support...