Later this month, this year's Polari Prize winners will be announced at the British Library. (The shortlists can be found on the Polari Prize page)
In the coming weeks, we'll be featuring shortlisted writers and past prize winners at the…
This year's Polari Prize shortlists will be announced at the end of July.
Between now and then, Polari will be appearing in Bradford, Bridgend, Hull, Leeds, Thetford and Uxbridge. Details below.
JUNE
June 14 - Polari at Pyle Library, Bridgend…
The Polari Prize National Showcase continues, with events across the country featuring past prize winners and nominees. More dates will be added as details are confirmed.
March 28 - Polari at Komedia, Bath. 8-10pm. £18
With Polari Prize winner 2023…
Tickets are now on sale for the next leg of the Polari Prize National Showcase, funded by Arts Council England. Between now and the end of April, we'll be popping up in Bath, Bedford, Hastings, Huddersfield, Peckham and York. Featured…
Paul Burston, Livia Alour, Jon Ransom and Julia Armfield
Word is out! We’re going on tour!
Well, it’s not really a tour – more a national showcase for the Polari Prize.
Funded by those nice people at Arts Council England,…
New film on YouTube, charting Polari's journey from Soho to the Southbank Centre and beyond!
Featuring Paula Varjack (pictured) Adele Anderson, Paul Bailey, Neil Bartlett, Dustin Lance Black, Stella Duffy, Alexis Gregory, Kerry Hudson, Tracey Thorn, VG Lee, David McAlmont…
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 will showcase writers long and shortlisted for this year’s Polari Prize awards for emerging and…
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 events at the Southbank Centre, featuring the likes of Dustin Lance Black, Russell…
This Monday, A Very Polari Xmas brings this year’s season at Southbank Centre to a close. Barbara Brownskirt heads the bill, with support from Darragh Martin, Susie Boyt, John R Gordon and Jane Traies.
Then on Wednesday it’s our final…