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,…
Like many people, I’ve really missed live performance – both as a spectator and as a producer / performer. Last month, Polari returned to Heaven. It was our first physical live show this year – and my first time on…
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, which takes us behind the scenes at Polari.
Featuring Sarah Waters, Jake Arnott, Russell T…
New video documenting Polari’s UK tours from 2014 to the present day.
A tribute to the many talented women writers and performers who've helped make Polari such a success.
Including Sophia Blackwell, Stella Duffy, Nikita Gill, Joelle Taylor and Paula Varjack - with live performances by Barbara Brownskirt and VG Lee!
The brilliant Joelle Taylor was on Radio 4 yesterday with her programme about butch lesbian identity. This was partly recorded at Polari in Heaven in February.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j8qr
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 second prize for non debut books. The longlists for both prizes will be…
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 a free for all!
Totally safe for working from home - but watch out…
As the deadline for submissions for this year's Polari Prize awards approaches, here are a few words from our judges – including Cerys Evans, Chris Gribble, Keith Jarrett (pictured) and VG Lee.
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Submissions for this year's Polari Prize awards are flooding in.
Due to the problems posed by Covid19, we've extended the deadline to next Friday, May 8.
So now seemed like a good time to give a brief history of the…
This month, Polari was due to return to The Printworks in Hastings for another Polari On Sea.
Sadly, due to the coronavirus outbreak, we were unable to go ahead as planned.
So instead, we went online!
Here for your entertainment…
Today Polari was booked to appear at Huddersfield Literature Festival. VG Lee and I were planning to run a creative writing workshop this afternoon. Tonight, we were due to be joined by author Louise Beech and 2019 Polari Prize winning…
From teaching same sex relationships in schools to a trans perspective of Victorian London and a moving wildlife memoir, 12 outstanding books have been named on the shortlists for The Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize, announced at London’s…