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 among the lineups are Polari Prize winners past, present and – who knows? – maybe even future.
Feb 13 – Polari at Flitwick Library. 7pm. £5.
With Paul Burston, Barbara Brownskirt and Polari Prize winner 2023 Jon Ransom.
March 7 – Polari at York Literature Festival. 7pm-9.30pm. £10.
With Barbara Brownskirt, Jay Gadhia and more (see above).
March 21 – Polari on Sea at The Printworks. 7.30-9.15pm. £6-£8.
With VG Lee, Alexis Gregory, Dillon Jaxx and Paul Burston.
March 26 – Polari at John The Unicorn, Peckham. 7.30-9.15pm. £8-£10.
With Nathan Evans, JP Seabright and Marilyn Smith.
March 28 – Polari at Komedia, Bath. 8-10pm. £18.
With Polari Prize winner 2023 Julia Armfield, Paul Burston and Alexis Gregory.
April 27 – Polari at Huddersfield Literature Festival. 7-8.45pm. £8 (£5 conc)
With Julia Armfield (Polari Prize winner 2023), Paul David Gould and Andrew McMillan (Polari Prize winner 2019)