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Polar Bears
The tale of one man’s struggle to love, support and live with someone suffering from a psychological condition. By The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time’s Mark Haddon.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Polar Bears
Donmar Warehouse, Earlham Street, LondonIn Polar Bears, Mark Haddon balances humour and pathos to tell of one man’s struggle to love, support and live with someone suffering from a psychological condition.
John has never met anyone like Kay. When the moon is in the right phase, she is magnetic and amazingly alive. But when the darkness closes in, she is lost to another world, a world in which John does not belong.
Polar Bears is screenwriter and author Haddon’s first work for the theatre. As a writer he is best known for the multi-award winning novel The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time, which told its story through the eyes of a child on the autistic spectrum. His other novels include A Spot Of Bother and Agent Z, while as a screenwriter his credits include Coming Down The Mountain, Fungus The Bogeyman and Mircosoap.
Jamie Hendry, who directs Polar Bears, is an Associate Director of the Donmar Warehouse who has also directed Piaf, Three Days Of Rain and The Lover And The Collection.
The Donmar Warehouse production of Polar Bears is a world premiere.
For more about Polar Bears at the Donmar Warehouse read the First Night Feature or Big Interview with Jodhi May.
Cast & CreativesEXPAND
cast: Jodhi May, Richard Coyle, Paul Hilton, Celia Imrie, David Leon, Skye Bennett, Alice Sykes
director: Jamie Lloyd
music by: Ben & Max Ringham
sound: Ben & Max Ringham
lighting designer: Jon Clark
designer: Soutra Gilmour
producer: Donmar Warehouse
Ticket Prices:
£15-£29
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Mats Thu & Sat 14:30
- Duration: 1h30
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0844 871 7624 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
Donmar Warehouse
Earlham Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9LX
- Nearest tube: Covent Garden (275m)
- Nearest bus: 14, 19, 24, 29, 38, 176
- Parking: Westminter City Council car park at Cambridge Circus. NCP at Drury Lane and Upper St Martin's Lane. Meters in Earlham Street and Mercer Street. 1 Disabled parking bay outside theatre.
- Air conditioned: 1
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 0871 297 5477
- Discounts: Discounts available for disabled theatregoers and their companions.
- Limited mobility: Aisle seats have the most legroom, except row A in the Stalls. C9 and C30 in the Stalls have unlimited legroom.
- Access description: A portable ramp can be placed over the 15cm step into entrance on Earlham Street. Box office counter is straight ahead from the Earlham Street entrance. Lift up to all floors of the auditorium, to the right of the box office counter. All staircases have handrails on both sides and steps are highlighted. Stalls up 26 steps from the foyer and have one step between rows. Circle up 48 steps from the foyer, with one step between rows. The Stalls is level, the Circle is raked.
- Hearing impaired: Infra-red system with 8 headsets. Headsets can be collected from the Box Office. Returnable deposit of credit card or driving licence required. Portable induction loop at the Box Office.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are allowed in the auditorium, alternatively staff are happy to dog-sit. The theatre can accommodate 4 guide dogs per performance.
- Wheelchairs: Slight slope up from the lift to the back of the Stalls. 1 space for a wheelchair user in the Stalls. Up to 4 wheelchair transfer seats available. Wheelchair/Scooters are stored beside the Box Office.
- Toilets: Women’s and men’s off the Circle bar, off the foyer and 4 steps up from the Stalls.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilet off Circle bar.
- Bars: 2 licensed bars. No steps to both the Stalls and the Circle bars. Both have fixed seating and limited space. Drinks may be taken into the auditorium in plastic cups, or brought to customers.
