Polka Theatre appoints Helen Matravers as artistic director

London-based Polka Theatre has announced that Helen Matravers is to replace Peter Glanville as artistic director and joint executive.  

Matravers is a creative producer with over 12 years’ experience, having working across new writing, devised and commercial theatre. She has previously worked as a producer at New Diorama Theatre, where she championed artist development and ran the emerging ensemble programme, and its community programme which founded Camden Young Theatre.  

Later in her career at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Matravers worked as a producer, programming and working on its Little Lyric programme. She was also LAMDA’s first ever creative producer, introducing producing and a creative practice for students at the school, alongside programming its graduate performances.