Amy Tweed And Daniel Harlock Join Polka Theatre's Production Of Julia Donaldson's THE EVERYWEAR BEAR

Full casting is today announced for Polka Theatre's production of The Everywhere Bear. Artistic Director of Polka Theatre, Peter Glanville, directs Amy Tweed and Daniel Harlock running until 26 July.

The Everywhere Bear has a home on a shelf but he doesn't spend very much time by himself, for each boy and girl in the class is a friend and he goes home with one of them every weekend.

A tender tale from the creators of The Paper Dolls, The Everywhere Bear has a wonderful time with the children in Class One, but one day he gets more than he bargained for when he falls unnoticed from a backpack and embarks on his own big adventure! He's washed down a drain and whooshed out to sea, rescued by a fishing boat, loaded onto a lorry, carried off by a seagull... How will he ever make it back to Class One?

This captivating and beautiful new story from best-selling author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Rebecca Cobb springs to life with rhyme, original music and delightfully expressive puppets in Polka's fun and exciting stage adaptation.

Julia Donaldson, the Children's Laureate 2011 - 2013, is the prize-winning author of the world's best-loved children's books and was the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate. Her picture books include the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 17 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 75 languages, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard and What the Ladybird Heard Next. Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle books illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs - and her brilliant live shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.

Rebecca Cobb is an illustrator. Notable titles include The Paper Dolls, The Something, Aunt Amelia, Lunchtime, Missing Mummy, The Empty Stocking, The Lonely Sea Dragon, The Islanders, The Ferry Birds, Tongue Twisters to Tangle your Tongue, Spooky Sums and Counting Horrors and My Brother and Me.

Amy Tweed. Her previous credits for Polka Theatre include Chester Tuffnut. Other theatre credits include Your Toys, Kipper's Snowy Day, Miki, One Snowy Night (Slot Machine, UK Tours), Yardbird (Hackney Empire), The Full Bronte (Scary Little Girls / Creation Theatre), Our Main Story Tonight (Belgrade Theatre), Educating Oxford (Flintlock Theatre), Tim & Light (Tucked In Productions, UK Tour), Danny the Champion of the World (Birmingham Stage Company, UK Tour), Rum Culls and Ragwater (Greenwich Theatre / The River People).

Daniel Harlock. For Polka Theatre his credits include Charlie and Lola's Best Bestest Play and Charlie and Lola's Extremely New Play. Other theatre credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth (Ozact Theatre Company), Chicago (Australian Tour), My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch (Australian Tour), The Depraved Appetite of Tararre the Freak (Wattle and Daub).

Peter Glanville became Artistic Director of Polka Theatre in 2013 following eight years as Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the Little Angel Theatre. He has directed acclaimed productions for Polka including Royal Opera House co-production Hatch, Moomin Summer Madness (co-directed with Dani Parr) and Early Years Opera Skitterbang Island. For Little Angel Theatre he directed Macbeth, The Snow Queen, Michael Rosen's The Magician's Daughter, The Tempest (RSC Co-Production) and Carol Ann Duffy's The Tear Thief. Glanville has worked with Barb Jungr on two musicals for Polka How to Hide a Lion (co-produced with Oxford Playhouse) and Michael Rosen's Chocolate Cake. Glanville also directed a short marionette film for the RSC's production of Matilda. His productions of The Tempest and The Tear Thief were both nominated for Off West End Awards for Best Production for Young People, and his Peter Pan at Polka won the award in 2015. He pioneered puppet work for adults alongside children's shows and introduced the biennial SUSPENSE London Puppetry Festival.

Julian Butler (Music & Lyrics) has written music and lyrics for lots of Polka shows including The Snow Queen, Under the Rainbow, Gorilla, Shake, Rattle and Roll and Charlie and Lola. He has written several musicals with Mike Kenny, including Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast. Other recent credits include Grandad's Island, Hare & Tortoise, The Paper Dolls (Polka Theatre/Little Angel), Little Baby Bum, The Little Mochi Man and Leaf. His own musical Neverland premiered at Lakeside Arts in Nottingham.

Don't Miss a UK Regional News Story
Sign up for all the news on the Summer season, discounts & more...