Polly is the Joint Artistic Director of Shared Experience. Polly adapted and directed “JANE EYRE” and has directed “THE CLEARING”, “A DOLL’S HOUSE”, “THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA”, “DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS” and co-directed “WAR AND PEACE” and “THE MILL ON THE FLOSS” with Nancy Meckler for the Company. Other theatre credits include “ANGELS AND SAINTS” for Soho Theatre; “THE GLASS MENAGERIE” at the Lyceum, Edinburgh; “MISS JULIE” at the Young Vic; “BABIES AND UGANDA” at the Royal Court; “A TASTE OF HONEY” for English Touring Theatre; “SOMEWHERE” at the Royal National Theatre; “WAITING AT THE WATER’S EDGE” at the Bush Theatre; “WHAT IS SEIZED” at the Drill Hall; “LADIES IN THE LIFT” at Soho Poly; “FLYING”, “MANPOWER” and “OTHER VOICES” at the Royal National Theatre Studio. Her highly successful show AFTER MRS ROCHESTER for Shared Experience transferred to the Duke of York’s and won her the Evening Standard Award for ‘Best Director’ in 2003. Shared Experience show BRONTE had a hugely successful tour and London production at the Lyric Hammersmith in Autumn 05. Her revised text revival of “JANE EYRE” had a triumphant national tour in Spring 2006, coming in to the Trafalgar Studios (West End) for an extended run. In 2008 Polly directed three productions for Shared Experience, a revival of KINDERTRANSPORT by Diane Samuels, a revival of WAR AND PEACE which toured nationally and new original work, MINE which toured nationally in Autumn 09 coming in to Hampstead Theatre. She also directed TEN TINY TOES by Esther Wilson for Liverpool Everyman. Commissions for 2009 include a feature film adaptation of BRONTE. www.sharedexperience.org.uk