Polly was Resident Director at Oxford Playhouse and Magdalen College School from 2014-15. Her role included directing three productions with Magdalen College School pupils, aged 11-18, assistant directing a cast of 60 young people on the Playhouse's main stage and designing and facilitating workshops for adults and young people for the Playhouse's Learning department. 

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In the Summer of 2015, Polly and Resident Producer, Hannah Groombridge, produced Direct Roots: A Symposium for Emerging Directors, which Polly facilitated at the Old Fire Station Theatre as part of the Oxford Festival for the Arts.

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During her residency Polly facilitated workshops for young people in response to the Oxford Playhouse's programme - from exploring Shakespeare to devising a play in a day. She also designed and facilitated an extended adult workshop programme in traditional storytelling. 

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Plays directed with Magdalen College School pupils included: Sophocles' Ajax; Ibsen's A Doll's House and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde, which Polly adapted for a twenty-strong cast of year 7 and 8 pupils.