Polly Sands

Polly trained at East 15 Acting School, graduating with a Diploma in 1995. She has both Irish and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and grew up in South London. Polly’s stage credits include: covering all six parts in ‘Mums the Word’ - Two National Tours and Albery Theatre (West End); Iiona - ‘Kieran’, Greenwich Theatre; Francisca - ‘West Side Story’, Edinburgh Festival; Peggy Patch - ‘Playdays Christmas Singalong Tour’, BBC/National Tour; Miss Lodge - ‘Whistle Down the Wind’, Churchill Theatre, Bromley; Adela - ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’, Half Moon Theatre; Cass - ‘Chasing’, Hen & Chickens; Meg - ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ - Prince Theatre; Eloise - ‘Eloise at Christmastime’, Nettlefold Hall as well as Beatrice - ‘A View from the Bridge’ and Landlady et al in ‘Two’ at South London Theatre. She has also performed at festivals such as Glastonbury, Bestival and Shambala in various immersive projects. She sings in choirs and karaoke bands and is progressing with latin and ballroom dancing. On screen Polly played Kelly in UK feature film ‘Beach Boys’ and has recently been seen as the lead Margot in the short film ‘Vestiges’ at various UK film festivals and screenings amongst other short film and corporate projects.. Polly spent a number of years whilst her children were growing up working in the NHS as a midwife (BSc) and she is also a qualified primary school teacher (PGCE masters). She loves yoga, outdoor swimming, dancing, DJing, camping, travelling and hanging out with her family.