Mary Pollard

Head Editor at ET, by her own admission Mary goes to the theatre far too much, and will watch just about anything. Her favourite musical is Matilda, which she has seen 18 times, but she’s also an Anthony Neilson and Shakespeare fan - go figure. Mary now insists on being called The Master having used the Covid pandemic to achieve an award winning MA in London's Theatre and Performance. She's a specialist in Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) and has recently been collaborating with Polka Theatre to deliver masterclasses on reviewing it. Her other obsession is puppetry, and in 2024 she was awarded the British Puppet Guild's President's Plate by Ronnie Le Drew. In recent years she's overseen several awards categories for multiple organisations, including TYA for the Offies and TYA, Puppetry and Access for the Fringe Theatre Awards - and of course who knows what at the Etties!