Philanthropy and Culture
Polycarpou is a member of the Green Party and once stood for local election in the Muswell Hill ward. He is patron of the United Kingdom Thalassaemia Society and has run in the London Marathon three times.
Polycarpou is also a drama teacher and has developed a one day workshop which he teaches in youth theatres and schools throughout the UK. He recently directed a production of the Les Misérables Schools edition for the Act Too Youth theatre in Sussex, UK. He also produced the same production with his company, Through The Stage Door, at the Paul Robeson Theatre in Hounslow in April 2010, as well as with MasterAct at the Wilde Theatre in Bracknell in July.
Polycarpou is the patron of First Stages www.firststages.org.uk, a musical theatre youth group based in Devizes, Wiltshire. He takes an active part in the group and regularly coaches and directs whenever he can.
Polycarpou takes an active interest in the Cypriot Film Festival UK and is also a Water Rat.
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