Acknowledgment of country

Polyglot acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and create, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. For more than 65,000 years, children and families have created and played here, and we are grateful to make our art on this country too.


Behind-the-scenes photo: Julie Wright. Two Polyglot artists, one wearing a handmade paper costume, pose either side of a large sign on the front window of Wyndham Art Gallery. It reads, 'Polyglot Theatre Takes Over the Gallery. The Sound of Drawing table is visible inside.

July E-News

“Take me where your curiosity leads, & I’ll show you how to listen to the oceans inside trees” The southern hemisphere is deep in the......

Paper Planet production photo: Nasser Hashemi, Theater der Welt Chemnitz. The large, handmade brown cardboard performance space entrance, featuring iconic Chemnitz landmarks.

“One of the great Paper Planet moments”

In June, Polyglot Theatre was honoured to open Theater der Welt in Chemnitz with Paper Planet.  Theater der Welt (Theatre of the World) is Germany’s largest festival for......

Forest production photo: Laura May Grogan. Polyglot artists dressed in blue crouch in a bushland clearing, studying elements of the landscape through round blue lampshades. A stage manager walks behind them. They are surrounded by trees.

Let’s Meet the Forest

Reflections on Forest Poem & illustrations by Briony Farrell, Generator artist Let’s meet the forest. You and me, together. Take me where your curiosity......

Pram People production photo: Kenny Waite, Abbotsford Convent Foundation. A Polyglot artist in a purple and green costume and a small child reach towards each other. The child's adult wears headphones decorated with purple ribbon, and smiles at the exchange.

International Day of Play 2026

Protect Play, Protect Childhood In March 2024, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring 11 June as the International Day of Play, formalising......

RAP Working Group & PIPS creative session photo: Cat Sewell. Children's drawings on brown paper

National Reconciliation Week 2026

Polyglot Theatre acknowledges that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and create, and......

Voice of the Child illustration by Lorna, age 9, courtesy of the Centre for Community Child Health.

Voice of the Child

Across a multi-year project with the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) – a department of The Royal Children’s Hospital and a research group......

Art Tree photo: Meg Taranto. A child's drawing in pale green paint pen of a fish and two hands on brown cardboard.

The Fish’s Dream

Reflections on Art Tree By Meg Taranto, Generator artist All across the floorI have drawn,all the ways I used to lookfrom all the eyes......

Forest production photo: Sarah Walker. A child in a green hat and blue jumper holds a leaf up to the camera.

Nature Play Week 2026

At Polyglot, nature is connected into all that we do. Left: Catch the Light, a collaboration between Flow Festival Australia & Polyglot Theatre. Abbotsford......

Drawing by Sophia Derkenne on a cream-coloured background. A yellow ticket, reading: 'You're invited to: The theatre!! When? Today & Everyday!

World Day of Theatre for Young People 2026

“Let’s go to the theatre!Pick up leaves, and shells and sticks,Marking our imaginations in the sand and snow,Dreaming into what could beThrough squiggles, lines......

A portrait of Ally Harvey. She has blonde hair, and wears round glasses and a denim jacket. She is in front of a grey background, smiling off-camera.

Welcoming our next Executive Director & Co-CEO

Polyglot Theatre is delighted to announce the appointment of senior arts leader Ally Harvey as Executive Director & Co-CEO. With more than three decades......

Photo of Kath Fyffe, by Theresa Harrison. Kath smiles at the camera. She has short dark hair, and wears a blue checked dress. She stands in the Polyglot office space.

Executive Director Kath Fyffe to step down at the end of 2025

After eight years at Polyglot Theatre, five of those as Executive Director & Co-CEO, Kath Fyffe will step down at the end of 2025.......

World Expo 2025 Osaka

Polyglot Theatre is honoured to be delivering Paper Planet workshops in the Australia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 Osaka. Held every five years since......

Sound of Drawing production photo: Sarah Walker. A small child stands at a table covered in brown paper, which is filled with shared, abstract drawing. They reach towards coloured pastels.

Arts-Health

Polyglot Theatre is proud to be working in partnership with the Centre for Community Child Health on Stage 3 of the Voice of the......

Pass It On production photo: Alvin Ho, Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, Singapore. A child in an orange jumper climbs through a large cardboard tube. They smile at the camera.

June E-News

Be part of Polyglot Polyglot’s unique theatre experiences take different forms so that we can reach children everywhere. Kids and their families can create......

Paper Planet production photo: Katje Ford, Sydney Opera House. A Polyglot artist in an intricate, handmade paper costume engages with a small child, throwing pieces of paper into the air. Other children and adults look on. They are in a darkened, theatrically lit space.

International Day of Play 2025

Choose Play – Every Day This special day is marked annually on 11 June, after it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly......

Forest production photo: Claudia Sangiorgi Dalimore. A Polyglot artist and a child lean on either side of a tree, smiling. Another child looks on.

May E-News

“Nature & play stitch together so much of what we do” In the forest, tiny worlds meet giant worlds. Our imaginations breathe and our......

An Ants production photo. Two Polyglot artists in intricate black Ant costumes gather with children wearing handmade paper antennae to carefully collect and place crumbs. Photo: Lucy Parakhina, Bondi Festival.

March E-News

Happy World Day of Theatre for Young People! “I feel inspired and like my imagination has took me off to a new world… and......

A Paper Planet production photo. A child wearing glasses, a patterned t-shirt, and a handmade paper costume lifts their arms, moving through the performance space. Polyglot artists and other children are visible behind them. Photo: Ai Ueda

World Day of Theatre for Young People 2025

Foreword by Afsaneh Torabi, Generator artist “To celebrate World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People, we asked our PIPS to offer their......

A When the World Turns production photo. A child holds up a cardboard tube, using it to make sounds. An adult leans towards the tube, listening. They sit at a small table in a darkened space, surrounded by plants. They are illuminated by a lamp on the table. Photographer: Theresa Harrison

When the World Turns North American premiere

February Company Update In April 2025, When the World Turns will be presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City......

A When the World Turns production photo. A Polyglot artist in khaki stands in a theatrically lit space, surrounded by native grasses and plants. Photographer: Theresa Harrison.

December E-News

Lincoln Center 2025 – here we come! We are delighted that When the World Turns will be presented by the Lincoln Center for the......

Pram People production photo: Kenny Waite, Abbotsford Convent Foundation. A Polyglot artist in a purple and green costume and a small child reach towards each other. The child's adult wears headphones decorated with purple ribbon, and smiles at the exchange.

October E-News

Happy Children’s Week! The child’s voice is fundamental to Polyglot Theatre. Our long-term partnership with Abbotsford Convent Foundation, and our shared child-centered artistic ethos,......

Two artists move through an indoor space. Photographer: Ben Searcy, courtesy of CAAP - Contemporary Asian Australian Performance

Inviting EOIs:
CAAP x Polyglot Theatre
Artist Jam

CAAP and Polyglot Theatre are partnering to introduce Asian Australian artists to the dynamic world of children’s theatre. Delivered collaboratively by Contemporary Asian Australian Performance......

A When the World Turns schools production photo. A Polyglot artist in a khaki shirt uses a long cardboard tube to make sounds, next to a group of young people. They are in a darkened space, surrounded by plants. Photo: Rainbow Sweeny

September Education News

“Creativity, sensitivity and sense of magic” “Creative arts allow children to express themselves, no matter what level of learning or development they are at.......

A Pram People photo. An adult in a green jumper and headphones pushes a small child in a pram decorated with green streamers. They are surrounded by colourful motion blurs. The adult looks out of frame, while the child looks at the camera. Photographer: Sarah Walker

August E-News

Pram People rolls into the UK The first half of 2024 has been busy. Our pink Polyglot suitcases have been packed and re-packed countless......