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.


13 Jan 2023

Cat Sewell

Baby photo - Cat Sewell

Cat is honoured to work alongside the wonderful people of Polyglot. 

Over the last 20 years, Cat has been working at the intersection of the arts, health and education fields, with play and creativity at the core of her practice.

Cat is most interested in theatre and creative works where people can DO – they can explore and touch and jump and wonder within the works. She is a passionate advocate of the potential of play and creativity to boost health, development and wellbeing. She loves to collaborate to make works, both with artists and children and families. 

Cat has extensive experience in participatory theatre, working as a director, play specialist, facilitator and educator, and as co-creative director of The Ball Room Projects. Cat has led award-winning projects in a range of contexts including health and child development, community collaboration, public design, education, and local government.

Cat loves an adventure; from creating obstacle courses in the mountains of Lesotho to making submersible costumes in Germany. Her favourite job title was Play Thinker in Residence. She is often found walking in nature and smiling at dogs. 

cat@polyglot.org.au