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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.

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A Paper Planet production photo. A Polyglot artist in a handmade paper costume sits with a child in the middle of a forest of tall cardboard trees that are adorned with paper plants and creatures. They are illuminated with theatre lighting. Photography: Jacinta Keefe, courtesy of Footscray Community Arts

23 Mar 2022 Artistic Reflections

Abbotsford Convent In Conversation with Emily Tomlins

An established actor, creator, collaborator, Emily Tomlins is the Associate Director for Polyglot Theatre. Abbotsford Convent had a chat with Emily ahead of Bees,......

A Bees production photo. Polyglot artists in intricate Bee costumes are perched on and around a large metal pipe on green lawn. Children wearing handmade paper antennae and wings sit on the pipe amongst them. There is a heritage red brick building in the background.

18 Mar 2022 E-News

Polyglot’s March e-news

Celebrating World Day of Theatre for Children Sunday 20 March is World Day of Theatre for Children, an ASSITEJ International campaign marked with the......

An outdoor Boats production photo. Children and their adults play with colourful patterned vessels. They are on green grass with a building in the background.

17 Mar 2022 Sector & Advocacy

World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People 2022

“[Creative experiences are] very important for us because it creates memories and special feelings… It’s like the roots building inside [my] child’s heart and......

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4 Feb 2022 E-News

Polyglot’s February e-news

A new look for Polyglot Theatre We are very excited to share our shiny new Polyglot website! After months of dreaming, talking, writing and......

A behind-the-scenes We Built This City photo. 7 Polyglot artists wearing blue overalls, red t-shirts and red hard hats pose for the camera with Polyglot’s Artistic Director Sue Giles, who wears all black. They are in front of a white picket fence that surrounds the We Built This City site, filled with thousands of cardboard boxes. Tall buildings and blue sky are visible in the background.

16 Dec 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s December e-news

A bright end to 2021 The 20th anniversary season of We Built This City was a glorious way to end another unusual year. Presented......

A We Built This City production photo. A child with dark curly hair, wearing a red shirt, leaps into the air, smiling. They are surrounded by hundreds of cardboard boxes piled high.

22 Nov 2021 E-News

Polyglot’s November e-news

“It was a joint effort and brought people together like a community should be.” We Built This City is returning home for its 20th......

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Join us for a summer school holiday season of Ants

Join us for a summer school holiday season of Ants at @melbournemuseum, supported by the @cityofmelbourne. This interactive performance brings children together to explore the landscape around them. Ants as big as humans work together intently, collecting and placing hundreds of giant breadcrumbs, and children are irresistibly drawn closer to find out how they can join in. 8-25 January (excluding 13-14 & 20 Jan). Begin each day with a free, outdoor 10am performance on the Plaza, with further performances inside, free with Museum entry. For full event and access details, including a visual story to help your family prepare, visit our What’s On page (link in bio). #PolyglotTheatre #SchoolHolidays #WhatsOnMelbourne #FunforKids #MelbourneMuseum #MuseumsVictoria

Photo: Theresa Harrison. Image description: An Ants production photo. Three Polyglot artists in intricate black Ant costumes stand in a park, holding giant breadcrumbs. Blue sky, trees and tall buildings are visible in the background.

Ahead of an exciting 2025, the Polyglot team is ta

Ahead of an exciting 2025, the Polyglot team is taking a summer break. Friday 20 December will be our last day for the year, and we return on Monday 6 January. Thank you to everyone who has been part of our extraordinary 2024 adventures: children, families, schools, collaborators, presenting partners, government and philanthropic funding champions, donors, and all our supporters. #PolyglotTheatre

Photo: Katje Ford, Sydney Opera House. Image description: A Paper Planet production photo. A Polyglot artist in an intricate handmade paper costume lies on the ground, watched curiously by small children and their adults. They are in a theatrically lit space, surrounded by tall brown cardboard trees.

Welcome back to #MeetTheTeamMonday. We’re sharin

Welcome back to #MeetTheTeamMonday. We’re sharing all the Polyglot People who strengthen our company with their energy and expertise. Today, meet Matt Siddall, our Marketing and Access Coordinator.

“I started working with Polyglot in 2021 to assist with the creation of our new, accessible website. This was a short-term position that I mostly carried out from home during COVID-19 lockdowns. I didn't meet any of my colleagues in person until two months after I started! I returned to Polyglot in 2023 and I have been enjoying every moment of my time here.

A highlight of my role is archiving media from our productions (we have a LOT of photos as the company has been around for almost 50 years!) and seeing all the joy and excitement children and families get from experiencing Polyglot magic. Another highlight is when I was brought to tears watching Pram People for the first time before it travelled to Hong Kong. I have learnt how to navigate the infinitude of children's creativity; young people cannot be confined into singular ways of creating. Sometimes they just want to play and create without any imposed limits.

My work in accessibility and marketing has heavily complemented my studies in education - my time at Polyglot has almost been like a two-year continual professional development session, and I'm all the better for it. My background is in the visual arts working as a curator and in arts administration, so for me, Polyglot has been a great introduction to the world of immersive children's theatre. It's something I tell people that if I was a child I wish I could have experienced it!” #PolyglotTheatre #BehindTheScenes #MeetTheTeam

Photo Description: An arch-shaped Sound of Drawing production photo on a light orange background surrounded by colourful shapes. Matt, wearing headphones and smiling, kneels at a table covered in paper, drawing with pastels. Large drawings hang on the wall in the background. Photo: Theresa Harrison.