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.


A Sound of Drawing production photo. A child wearing a jacket and headphones, draws intently on a table covered in paper. Other children are visible behind them, also drawing. Photo: Sarah Walker

19 Jan 2023

Sound of Drawing at State Library Victoria

Sound of Drawing brings together texture and technology in an interactive soundscape.

  • Wheelchair Access
  • Accessible Toilet
  • Visual Story (Yes)
  • Registered Assistance & Companion Animals welcome
A Tangle production photo. A child is surrounded by hundreds of strands of colourful elastic. They are laughing and their hands are raised. Photographer: Wendy Kimpton

17 - 20 Jan 2023

Tangle at Bunjil Place

Tangle invites children and their families to create a giant, vibrant, interactive artwork that shifts and grows over time.

  • Wheelchair Access
  • Accessible Toilet
  • Visual Story (Yes)
  • Registered Assistance & Companion Animals welcome
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

21 - 23 Oct 2022

Pram People at Melbourne Fringe

A moment in time for children who ride in prams, and the adults who push them.

  • Wheelchair Access
  • Accessible Toilet
  • Quiet Space
  • Visual Story (Yes)
A Bees production photo. Polyglot artists in intricate Bee costumes are perched on and around a large metal pipe. A child wearing handmade paper antennae and wings sits on the pipe looking at them. There is green lawn and trees in the background.

22 Sep - 02 Oct 2022

Bees at Charlotte International Arts Festival (USA)

Bees is a joyful interactive work in which children are welcomed into a world of community, communication, wonder and imagination.

A When the World Turns photo. A child sits amongst plants and trees, clasping a large spherical object that partially covers their face. It is night and the image is dark, with deep purple tones. Photographer: Sarah Walker

14 - 18 Sep 2022

When the World Turns at Arts Centre Melbourne

A fantastical experience for young people with complex disabilities and their families, leading a participating audience into a sensory state of mind and body.

  • Wheelchair Access
  • Accessible Toilet
  • Relaxed Event (Adapted to be accessible for autistic and other audiences)
  • Quiet Space
  • Visual Story (Yes)
  • Changing Places Toilet
  • Registered Assistance & Companion Animals welcome
A Pram People photo. An adult in a yellow jumper, grey coat and headphones holds their child, smiling at them. Other adults with small children and brightly decorated prams stand in the background. They are outside on grey steps, with green trees in the background. Photographer: Sarah Walker

07 Sep - 17 Oct 2022

Calling all Pram People – past and present

Polyglot is gathering stories and memories, triumphs and struggles, from anyone who is currently pushing a pram, or has in the past.

A When the World Turns development photo. A child sits on their adult's lap on a wooden floor in a darkened space. They are pointing a small torch/flashlight at a large potted plant on a low trolley. Photographer: Carla Gottgens

03 - 04 Sep 2022

Sensory play in a wondrous natural world

Polyglot Theatre (AUS) and Oily Cart (UK) invite children and young people with complex disabilities and their families to experience a sensory, creative play session

  • Wheelchair Access
  • Accessible Toilet
  • Relaxed Event (Adapted to be accessible for autistic and other audiences)
  • Visual Story (Yes)
  • Registered Assistance & Companion Animals welcome
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.

13 - 14 Aug 2022

We Built This City at BLEACH* (QLD)

Imagine a city and build it!

  • Wheelchair Access
  • Accessible Toilet
  • Visual Story (Yes)
  • Registered Assistance & Companion Animals welcome
An outdoor Bees production photo. Two Polyglot artists in intricate black and yellow bee costumes engage with the blue, yellow and black 'hive' set piece. Two children watch, one pointing with their arm outstretched. Photographer: Theresa Harrison

21 - 23 Jul 2022

Bees at BorderLight Festival (USA)

Bees is a joyful interactive work in which children are welcomed into a world of community, communication, wonder and imagination.