2020 History
COVID-19 hits
![A Parked development photo. An adult and a child interact with one another in a well-lit theatre space with wooden floors under a hanging gum tree branch. Photo: Carla Gottjens.](https://polyglot.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2020-IMAGES-Parked-ArtPlay-Carla-Gottgens-HR-092-copy-1000x1000-1-1065x610.jpg)
- Kath Fyffe appointed as Executive Director and co-CEO, after three years as Polyglot’s General Manager.
- Parked (later called When The World Turns) creative development begins in Australia with sensory workshops at ArtPlay in March. This work is a collaboration between Polyglot and Oily Cart (UK) and is an Arts Centre Melbourne commission. This is the last in-person public engagement for Polyglot before lockdowns commence.
- COVID-19 hits Melbourne in March.
- Polyglot supports our Generator artists with meetings each week and the creation of new work online and in creative development.
- Polyglot loses Australia Council four-year funding, along with 49 other organisations across the country. There are now only three federally funded companies making work for a young audience in Australia and none of these are in Victoria.