Polyglot Puppet Theatre is the major funded children's theatre company in Victoria and one of the major puppetry companies in Australia. Polyglot has been recognised for groundbreaking work in community participation performance and has a reputation for excellence, innovation and quality in its professional productions.

In 1978 Polyglot Puppet Theatre was formed to promote understanding between cultures, bringing multi-language puppetry performance to theatres and schools for Victorian children. Since the year 2000 the company has greatly expanded its focus. Driven by a desire to reach a broader audience, Polyglot now creates performance and events for the street and festivals, interactive events for families, large scale theatre performances and community participation performance, as well as remaining loyal to schools through shows and workshops. Responding to the changing cultural climate, Polyglot has been involved in collaborations, co-productions, partnerships and consultative processes that inform and enrich the company's product.

Polyglot has embraced a meaningful engagement with communities bringing them into the creative process and creating puppetry inspired, designed, built and performed by kids. Part of this engagement is the Kids Creative Committee, designed to bring kids ideas, opinions and art into the creative development of new puppetry performance.

Polyglot is one of the most respected puppetry theatre companies in Australia, reaching thousands of children and making shows that resonate in the memories of our audiences.

Through experimentation, innovation and consistent quality, Polyglot keeps our growing audience excited about what may lie ahead.

View a list of Polyglot's previous productions or browse our Historical Photo Gallery.