Wyndham Art Gallery becomes an immersive playground for children and families with two magical experiences by Polyglot Theatre: Paper Planet and Sound of Drawing.

The internationally acclaimed Melbourne-based company transforms both of our gallery spaces with their signature creativity, presenting a vibrant visual arts experience designed especially for young audiences.

Paper Planet is a universally accessible experience that families find inspiring and utterly captivating. 

Children and families are invited into a forest of tall cardboard trees, and after exploring the space, they add to this strange and delicate planet using only paper, tape, and their imaginations. Theatre and play merge in this magical place, as creatures, plants, costumes, characters, stories, and adventures spring to life. 

Paper Planet grows as more families visit, and every session is truly unique as imaginations go wild. Children choose how they interact with the performers and the space; some find themselves absorbed in quiet making, others prefer to play and explore. 

Paper Planet is child-led, deeply involving, and highly sensory, and sure to delight the whole family.

Sound of Drawing brings together textures and technology in a soundscape of kids’ own making. 

On a long, broad drawing table, children wear headphones and hear their scratches, swirls, tapping, and scribbles as they create their own artistic masterpieces and make their collective mark. The sounds of the pastel on the paper is picked up by sensitive microphones and amplified, turning the physical action of drawing into a live soundscape. 

Sound of Drawing connects sound, gesture, and artistic intention, drawing masterpieces from every participant.

Together, these playful installations invite children to create, collaborate, and explore through art, sound, and storytelling. 

These experiences are free and suitable for children aged 12 and under.

Sessions will run daily at the following times:
Paper Planet
- From 10am - 12pm
- From 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Sound of drawing
- From 11am – 1pm
- From 2pm – 4pm 

Accessibility 

• There is no English language barrier, and participation in both Paper Planet and Sound of Drawing can be entirely non-verbal.
• You choose how you interact with the performers and the spaces. You can move around as you like.
• No bright or flashing lights are used.
• Paper Planet includes live music and a soundscape played through speakers embedded in the set.
• In Sound of Drawing, participants are invited to gather around a table, which is wheelchair accessible, and wear headphones to hear the sound of their drawing.
• You can come and go at any time during the sessions. 

About Polyglot Theatre 

Polyglot Theatre is a world-renowned contemporary theatre company based in Melbourne/Naarm, making exceptional arts experiences for children and families. Our unique brand of theatre encompasses a wide variety of forms and is shared with audiences everywhere, from the world’s most prestigious theatres to the football grounds of regional Australia. 

Our artistic and philosophical approach of child-centred practice has earned us a strong reputation at home and abroad as a leader in the theatre for young audiences (TYA) sector, celebrated for creating distinctive, participatory and inclusive works that are playful and conceptually rigorous. Access is fundamental to our work at Polyglot; we are driven by the right of all children to experience growth and resilience through creative play. 

Our vision is a world where all children are empowered: artistically, socially and culturally. 

polyglot.org.au

Polyglot Theatre is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts funding and advisory body, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.