When The World Turns by Polygot Theatre & Oily Cart

Join us in a living, breathing, sensory adventure in this accessible, intimate, and interactive show for disabled children with a capacity of just 12 people.

Expect lots of up-close sensory moments, a gentle pace, and plenty of breathing space for processing. The show has been expertly crafted for disabled children of all ages who experience the most barriers to access (children who are wheelchair users who have historically been labelled as having profound and multiple learning disabilities).

Immersed amongst hundreds of real plants, watch, hear and feel as music, puppets, sounds, scents and shadows come to life around you. Here we can be still, here we can just be.

Who is the target audience of When the World Turns? Can my child see the show?

When the World Turns has been created for and with disabled young people who experience the most barriers to access (often referred to as having PMLD)

It is a gentle, atmospheric show, with lots of up close sensory interaction. It deliberately leaves space for slower processing times and for ‘being’ rather than doing.

Because of the calm energy and slower pace, we do not recommend When the World Turns for young people who need to move around a lot and/or prefer a more active sensory experience.