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Cost
FREE drop-in performances. No bookings required.
When
28 September - 02 October 2026
Monday 28 September – Thursday 1 October: 10am-12pm; 1.30pm-3.30pm
Friday 2 October: 10am-12pm
Where
Fed Square, Melbourne VIC, Australia
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Presented as part of RESET – a free festival for grounding and growing
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.
Auslan interpreter Nicole McRae will be at both the 10am-12pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm performances on Wednesday 30 September.
This season of Paper Planet is presented by Fed Square and supported by the City of Melbourne.
Accessibility
Event Access
Paper Planet is a universally accessible experience. There is no English language barrier, and it can be entirely non-verbal. You choose how you interact with the performers and the space. You can move around as you like.
These are free, drop-in sessions. You can come and go from Paper Planet at any time, and no bookings are required. However, there may be a short wait to enter the performance space if the session is full.
Some families might like to stay for 10 mins, others the full two hours. Some children find themselves absorbed in quiet making; others prefer to play and explore. No bright or flashing lights used. There will be live music, and a soundscape played through speakers embedded in the set.
Venue Access
Paper Planet will take place in The Edge at Fed Square.
Auslan interpreter Nicole McRae will be at both the 10am-12pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm performances on Wednesday 30 September.
The Edge has lift access and is wheelchair accessible. Arrangements can also be made to enter from the Fed Square Car Park.
Accessible toilets are in The Atrium, located next to The Edge.
A registered Changing Places bathroom is available in The Atrium. This provides suitable facilities for people who cannot use standard accessible toilets. It is located off the same corridor as the other Atrium toilets. This corridor is open 7 days a week, 6am-11.30pm. Access to the Changing Places bathroom is via MLAK key or by calling security on the intercom at the end of the corridor.
An All-Gender Toilet with open urinals can be found in The Atrium, down the hallway by the stairs.
The Edge is wheelchair accessible with a step-free entrance. The pathway towards the venue is made up of sandstone cobblestones, but it has a marked access path. For more information and a map, please visit fedsquare.com/accessibility
If you have any questions about venue accessibility, please contact Fed Square on 03 9655 1900 or info@fedsquare.com. A Visual Story to help your family prepare for Paper Planet is coming soon.
Event type
Other accessible and inclusive event
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