Meet our staff

Simon Abrahams

Simon Abrahams
Position: 
Executive Producer

Simon has served as Executive Producer/General Manager and co-CEO of Polyglot since September 2007.  Since then, he has produced tours of Polyglot's work in four continents including major tours to the London International Festival of Theatre, Kennedy Center, Singapore Arts Festival, Shanghai International Children's Theatre Festival, World Expo, National Center for the Performing Art

Sue Giles

Sue Giles
Position: 
Artistic Director

Since Sue Giles was appointed Artistic Director of Polyglot in 2000, she has directed, written or devised fourteen works which have toured nationally and internationally, including The Big Game (Melbourne International Arts Festival, Singapore Arts Festival), Check Out! (Melbourne International Comedy Festival, National Theatre of Korea, Ho

Debby Maziarz

Position: 
Funding Development

Debby Maziarz is an experienced social entrepreneur, theatre director, youth worker, community facilitator, fundraiser and educator. In 1995 Debby founded the Westside Circus, a not for profit community arts organisation which uses circus, leadership and performance as modality to build personal confidence and resilience.

Adi Diner

Adi Diner
Position: 
Associate Producer

After realising in the final semester of his drama degree at Monash that he was not cut out for the life of a full-time performer, Adi stepped off the stage and decided his talents lay just behind the curtain.  After completing a post-graduate degree in Production and Events Management at the VCA, he embarked on a short lived career as a freelance stage and production manager, before being

Scott Dunsdon

Position: 
Marketing Coordinator

Scott moved into a permanent position at Polyglot Theatre in July 2011, after working casually as an Administration and Marketing Assistant here since May 2010.

Imbi Neeme

Position: 
Administrative Assistant

Imbi grew up in a theatre family and always claimed she ran away from the circus to become an administrator.

Julie Wright

Position: 
Operations Coordinator

Julie has worked extensively in theatre as a Stage Manager and Production Manager both locally and nationally. She is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, School of Production.