Prices & Ticket Types

Previews are the first performance on stage in front of an audience.

Please note that State Theatre Company has the right to amend prices or some prices may differ for some performances.

All Single Ticket purchases attract an $8.95 BASS transaction fee.

State Theatre Company Subscriptions
Choose 4 to 9 shows from the list below and enjoy the many benefits of being one of our Subscribers

Previews are the first performance with an audience.

All Subscription purchases attract a $6.00 BASS transaction fee per subscriber.

Download the booking form and send it in via:

Mail | State Theatre Subscriptions C/-BASS, GPO Box 1269, Adelaide SA 5000

Email | subscriptions@bass.net.au

Fax | 08 8231 6310

In person | Dunstan Playhouse Box Office, Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm

Making Live Theatre Accessible
Sometimes going to the theatre can seem difficult or too expensive. Our Access Program makes sure that more South Australians can enjoy the experience of live theatre. That is why we offer a number of initiatives for unwaged people and low income earners with a Healthcare or Pension Card, and full time students.

Pay-What-You-Can*
Pay-what-you-can tickets are available for people who hold a Healthcare Card, Pensioner Concession Card or MEAA members. Simply donate $5.00 (or more!) to attend any matinee or Wednesday evening performance.  

* Please note that tickets are subject to ticket availability. We do not offer Pay-what-you-can tickets to Opening Night performances.

Company Rush*
Last minute tickets are available to all matinee and Wednesday evening performances at the Box Office one hour before the show starts for only $32.

*Tickets are subject to availability and no other offers or conditions apply. Rush tickets may not be available to Opening Night performances.

We believe that theatre is for everybody. We are committed to providing ways for as many people as possible to share the experience of theatre.

Audio Description

People with vision impairment are invited to attend specific performances with an audio description of the play designed for their needs. Prior to the performance ticket-holders will be treated to a pre-show discussion of the set, stage and aesthetics of the production. They will also be offered the opportunity to touch and feel props and costumes, and be introduced to the cast, to create the best possible experience for the theatre. Further audio information will be published on our website a few days prior to the performance. Dates for audio described performances appear below.

For Audio Described bookings, please contact BASS Group Bookings on 08 8205 2220 or visit the BASS counter in the Adelaide Festival Centre.

Access2Arts regularly feature extra information about our shows, including audio information about the script, set and costumes. Visit their website.

Captioned Performances
We provide a small number of captioned performances for select shows throughout the year for theatre goers who are hard of hearing. Dialogue is displayed in real time on screens next to the stage during the performance. Dates for captioned performances appear below.

As not all seats will have the best view of the screens, please mark on your booking form if you require a caption accessible seat.

Audio Enhancement
Audience members who require hearing assistance can access the Beyerdynamic Hearing System in the Dunstan Playhouse and Space Theatre. Transmitter packs are available to borrow from BASS in the foyer 30 minutes before the performance. You are also welcome to your their own headphones.

Auslan Interpretation
Auslan interpreted performances of the Sense and Sensibility and The Gods Of Strangers are available. Please indicate on your booking form if you require Auslan accessible seats.

Sense and Sensibility – Saturday 12 May 2pm, Sunday 20 May 3pm

The Gods Of Strangers – Saturday 17 November 2pm, Sunday 2 December 3pm

Wheelchair Access
All our venues are wheelchair accessible. Please indicate on your booking form if you require a wheelchair accessible seat.

Carers
We offer a complimentary Companion Ticket for Companion/Carer card holders who attend performances with a patron with accessibility issues. Reserve your Companion Ticket on the booking form.

Audio Described Performances
Please join us one hour prior to the performance time listed below for a pre-show discussion and touch tour.

The 2018 briefings will be held at the following times:

In The Club
Tues 13 March 6.30pm
Sat 17 March 2.00pm

After Dinner
Sat 21 April 2.00pm
Mon 23 April 6.30pm

Sense and Sensibility
Tues 22 May 6.30pm
Sat 26 May 2.00pm

Brothers Wreck
Tues 10 July 6.30pm
Sat 14 July 2.00pm

Creditors
Tues 31 July 6:30pm
Sat 4 August 2.00pm

That Eye, The Sky
Tues 11 Sept 6.30pm
Sat 15 Sept 2.00pm

Faith Healer
Tues 9 Oct 6.30pm
Sat 13 Oct 2.00pm

The Gods Of Strangers
Sat 24 Nov 2.00pm
Tues 27 Nov 6.30pm

Captioned Performances

After Dinner
Wed 18 April 11.00am & 6.30pm

Sense and Sensibility
Wed 23 May 11.00am & 6.30pm

Creditors
Wed 1 August 11.00am & 6.30pm

That Eye, The Sky
Wed 12 Sept 11.00am & 6.30pm

Faith Healer
Wed 3 Oct 11.00am & 6.30pm

The Gods Of Strangers
Wed 21 Nov 11.00am & 6.30pm

As not all seats will have the best view of the screens, please mark on your booking form if you require a caption accessible seat.

Captioned performances are supported by Arts SA’s Arts & Disability Fund.

Disability Access
All State Theatre Company venues have excellent access facilities including hearing assistance, audio description for the vision impaired, wheelchair seat allocations, lifts, access car parks and toilets. When booking tickets, it is important that you inform BASS of any access requirements.

Join veteran Australian broadcaster and passionate Adelaide theatre patron Keith Conlon for intriguing analyses behind the scenes of State Theatre Company productions. Keith’s Matinee Club follows one special Wednesday matinee for select shows during their runs. You are invited to stay back in the theatre after the show to explore behind the curtain with Keith at no extra cost.

After nearly four decades in Adelaide radio and TV, Keith Conlon is known as Mr. South Australia. An ambassador for the State’s culture and heritage on the award-winning Postcards show on NWS9, he was also a member of Adelaide’s leading breakfast radio team on FIVEaa.

Keith will be hosting the following shows:

Thanks to our friends at Channel 9, we’re offering $9 tickets for students through our great youth program $9 on 9.

Simply present your valid student ID card to the BASS box office one hour prior to the performance to purchase a ticket to the show for only $9 at any of our productions throughout the year!

Terms and Conditions:

Tickets will be made available for sale on a cash only basis to students 1 hour prior to a performance commencing;
Students must show a valid student ID card to be eligible for the scheme;
Tickets are subject to availability; they cannot be booked in advance;
Tickets are available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and the Sunday Matinee.

** $9 on 9 does not apply to our Umbrella productions such as 2017’s Rabbits and 2018’s Welcome The Bright World.

Hosted by State Library of South Australia; Tangent is your opportunity to engage with some of Australia’s finest theatre-makers and creative minds as they discuss the socio-political issues that form the central themes of our subscription season productions. These provocative panel discussions pit award winning designers, producers, writers and directors against each other or against guest experts on the topic. Tangent is an exciting series of conversations for lovers of words and theatre, held at the Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building, State Library of South Australia on North Terrace.

Tickets are just $7 and include a glass of wine and cheese before the discussion.

Panellists and more information will be announced closer to the date.

The series will return with the 2018 season:

In The Club – 12 February
After Dinner – 19 March
Sense and Sensibility – 9 April
Brothers Wreck – 4 June
Creditors – 2 July
That Eye, The Sky – 6 August
Faith Healer – 10 September
The Gods Of Strangers – 22 October

For more information, please contact State Library of South Australia on (08) 8207 7626 or book via slsa.sa.gov.au