Access

For access enquiries, please contact us at [email protected] and we will be happy to assist.

Perth Festival Access Booking Phone Line 08 6488 8616

To book tickets for the following venues please call the Access and Companion Card booking numbers listed below:

• Arts and Culture Trust – State Theatre Centre of WA, His Majesty’s Theatre, Subiaco Arts Centre, The Quarry Amphitheatre 08 6212 9292
• Perth Concert Hall 08 9231 9999

National Relay Service
You can contact Perth Festival through the National Relay Service.

TTY users phone 133 677
Speak and Listen users phone 1300 555 727

Or via their website.

Click on the Userway Accessibility Widget at the bottom left corner of the screen to modify your viewing of the website. You can change the language, contrast, font size, text spacing or turn on the screen reader. 

Watch our introductory video with Julia Hales.

Read the PDF Disability Access and Inclusion Plan here.

Read the Word Doc Disability Access and Inclusion Plan here.

Listen to our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan here.

Read the Easy English version of the Disability Access and Inclusion Plan here.

Our Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee was formed to ensure that everything we do considers people with disability, access requirements and relevant service organisations through a consultative process.

Read more about our members here. 

Please refer to the Perth Festival Access Guide for detailed information about performance venues and shows.

As an easy reference, here is your Access Calendar (Word)* listing all access services provided across the program.

*Last updated 23 Oct 2023.

Perth Festival Access Guide is available here (Word)^ or by calling 08 6488 8616.

^Last updated 23 Oct 2023.

Tickets can be booked in person, by phone on 08 6488 8616 or online.

Alternatively, email [email protected] with your accessible seating request. Please include the Event Name, Venue, Date and Time along with your contact details and our Ticketing staff will call you to process the payment. 

All access performance tickets will be available at the lowest full price in the venue for that performance.  

BOOKING ACCESS TICKETS ONLINE 

Go to perthfestival.com.au and log into your account. 

Navigate to the performance you would like to purchase. Click on Buy Tickets. 

Click on the BOOK ACCESSIBLE SERVICES button.

Select your preferred seating for the access service. Information about the best available seating for access services can be found in text above the seating map. 

After selecting your seats and corresponding price types, proceed to enter your access requirements before confirming your purchase.  

If you have any questions or need assistance with booking, please contact Perth Festival. 

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES 

All captioned performances for Perth Festival 2023 have open captioning. Patrons can select any location in any price reserve during the booking process. 

COMPANION CARDS 

For patrons who require the assistance of a companion or carer, a second ticket is issued at no cost to the Companion Card holder. Companion tickets can be purchased online via the process above. Please have your Companion Card details ready to enter during the booking process. 

	Wheelchair accessible The venue/location is wheelchair accessible. If this symbol is not listed on an event, access may be limited so please contact us for more details
	Assistive listening Venue has assistive listening systems provide hearing augmentation and amplification
	No music or dialogue
	Fully surtitled or have minimal dialogue Some background music and/or sounds
	Partially surtitled or includes dialogue Some background music and/or sounds
	Open captioning For people who are hard of hearing or Deaf, captioning is an accurate text display of a performance in its entirety, displayed on screens to the side or above the stage
	Audio description Audio describers provide live verbal descriptions of actions, costumes, scenery and other visual elements of the performance between gaps in the dialogue on stage via a personal headset.
	Tactile Tour Tactile Tours allow patrons who are blind or have low vision and their companions to explore the set, props and costumes prior to the performance. Bookings are essential.
	Auslan interpreting An interpreter stands to one side of the stage and live translates the text and dialogue into Auslan.

AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES

Jungle Book Reimagined, Mon 12 Feb, 7pm

Mutiara, Sun 11 Feb, 5.30pm

Wundig we Wilura, Tue 13 Feb, 6.30pm

Stunt Double, Sun 18 Feb, 5.30pm

Are we not drawn onward to new erA, Fri 23 Feb, 7.30pm

The Pool, Sat 24 Feb, 8pm

FOOD, Mon 26 Feb, 7.30pm

 

TACTILE TOUR TIME PRIOR TO PERFORMANCE 

Jungle Book Reimagined, Mon 12 Feb, time TBC

Mutiara, Sun 11 Feb, 5.30pm

Wundig we Wilura, Tue 13 Feb, 6.30pm

Stunt Double, Sun 18 Feb, 5.30pm

Are we not drawn onward to new erA, Fri 23 Feb, 7.30pm

The Pool, Sat 24 Feb, 7pm

FOOD, Mon 26 Feb, 6.30pm

 

AUSLAN INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES

Jungle Book Reimagined, Wed 14 Feb, 7pm

Stunt Double, Fri 16 Feb, 7.30pm

FOOD, Fri 23 Feb, 7.30pm

The Invisible Opera, Sun 25 Feb, 6.30pm

The Pool, Tue 20 Feb, 8pm

Jane Smiley, Sun 25 Feb, 5.30pm

Deborah Conway, Fri 23 Feb, 6pm

Writers Weekend, Sat 24 - Sun 25 Feb

In addition to the specific shows identified with AUSLAN interpreting we can provide additional services by request. 

Please contact Perth Festival with your request. Subject to availability.

Perth Festival presents foreign language films with subtitles and performances in foreign languages with surtitles.  

Subtitles are a translation of the dialogue displayed at the bottom of the screen. Surtitles are a translation of the dialogue displayed on a screen above or at the side of the stage. 

Perth Festival can provide Braille programs for specific events on request.