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Ben Elton

Authentic Stupidity
Comedy
Her Majesty's Theatre
BE TT 2340x765
1 show

Accessibility

Reserves and Prices

Ben Elton, the undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is going back on the road with his new show – Authentic Stupidity.

Ben first exploded into the national consciousness back in the 1980’s, hosting Channel 4’s ground breaking Saturday Live and has been setting the standard for gag filled, taboo busting, tonsil rattling, mind expanding stand-up comedy ever since! 

VIP packages available

Package 1: Front Row Experience

  • One (1) premium reserved seat in the front row
  • One (1) drink voucher to redeem for a beer, wine or soft drink
  • Priority entry into the venue (where applicable)
  • One (1) Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate & Lanyard
  • Designated VIP check-in and onsite staff

Package 2: Hot Seat Package

  • One (1) premium reserved seat in the first twelve (12) rows
  • One (1) drink voucher to redeem for a beer, wine or soft drink
  • One (1) Commemorative VIP Tour Laminate & Lanyard
  • Designated VIP check-in and onsite staff

Terms and conditions apply. Learn more here.


Reviews

  • “Genius”
    —The Times
  • “A comedy great gives modern life a grilling”
    —The Telegraph
  • “A cross-gen hit”
    —The Guardian

Accessibility
Age Suitability

Performance Location: Her Majesty's Theatre

Inside Her Majesty's Theatre auditorium, side view

Her Majesty's Theatre is located at 58 Grote Street, Adelaide, which is on the north side of the street. There is no designated drop off area but cars can pause to drop off passengers nearby on Grote Street. 

Car parking

There are many parking options around the Grote Street precinct, including:

Taxi services

There is not a taxi rank direct­ly adja­cent to Her Majesty’s The­atre, but the near­est one is just 250m east, out­side the Hilton Hotel on Vic­to­ria Square. 

Public transport

Many busses, including the free bus that loops through the city and North Adelaide, stop nearby as does the tram which stops in Victoria Square just 250m away.

Find timetables, route details and real-time information on the Adelaide Metro website.

We want to make your vis­it as enjoy­able as pos­si­ble and offer many ways to assist if sup­port is required.

Accessible seating

Remov­able seats are avail­able in the Stalls row G as well as on the Dress Cir­cle and Grand Cir­cle for patrons who wish to remain seat­ed in their wheel­chair or trans­fer to a the­atre seat. 

Lifts

Lifts are locat­ed in the foy­er near the infor­ma­tion desk with access to all levels. 

Toilets

Acces­si­ble toi­lets are avail­able at Her Majesty’s Theatre.

Assistance animals

Every theatre and event/function area of Adelaide Festival Centre is assistance animal friendly. 

Audio assistance

At Her Majesty’s The­atre, hear­ing loop facil­i­ties are avail­able in foy­er areas. 

Find out more about our access services

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