Festival Theatre
Plan your visit to Festival Theatre, the Banquet Room, and The Star: Kitchen and Bar.

Pina Bausch’s legendary Tanztheater Wuppertal returns to Adelaide with a triptych of groundbreaking works dedicated to love and desire.
Club Amour unites two icons of the dance world – Pina Bausch and Boris Charmatz, the current Tanztheater director – in a program of three works experienced in two parts. A seated performance of Bausch’s masterpiece Café Müller is paired with two works from Charmatz’s celebrated repertoire, Aatt enen tionon and herses, duo, to be experienced from the Festival Theatre stage.
Don’t miss this exciting tribute to the enduring genius of Pina Bausch and the innovation of Boris Charmatz performed by the world’s best dancers from Tanztheater Wuppertal and Terrain.
The most lyrical, painful and beautiful thing I’d ever seen
Few have ever mastered the alchemy of conjuring a viscerally charged performance space as expertly as the late, great Pina Bausch
This venue is wheelchair accessible.
For more than 60 years, audiences have delighted in an outstanding mix of internationally acclaimed theatre productions, an eclectic array of world-class musicians, breathtaking dance pieces, renowned writers and striking visual arts displays.
Discover Adelaide FestivalThe most direct way to enter the Festival Theatre is from King William Road, near the corner of Elder Park, or Festival Plaza.
You can also walk from North Terrace via the laneway alongside SkyCity Casino or by crossing the footbridge from Adelaide Oval.
If you require an accessible drop off area, use the drive through zone just off King William Road, approximately 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is are is accessible when traveling north on King William Road. When King William Road is closed for major events, the nearest accessible drop off area is on the west side of Adelaide Festival Centre, alongside Festival Drive under the Riverbank Footbridge.
There is no formal taxi rank on King William Road, but taxis can use the drive through zone just off King William Road, approximately 100 metres north of the car park entrance. This is accessible when traveling north on King William Road.
The nearest taxi ranks are located on North Terrace, outside the Casino and Railway Station, and on King William Street next to Rundle Mall.
There are two car parks adjacent to Adelaide Festival Centre (Please note, Adelaide Festival Centre does not own or operate the car parks):
Adelaide Convention Centre Riverbank Car Park
Once you've parked, the eastern lift will take you to the promenade level where it's a short walk to the theatre. There is no direct access from this car park to Festival Theatre.
Festival Car Park
There is no direct lift or pedestrian access from Festival Car Park to the Dunstan Playhouse complex.
Go to Festival Car Park website
Accessible by many forms of public transport including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.
We want to make your visit as enjoyable as possible and offer many ways to assist if support is required.
In the Stalls, row W has removable seats to accommodate patrons who wish to remain seated in their wheelchair or transfer to a theatre seat.
Lifts are located either side of the Festival Theatre auditorium with access to all levels.
Accessible toilets are available at all Adelaide Festival Centre venues.
Every theatre and event/function area of Adelaide Festival Centre is assistance animal friendly.
Festival Theatre has hearing loop facilities, limited to particular seats in the venues.
Audience members who require hearing assistance are now able to enjoy the show via the Beyerdynamic Hearing System. Please advise the operator at the time of booking.
Plan your visit to Festival Theatre, the Banquet Room, and The Star: Kitchen and Bar.
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Excitement is in the air! Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation recently launched Vanguard, a bold new initiative designed to inspire and engage the next generation of arts philanthropists.
Wendy Mainprize has also served as the Festival Centre’s Volunteer Coordinator. The scale of these events means that she begins meeting with producers up to six months in advance and has to find up to 100 extra volunteers for each festival.
The Performing Arts Collection is home to over 1,300 significant costumes, spanning more than a century, from the early 1900s to 2022. These costumes have graced the stages of Festival Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse, Her Majesty’s Theatre, and beyond.
In episode 12, Jo Peoples and Helen Trepa from our Exhibition and Collections team chat to host Libby O'Donovan about the Performing Arts Collection.
In episode 11, Matt Gilbertson chats to host Libby O'Donovan about the inspiration behind his alter-ego 'Hans'.
In episode 10, Eddie Perfect chats to host Libby O'Donovan about his affinity with Adelaide Festival Centre and his experience as a former Artistic Director of Adelaide Cabaret Festival.
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