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26 FEB – 14 MAR 2021 ACCESS GUIDE Contents Access Information ................................................................. 1 Website Information ................................................................. 2 Booking Tickets ........................................................................... 3 Venue Facilities ........................................................................... 4 Access Ticket Prices ................................................................. 5 Auslan Interpreted Events ....................................................... 6 Audio Described Events ......................................................... 8 Sensory/Tactile Tour Events ............................................... 9 Events With Highly Visual Content ................................... 10 Events With Assistive Listening ............................................. 13 Venues With Wheelchair Access ............................................. 15 Open House ..................................................................................... 19 Adelaide Writers’ Week Access ............................................. 21 Calendar of Events ................................................................. 22 Map ............................................................................................... 25 Sponsor Thanks ........................................................................... 27 Access Information We make every effort to ensure Adelaide Festival events are accessible to our whole audience. Please check event pages in the guide and on the website for access information and session times. When booking your ticket please inform the operator of any access requirements. This program is also available in the following alternative formats: • Online at adelaidefestival.com.au The website has font enlargement capabilities and RTF files available for download • Via audio versions of every event page at adelaidefestival.com.au/access/general-access Access Symbols: Wheelchair Assistive Audio Sign Touch Partly/Fully access Listening Description Interpreting Tour Surtitled 1 Website Information The website has a dedicated Access Menu which can be found in the menu located in the top right hand corner of the main page. Every event page can be streamed as an audio file on our Soundcloud page, and each event in the Festival program contains detailed access information in the booking guide and on the website. For up to date Adelaide Festival information, sign up for Festival Insider, follow us on social media, and regularly check the Access Pages at adelaidefestival.com.au We also encourage you to sign up with Access2Arts at access2arts.org.au for regular updates and offers to accessible arts events. Follow Adelaide Festival on social media: Twitter: @adelaidefest Facebook: @adelaidefestival Instagram: @adelaidefestival 2 Booking Tickets When booking tickets, please inform staff of any access requirements to ensure that suitable seating is allocated or other necessary access arrangements can be made. All 2021 Festival tickets are sold through BASS. Various transaction fees apply depending on where and how you purchase your tickets. For more information visit bass.net.au. Online adelaidefestival.com.au Phone BASS 131 246 Group Bookings BASS +61 8 8205 2222 In Person Tickets are available at ticketing outlets, details can be found at bass.net.au Companion Card Present your companion card at time of purchase (along with any relevant concession cards) and a second ticket will be issued to your companion at no charge. National Relay Service Contact the Adelaide Festival through the National Relay Service on 133 677 then +61 8 8216 4444 or via relayservice.com.au 3 Venue Facilities Wheelchair Access Wheelchair Access indicates access for individuals with limited mobility, including wheelchair users. Detailed information on venue access is available at adelaidefestival.com.au. Assistive Listening Hearing loop facilities and/or hearing assistance packs are available in the following venues: • Dunstan Playhouse • Festival Theatre • Space Theatre • Her Majesty’s Theatre There are a limited number of hearing packs available. When booking tickets please notify ticketing staff that you will require assistive listening. Assistance Dogs Watering Station Watering stations for assistance dogs are available at Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden and Elder Park. Power Recharge Stations Wheelchair recharge stations are available at Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden and Elder Park. 4 Access Ticket Prices The Plastic Bag Store Sensory Tour Level 1, Rundle Place, Rundle Mall Sat 27 Feb, 12pm Free (bookings essential) small metal objects Auslan interpreted Moseley Square Glenelg Sat 06 Mar, 2pm $15 Guttered Auslan interpreted Kingpin Norwood Wed 10 Mar, 6:30pm $15 FANGIRLS Auslan Interpreted Ridley Centre, Adelaide Showground Wed 10 Mar, 7:30pm $15 High Performance Packing Tape Audio described AC Arts Sun 14 Mar, 2pm $15 To make a booking for any of these events, please follow the booking link on the online event page, located on the right hand side. If you require assistance, please email [email protected] or call us on 08 8216 4444. 5 Auslan Interpreted Events What is Auslan interpretation? During an Auslan interpreted performance, an interpreter stands in a clearly visible location to the audience, and interprets the spoken word and sound effects for for Deaf patrons who use Auslan. The following Adelaide Festival events are Auslan interpreted. First Words Adelaide Writers’ Week Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, Plane Tree Stage Sun 28 Feb, 1pm Free Hear Me Roar Adelaide Writers’ Week Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, Plane Tree Stage Sun 28 Feb, 2:30pm Free See Me Through My Hands Adelaide Writers’ Week Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, Plane Tree Stage Sun 28 Feb, 11:30 Free Four new writers will deliver Writers’ Week talks using Auslan small metal objects Moseley Square Glenelg Sat 06 Mar, 2pm $15 6 Guttered Kingpin Norwood Wed 10 Mar, 6:30pm $15 FANGIRLS Ridley Centre, Adelaide Showground Wed 10 Mar, 7:30pm $15 The Boy Who Talked to Dogs Thomas Edmonds Opera Studio, Adelaide showground Sat 12 Mar, 6:30pm this performance can be booked through State Theatre Company South Australia 7 Audio Described Events What is Audio Description? An Audio Describer delivers a live commentary via a personal headset providing information on the visual elements of a performance as it unfolds. Please request headsets when booking to ensure availability. Headsets can be collected in foyers of each venue near box office – from one hour prior to show time. High Performance Packing Tape AC Arts Sun 14 Mar, 2pm $15 8 Sensory/Tactile Tour Events What is a sensory tour? During seosory/tactile tours of theatre sets and exhibitions, describers lead patrons in meeting performers and artists, and discovering key set elements, props, costumes and tactile analogues to enhance the description experience. The Plastic Bag Store Level 1, Rundle Place, Rundle Mall Sat 27 Feb, 12pm Free Please note as this is an exhibition, the sensory tour is not accompanied by a performance. 9 Events with highly visual content These events are highly visual and are partly surtitled or include dialogue, background music and / or sounds. The rating dictates how much of the show is visual, opposed to dialogue. Standard ticket prices apply for partly and fully surtitled shows. Please check adelaidefestival.com.au for details. The Pulse Her Majesty’s Theatre Thu 25 Feb, Fri 26 Feb, Sat 27 Feb, Sun 28 Feb. 10 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Fri 26 Feb, Sun 28 Feb, Tue 02 Mar, Wed 03 Mar A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the big screen Adelaide Festival Summerhouse Sun 28 Feb, 8pm Live Stream in Regional SA A Midsummer Night’s Dream Sun 28 Feb 4:30pm Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Northern Festival Centre, Chaffey Theatre, Middleback Arts Centre Medea Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre Thu 04 Mar, 8:30pm 11 Shared Reckonings Santos Museum of Economic Botany and Deadhouse Wed 24 Feb - Sun 2 May, Wednesday – Sunday 10am-4pm Clarice Beckett : The present moment Art Gallery of South Australia 27 Feb – 16 May, 10am-5pm daily Race Cards Institute Building, State Library of South Australia Fri 26 Feb, 2pm – 4pm Sat 27 Feb – Sun 14 Mar, 10am – 4pm Adelaide // International Samstag Museum of Art Fri 26 Feb - Sun 14 Mar, 10am - 5pm The Image is Not Nothing (Concrete Archives) ACE Open Fri 26 Feb - Sat 24 April, Tue - Fri 11am - 4pm, Sat 10am - 5pm 12 Events with assistive listening These events take place in venues which offer either hearing loop facilities or hearing assistance packs. Hearing loop facilities are limited to particular seats in the Festival Theatre and Dunstan Playhouse, sp please advise BASS at the time of booking. Hearing assistance packs are available in the Festival Theatre, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Dunstan Playhouse and Space Theatre, available on a first come first served basis. Patrons should arrive at least half an hour before the performance to collect their pack from the venue’s information or concierge desk. A German Life Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre Thurs 19 - Sun 14 Mar A Midsummer Night’s Dream Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Fri 26 Feb, Sun 28 Feb, Tue 02 Mar, Wed 03 Mar Impermanence Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Wed 10 Mar, Thurs 11 Mar A Child of Our Time Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre Sun 14 Mar, 5pm 13 My Name is Gulpilil Festival Theatre Fri 12 Mar, 8pm 14 Venues with wheelchair