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Access Information

We aim to make the Adelaide Festival inclusive and as accessible to as
many people as possible. Please check the Access page regularly for
updates. Please check event pages on the website for Access symbols
and Access session times.

Assistance Dogs
Assistance Dogs are welcome at all festival events and water is
available on request.

Access (Other than Print or Braille) for Blind or Vision Impaired Individuals

 Audio Description

Audio description makes the visual verbal for people who are Blind or vision impaired. Through a small radio receiver the patron receives a spoken description of visual elements by a trained audio describer.

When booking please ensure you notify the BASS staff that you require headsets and provide your contact details so pre-show recorded introductory notes can be sent to you in advance.

 Touch Tour

Indicates a guided or tactile tour prior to a live performance, visual art or museum exhibitions that may be touched.

Guided tactile tour of the stage and introduction by representative(s) of the company:

The Ham Funeral
Odeon Theatre, Queen St, Norwood
Tue 6 Mar, 5:30pm

Pre-show Briefing
Foyer or Auditorium briefing by Audio Describer:

The Caretaker
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Grote St
Sun 11 Mar, 1:30pm

Never Did Me Any Harm
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Sat 17 March, 12:30pm

Audio Versions of Event Information

All of the events on the Adelaide Festival website have an audio version you can listen to on the page. Writers’ Week author pages also have an audio version you can listen to on the page.

Audio Version of the Program
To listen to the audio version of the program, click here.

Booking tickets
Tickets for all Adelaide Festival events are booked through BASS.

When booking tickets please inform the BASS staff of any Access requirements to ensure that suitable seating is allocated or other necessary Access arrangements are made.

Ticketing information
Phone: BASS 113 246

Monday – Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm
www.bass.net.au

 Companion Card

The Companion Card enables eligible people with disability who require attendant care support to participate at venues and activities without incurring the cost of a second ticket for their companion.

The Adelaide Festival is a Companion Card Affiliate and offers a second ticket at no cost to people who are Companion Card holders. For the 2012 Adelaide Festival, all Companion Card holders will be able to purchase concession price tickets.

 Deaf or hard of hearing

AUSLAN WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO THE ADELAIDE FESTIVAL

AUSLAN ADELAIDE FESTIVAL WEBSITE AND PROGRAM ORIENTATION

AUSLAN OVERVIEW OF SELECTED ADELAIDE FESTIVAL EVENTS

 Auslan symbol indicates that Auslan interpreting is provided.

Auslan Interpreting will be provided at selected festival events for Theatre, Visual Arts and Adelaide Writers Week.

Make sure you tell the BASS representative you are seeing an interpreted performance so they can provide the best seating for you to see the interpreter.

The following events are Auslan interpreted and please check the Access Page regularly for updates and additions.

Theatre

Never Did Me Any Harm
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Sat 17 Mar, 2pm
Artist Talk
Post 2pm show on stage Sat 17 Mar

Adelaide Writers’ Week

Raising the Dead: History and Fiction
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Mon 5 March, 7:30pm

The Away-Bound Train: Writers on Place
Adelaide Town Hall, King William St
Tue 6 Mar, 7:30pm

Kid’s Program
Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden. King William Rd
Sun 4 Mar, 9am to 3pm

For more information please check the Adelaide Writers Week program
when released.

Visual Arts

Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art

Parallel Collisions
Art Gallery of South Australia, North Terrace
Fri 2 Mar to Sun 29 April – Daily 10am to 5pm
*Selected Times*

Artist Week Symposium

Into Cosmos
Banquet Room, Adelaide Festival Centre
Fri 2 Mar to Mon 5 Mar
*Selected Times*
For more information please click here.

Visual Symbols
The Visual Symbol provides an indicator of the level of visual elements in a performance to assist in determining if the event is accessible for audience members who are Deaf and hard of hearing.

100 – Either there is no music or dialogue or all dialogue is captioned or Auslan interpreted, or scripts/descriptions are given to audience members before the event.

Theatre

Never Did Me Any Harm
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Sat 17 Mar, 2pm
Artist Talk
Post 2pm show on stage Sat 17 Mar

Adelaide Writers’ Week

Raising the Dead: History and Fiction
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Mon 5 March, 7:30pm

The Away-Bound Train: Writers on Place
Adelaide Town Hall, King William St
Tue 6 Mar, 7:30pm

Kid’s Program
Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden. King William Rd
Sun 4 Mar, 9am to 3pm

For more information please check the Visual Arts program released in December 2011 and the Adelaide Writers Week program on release.

75 – Fully Surtitled providing access to spoken word but not background music or sounds.

A Streetcar
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed 14 Mar – Sat 17 Mar, 8pm
Sun 18 Mar, 2pm
Performed in French with English Surtitles.
Contains smoking on stage and smoke effects.

Hard To Be A God
Old Clipsal Site, meet at corner of Fifth and Gibson Streets, Bowden
Thu 8 Mar – Sun 11 Mar, 9pm
Tue 13 Mar – Wed 14 Mar, 9pm

50 – May have music/sounds in the background, or be partlycaptioned (or surtitled)

Raoul
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Thu 1 Mar – Fri 2 Mar, 8pm
Sat 3 Mar, Mon 5 Mar – Tue 6 Mar, 7pm
Contains smoke effects.
Suitable for ages 10+

Water Stains On The Wall
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed 14 March – Sat 17 Mar, 8:30pm
Sun 18 Mar, 6pm

Mass
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Fri 9 Mar – Sat 10 Mar, 8pm
Artist Talk
Festival Theatre Dress Circle Foyer
Pre-show Sat 10 Mar, 7pm

Gardenia
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Fri 2 Mar, Sun 4 Mar & Mon 5 Mar, 7:30pm
Sat 3 Mar, 9pm
Artist Talk
Post show on stage, Sun 4 Mar.

Bloodland
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Thu 8 Mar – Sat 10 Mar, 8pm
Sat 10 Mar – Sun 11 Mar, 2pm
Artist Talk
Post 2pm show on stage Sat 10 Mar

Never Did Me Any Harm
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed 14 Mar – Sat 17 Mar, 7pm
Sat 17 Mar, 2pm
Artist Talk
Post 2pm show on stage Sat 17 Mar

School Dance
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Preview
Sat 3 Mar 2pm & 7pm.
Season
Tue 6 Mar, 7pm
Thu 8 Mar, 7pm
Fri 9 Mar, 7pm
Sat 10 Mar, 2pm & 7pm

Proximity
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Grote Street
Preview
Fri 24 Feb, 8pm
Season
Sat 25 Feb, 8pm
Wed 29 Feb – Sat 3 Mar, 8pm

Open Captioning

Open Captioning turns audio content into text for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Dialogue and other sounds are translated into text that is displayed on a screen for everyone to see, enabling the audience to read what is being said.

Ham Funeral
Odeon Theatre, Queen St, Norwood
Wed 14 Mar, 11am

 Request Auslan Interpreting

INTRODUCTION TO THE AUSLAN INTERPRETING REQUEST FORM

If there is an Adelaide Writers’ Week Session that you would really like Auslan interpreted you can make a request to the festival to provide this service.

To help the Adelaide Festival in planning these services please make your request by downloading either the Adelaide Festival Artists’ Week Auslan Request Form or the Adelaide Writers’ Week Auslan Request Form and returning it to the Adelaide Festival by Friday, February 10 2012.

The full Adelaide Writers’ Week program will be available in late January 2012.

For further information: Phone: 08 8216 4444 or send us an email info@adelaidefestival.com.au.

Or contact the Adelaide Festival through the National Relay Service 133677 then 08 8216 4444 or via internet http://www.relayservice.com.au/.

Assistive Listening
Assistive Listening Systems can be used to amplify or enhance sound quality and eliminate background noise.

Festival Venues with Assistive Listening technology:

Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Festival Theatre Dress Circle Foyer
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Grote Street
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Tce

Festival Events with Assistive Listening technology:

A Streetcar
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed 14 Mar – Sat 17 Mar, 8pm
Sun 18 Mar, 2pm
Performed in French with English Surtitles.
Contains smoking on stage and smoke effects.

Raoul
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre/
Thu 1 Mar – Fri 2 Mar, 8pm
Sat 3 Mar, Mon 5 Mar – Tue 6 Mar, 7pm
Contains smoke effects.
Suitable for ages 10+

The Caretaker
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Grote Street
Previews
Thu 8 M a r – Fri 9 M a r 8pm
Season
Sat 10 Mar, Wed 14 Mar – Sat 17 Mar, Wed 21 Mar – Fri 23 Mar 8pm
Sun 11 Mar & Sun 18 Mar 3pm
Tue 13 Mar & Tue 20 Mar 6.30pm
In conversation pos t show on stage Sun 11 Mar

Water Stains on the Wall
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed 14 March – Sat 17 Mar, 8:30pm
Sun 18 Mar, 6pm

Mass
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Fri 9 Mar – Sat 10 Mar, 8pm
Artist Talk
Festival Theatre Dress Circle Foyer
Pre-show Sat 10 Mar, 7pm

Gardenia
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Fri 2 Mar, Sun 4 Mar & Mon 5 Mar, 7:30pm
Sat 3 Mar, 9pm
Artist Talk
Post show on stage, Sun 4 Mar.

Bloodland
Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Thu 8 Mar – Sat 10 Mar, 8pm
Sat 10 Mar – Sun 11 Mar, 2pm
Artist Talk
Post 2pm show on stage Sat 10 Mar

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Stree
Sun 4 Mar – Mon 5 Mar, 7pm

The Hilliard Songbook
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street
Wed 14 Mar, 7pm

The Hilliard Ensemble and Australian Chamber Orchestra
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street
Wed 14 Mar, 7pm

Never Did Me Any Harm
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Wed 14 Mar – Sat 17 Mar, 7pm
Sat 17 Mar, 2pm
Artist Talk
Post 2pm show on stage Sat 17 Mar

School Dance
Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Preview
Sat 3 Mar 2pm & 7pm.
Season
Tue 6 Mar, 7pm
Thu 8 Mar, 7pm
Fri 9 Mar, 7pm
Sat 10 Mar, 2pm & 7pm

Miles Davis: Prince of Darkness
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street
Thu 15 Mar, 8pm

Proximity
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Grote Street
Preview
Fri 24 Feb, 8pm
Season
Sat 25 Feb, 8pm
Wed 29 Feb – Sat 3 Mar, 8pm

J.S. Bach: St John Passion
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street
Fri 16 Mar & Sat 17 Mar, 8pm
Artist Talk
Pre show Fri 16 Mar & Sat 17 Mar, 7pm

The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street
Sun 11 Mar, 5pm
Mon 12 Mar, 7:30pm

Towards Light
Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street
Pre-concert talk
Wed 6 Mar, 6:10pm
Concert
Wed 7 Mar, 7pm

Adelaide Writers Week

Raising the Dead: History and Fiction
Elder Hall, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace
Mon 5 March, 7:30pm

The Away-Bound Train: Writers on Place
Adelaide Town Hall, King William St
Tue 6 Mar, 7:30pm

Physical Access

Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair Access indicates access for individuals with limited mobility, including wheelchair users.

 Venue Access

All festival venues have full wheelchair access with the exception of the Piccadilly Cinema. Elder Hall and Her Majesty’s Theatre provide wheelchair access from a side entrance.

Elder Hall is equipped with a lift, which is located on the eastern side of the building. It is accessible 30 minutes before the starting time of all events in Elder Hall and at other times by arrangement with the Elder Hall Concert Manager on 08 8303 5925.

Elder Hall is at The University of Adelaide, North Terrace. Enter through Gate 22 on North Terrace when dropping-off or collecting patrons. Entrance is immediately before the traffic lights at the intersection with Pulteney St. Disregard the “no left turn authorised vehicles only” sign as vehicles are authorised to use the entrance for access and deliveries to Elder Hall. A loading zone is at the front of the building or, for access via the lift, vehicles can drive alongside the building and set-down adjacent to the lift.

Her Majesty’s Theatre wheelchair access is at the side entrance on Pitt Street via Stage Door.

 Power-Wheel Chair Battery Charging Points

Power-wheelchair battery charging points will be available at the following events: Adelaide Writers’ Week, Ennio Morricone Live in Elder Park and the festival late night club Barrio.

PROGRAM
The Adelaide Festival program is available in hard copy, interactive PDF, Large Print text only and Audio formats.

For further information or to request a hard copy or an alternative format: Phone: 08 8216 4444 or send us an email info@adelaidefestival.com.au.

Transport Access

Venue Maps
Every event page in the program on the website has a link to a Google map which you can enlarge and find directions to the venue.

Public Transport
For information on Adelaide’s public transport, including timetables, ticketing information and maps.

Adelaide Metro InfoCentre and InfoLine

Corner of King William Street and Currie Street, Adelaide

Phone: InfoLine 1300 311 108, TTY 08 8303 0844

Visit adelaidemetro.com.au to download printable timetables or adelaidemetro.com.au/accessibility for access information.

Access Cabs
Phone: 1300 360 940, TTY 08 8202 1256

Accessible Parking
Accessible parking is located at each Festival venue. Please contact each venue for parking locations. Accessible parking is available in front of the Town hall (King William Street) 7.00pm – midnight (except Mondays).

The Adelaide City council owned UParks have accessible spaces located near the lifts. Holders of SA Disability Parking permits can apply to UPark for an Accessibility pass. This pass provides 2 hours free parking up to 52 times per year at all UPark car parks. This pass superseded any other disabled parking discount previously available at UPark. For UPark locations visit www.upark.com.au.

 Venue Drop Off and Pick Up points

More information coming soon.

 Adelaide Access

For general information about getting around Adelaide click here.

 Website Access

The Adelaide Festival website has been created to be accessible as possible for all users.

There are a number of versions of the 2012 Adelaide Festival program and website available to increase accessibility. Click on the following links to see or hear them.

An Audio program is available for Blind or vision impaired people. A Large Print text only program is available for vision impaired people and screen readers. Auslan program description videos are available for some events and can be seen on the event pages.

This website has font enlargement capabilities. In the very top left hand corner of the screen you will see three letter A’s in varying sizes. Click on these to increase or reduce the font size.

On every event page and some author pages, there are videos and audio versions of the page information. Each event in the festival program contains detailed Access Information for that event in the booking guide and on the website.

You can easily stay informed about updates about accessible shows, festival news and competitions by signing up for the Festival Insider e-newsletter, using our RSS feed, reading our blog, friend us on Facebook or by following us on Twitter. Download our iPhone app or Android app so you can have the Adelaide Festival in your pocket.

Invite a Friend

If you see an event on the website and want to invite your friends to go with you, just click on the Invite a Friend button, add your email address and your friends’ email addresses and they will receive a link to the show you want to invite them to.

PROGRAM

The Adelaide Festival program is available in hard copy, interactive PDF, Large Print text only and Audio formats.

For further information or to request a hard copy or an alternative format: Phone: 08 8216 4444 or send us an email info@adelaidefestival.com.au.

 Contact and Further Information

Ticketing information
Phone: BASS 113 246

Monday – Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm
www.bass.net.au

Adelaide Festival
Street Address
Level 9/33 King William St, Adelaide
Postal Address
PO Box 8221 Station Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000
Email: info@adelaidefestival.com.au
Phone: 08 8216 4444

Contact the Adelaide Festival through the National Relay Service

133677 then 08 8216 4444 or via internet http://www.relayservice.com.au.