The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar
The perfect meeting place for a pre-show drink or snack.
Located in the foyer of Dunstan Playhouse, The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar offers a great selection of South Austra…
3 shows
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Amidst a backdrop of whimsical inventions and quirky contraptions, a lone worker endeavours to protect and preserve human stories – until they receive a visit from a rogue AI.
Combining humour, magic, and a pinch of circus, this thrilling adventure is a roller-coaster ride of fantastical objects, wonder, and puzzle solving.
Whalebone is devised and performed by the imaginative mind of clown, tinkerer, inventor and comedian Jens Altheimer, winner of the Adelaide Fringe Award for Best Production for Children with Squaring the Wheel.
Featuring dazzling video and computer animations, flying objects and a pinch of circus, this richly visual theatrical experience takes kids and adults alike on a roller-coaster ride.
- Accessibility
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This venue is wheelchair accessible.
- Just watch - this activity asks for the audience to sit-back, relax, and enjoy the show unfolding in front of them (with little or no audience participation)
- Audience members are asked to participate in a call and respond
- Select audience members are invited on stage during the show to participate
- Auslan interpretation and Audio description available upon request
- Download the Visual Story for 'Whalebone'
- Age 6-12
- This production uses flashing lights, loud/unexpected noises, and a total blackout.
- Runtime
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55 minutes
Plus 10min Q&A - Year Levels
- Year 1 – Year 6
In partnership with
School Performances
Performance Location: Space Theatre
You can enter the Space Theatre by foot from North Terrace, Adelaide Railway Station, Adelaide Oval, or King William Road.
From North Terrace, walk down the laneway alongside SkyCity Casino. From King William Road, you can walk over Festival Plaza (there’s a lift and escalator down to the Dunstan Playhouse level) or along the Walk of Fame from Elder Park.
Accessible drop off
There is an accessible drop off area located off Festival Drive under the Riverbank Footbridge.
A designated disability drop off is also available 45 minutes before performances. To access this drop off area, turn onto Festival Drive from King William Road, pass the Festival Plaza car park entrance and stay left, driving through the EOS Hotel visitor drop off loop to arrive at the Dunstan Playhouse & Space Theatre access drop off.
Taxi services
The best place to be dropped off by taxi is on King William Road at the Festival Theatre or on North Terrace. There is also a drop off area located off lower Festival Drive underneath the Riverbank Footbridge.
Car parking
The nearest car park is the Convention Centre Riverbank Car Park.
- Open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Location: Festival Drive (adjacent Montefiore Road), Adelaide
- Entry: Festival Dr via King William Rd (Height: 2.0m) | Festival Dr via Montefiore Rd (Height: 2.0m)
Once you've parked, the eastern lift will take you to the promenade level where it's a short walk to the theatre.
Go to Adelaide Convention Centre website
Public transport
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.
Accessible seating
Patrons using a wheelchair and those unable to manage stairs can be seated in the balcony or on floor level depending on the venue configuration.
Lifts
Stair-free seating is available at the upper balcony level only.
Toilets
Accessible toilets are available at all Adelaide Festival Centre venues.
Assistance animals
Every theatre and event/function area of Adelaide Festival Centre is assistance animal friendly.
Audio assistance
Space 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.
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