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Theatre
Dimanche uses physical theatre to tell a dreamlike story about the uncontrollable forces of nature. Combining puppetry, video and deadpan mime, Dimanche observes the ingenuity of humans as they try to preserve their day-to-day habits despite the chaos of an ecological collapse.
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Date |
Time |
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Thursday 12 October |
7pm |
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Friday 13 October |
7pm |
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Saturday 14 October |
7pm |
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Sunday 15 October |
2pm |
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Tuesday 17 October |
7pm |
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Wednesday 18 October |
7pm |
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Thursday 19 October |
7pm |
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Friday 20 October |
7pm |
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Saturday 21 October |
7pm |
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Ticket |
Price |
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A Reserve |
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Standard |
$59 |
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Concession - includes Australian pensioners, Australian senior card holders, and international & domestic full-time students. |
$55 |
| B Reserve | |
| Standard | $45 |
| Concession - includes Australian pensioners, Australian senior card holders, and international & domestic full-time students. | $42 |
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Multipack Buy 2 |
Price |
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A Reserve |
$53.10 |
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B Reserve |
$40.50 |
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Multipack Buy 3+ |
Price |
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A Reserve |
$50.15 |
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B Reserve |
$38.25 |
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Mob Tix Discounted tickets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and community groups. |
$25 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices are correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The authorised ticket agencies for this event is the Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
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9am, Monday 26 June
Run time
This show runs for approximately 75 minutes with no interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Recommended for ages 9+
Warnings
There is a strict lockout for this event.
Contains smoking on stage.
Written and directed by
Julie Tenret, Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud
With
Sicaire Durieux, Sandrine Heyraud, Julie Dacquin
Dramaturgy: Alana Osbourne
Scenography by
Zoé Tenret
Stage Set Construction
Zoé Tenret, Bruno Mortaignie (LS Diffusion), Sébastien Boucherit and Sebastien Munck
Puppets created by
Waw ! Studios / Joachim Jannin et Jean-Raymond Brassinne
Puppet assistant creators
Emmanuel Chessa, Aurélie Deloche and Gaëlle Marras
Lights by
Guillaume Toussaint Fromentin
Sound by
Brice Cannavo
Video by
Tristan Galand
1st AC
Alexandre Cabanne
Key Grip
Hatuey Suarez
Underwater filming
Alexandra Brixy
TV news filming
Tom Gineyts
Post-production videos
Paul Jadoul
Video set construction
Zoé Tenret and Sébastien Munck
Video sound
Jeff Levillain (Studio Chocolat-noisette) and Roland Voglaire (Boxon Studio)
Costumes
Fanny Boizard
General Stage Management
Léonard Clarys
Stage Management
Leonard Clarys, Isabelle Derr, Hugues Girard, Nicolas Ghion, David Alonso Morillo, Charlotte Persoons or Lian Van De Putte
Tour Manager
Chiara Christoffersen
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In a small building in the city centre, a family is about to spend their Sunday together, a family tradition. But the walls are shaking, strong winds and torrential rain rage outside and the storm has only just begun. Amidst this climatic chaos, the protagonists absurdly attempt to maintain a normal family life.
Meanwhile, somewhere else on the planet, three travelling wildlife reporters are doing their best to document the apocalypse. They film, with what little equipment they have, Earth's last living species: three wild animals on the brink of extinction.
Collective insanity, blindness to the bleeding obvious, it’s a rich subject for bittersweet clowning. Between dreamlike fiction and factual reality, Dimanche paints a witty and tender portrait of humanity surprised by the uncontrollable forces of nature. Using lo-fi FX, miniature vehicles, puppetry, video, deadpan mime and ingeniously simple physical recreations of film language, Dimanche observes the ingenuity and stubbornness of humans as they try to preserve their day-to-day habits, going to absurd extremes to keep up a sense of normalcy despite the chaos of an ecological collapse.
Sydney Opera House presents a Company Chaliwaté & Focus production in association with Aurora Nova
This program is proudly supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW’s Blockbusters Funding initiative
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Dimanche Workshop
Pair your performance of Dimanche with this physical and poetic theatre artist masterclass led by actor and director Sicaire Durieux (Co-director of Compagnie Chaliwaté). This workshop is for professional artists at any stage of their career.
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Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene. Please stay home if you feel unwell and read more about our flexible ticket options.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
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Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.