Pay No Attention
Ordinary kids doing extraordinary things
Event details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Saturday 4 July 2026 | 12pm* & 3.30pm |
| Sunday 5 July 2026 | 11am |
| Monday 6 July 2026 | 11am & 2.30pm* |
| Wednesday 8 July 2026 | 11am & 2.30pm |
| Thursday 9 July 2026 | 11am |
| Friday 10 July 2026 | 11am & 2.30pm* |
| Saturday 11 July 2026 | 12pm & 3.30pm |
*Inside the Circus VIP experience
| Standard Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $49.90 |
| A Reserve | $46.90 |
| B Reserve | $29.90 |
| SOH Insiders Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $46.90 |
| A Reserve | $43.90 |
| B Reserve | $26.90 |
| Group 6+ Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Premium | $46.90 |
| A Reserve | $43.90 |
| B Reserve | $26.90 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
Are you an OOSH or day care group? Please contact groupbookings@sydneyoperahouse.com to coordinate a large group booking for this performance.
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9am, Wednesday 12 November 2025
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9am, Thursday 13 November 2025
For those requiring assistance, wheelchair or companion seating, accessible seating locations are available. Bookings can be made by calling the Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 or by email.
This performance may include the use of smoke machines.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
$12 per person
Come and join us as we take you on a backstage journey into the lives of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. Experience what happens behind the scenes of a circus production and observe part of the warm-up and rehearsal the performers take part in before every Pay No Attention performance.
You will get the chance to talk to Artistic Director Anni Davey who will answer any questions you have about the young artists and their training, their schooling and what life is like on the road. After the performance, you will get a chance to meet the cast in person.
Inside the Circus experience is available at the following times:
Saturday 4 July, 11pm (for the 12pm show)
Monday 6 July, 1.30pm (for the 2.30pm show)
Friday 10 July, 1.30pm (for the 2.30pm show)
Sydney Morning HeraldThe skills are great, the performances warm and funny. But one thing that makes the Flying Fruit Fly Circus stand out is its knack for heartfelt storytelling.
Inside the Circus VIP experience
Come and join us as we take you on a backstage journey into the lives of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus. Experience what happens behind the scenes of a circus production and observe part of the warm-up and rehearsal the performers take part in before every Pay No Attention performance.
You will get the chance to talk to Artistic Director Anni Davey who will answer any questions you have about the young artists and their training, their schooling and what life is like on the road. After the performance, you will get a chance to meet the cast in person.
Inside the Circus experience is available at the following times:
- Saturday 4 July, 11am (for the 12pm show)
- Monday 6 July, 1.30pm (for the 2.30pm show)
- Friday 10 July, 1.30pm (for the 2.30pm show)
About the Flying Fruit Fly Circus
Flying Fruit Fly Circus is proudly Australia’s National Youth Circus and the country’s only full-time circus school, unique in the Australian professional circus landscape.
With many landmark projects to their name and an ever-increasing roll call of alumni working in leading companies around the world, they are arguably Australia’s “most influential circus company” (ArtsHub). In 2029 their company will turn 50, marking half a century of providing exceptional, life-changing opportunities for Australian young people, their families and audiences.
Cast and creatives
Director
Anni Davey OAM (Artistic Director, Flying Fruit Fly Circus)
Lighting Designer
Richard Vabre
Composer & Sound Designer
Mikey Lira
Costume Designer
April Dawson
Rigger
Daryll John
Cast
From the Flying Fruit Fly Circus
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Attending this event
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 minute walk to the Opera House.
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.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on +61 2 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.
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.
Location and access
Studio
The Studio is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.