Picnic at Hanging Rock
A play by Tom Wright
Adapted from the novel by Joan Lindsay
Directed by Ian Michael
17 February – 5 April 2025
In the Drama Theatre
Theatre
Crack open one of the most famous fables of contemporary Australia in this heartstopping and thoroughly contemporary investigation of innocence, cultural clash, and the enduring power of the wilderness.
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Date | Time |
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Monday 17 Feb 2025 Preview | 7:30PM |
Tuesday 18 Feb 2025 Preview | 7:30PM |
Wednesday 19 Feb 2025 Preview | 7:30PM |
Thursday 20 Feb 2025 Preview | 7:30PM |
Friday 21 Feb 2025 Opening Night | 7:30PM |
Saturday 22 Feb 2025 | 7:30PM |
Monday 24 Feb 2025 | 6:30PM |
Tuesday 25 Feb 2025 | 6:30PM |
Wednesday 26 Feb 2025 | 1:00PM |
Wednesday 26 Feb 2025 | 7:30PM |
Thursday 27 Feb 2025 | 7:30PM |
Friday 28 Feb 2025 | 7:30PM |
Saturday 1 Mar 2025 | 1:30PM |
Saturday 1 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Monday 3 Mar 2025 Night with the Artists Post Show Q&A | 6:30PM |
Tuesday 4 Mar 2025 | 6:30PM |
Wednesday 5 Mar 2025 | 1:00PM |
Wednesday 5 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Thursday 6 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Friday 7 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Saturday 8 Mar 2025 | 1:30PM |
Saturday 8 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Monday 10 Mar 2025 | 6:30PM |
Tuesday 11 Mar 2025 | 6:30PM |
Wednesday 12 Mar 2025 Schools Performance, Post Show Q&A | 11:30AM |
Wednesday 12 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Thursday 13 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Friday 14 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Saturday 15 Mar 2025 | 1:30PM |
Saturday 15 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Monday 17 Mar 2025 | 6:30PM |
Tuesday 18 Mar 2025 | 6:30PM |
Wednesday 19 Mar 2025 Schools Performance, Post Show Q&A | 11:30AM |
Wednesday 19 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Thursday 20 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Friday 21 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Saturday 22 Mar 2025 | 1:30PM |
Saturday 22 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Monday 24 Mar 2025 | 6:30PM |
Tuesday 25 Mar 2025 Captioned Performance | 6:30PM |
Wednesday 26 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Thursday 27 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Friday 28 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Saturday 29 Mar 2025 Captioned Performance | 1:30PM |
Saturday 29 Mar 2025 | 7:30PM |
Monday 31 Mar 2025 | 6:30PM |
Tuesday 1 Apr 2025 | 6:30PM |
Wednesday 2 Apr 2025 | 7:30PM |
Thursday 3 Apr 2025 | 7:30PM |
Friday 4 Apr 2025 | 7:30PM |
Saturday 5 Apr 2025 Audio Described Performance | 1:30PM |
Saturday 5 Apr 2025 | 7:30PM |
Ticket | Price |
Previews | |
Premium | $73 |
A Reserve | $65 |
B Reserve | $60 |
Ticket | Price |
Friday & Saturday Evenings (excluding Previews) | |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $115 |
B Reserve | $100 |
Ticket | Price |
Saturday Matinee | |
Standard | |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $115 |
B Reserve | $100 |
Concession | Student and Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $85 |
B Reserve | $70 |
Under 30* | |
Premium | $125 |
A Reserve | $65 |
B Reserve | $50 |
Ticket | Price |
Monday to Thursday (excluding Previews) | |
Standard | |
Premium | $115 |
A Reserve | $105 |
B Reserve | $90 |
Concession | Student and Pensioner card holders (Aust. only) |
Premium | $115 |
A Reserve | $75 |
B Reserve | $60 |
Under 30* | |
Premium | $115 |
A Reserve | $55 |
B Reserve | $40 |
Groups 10+ | Please call +61 2 9250 7700 for more information |
Premium | $104 |
A Reserve | $95 |
B Reserve | $81 |
In English
Wheelchair accessible:
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations in our theatres. To book accessible seating contact Box Office:
Audio loop available
- Captioned Performances: Tue 25 Mar 6.30pm, Sat 29 Mar 1.30pm
- Audio Described Performances: Sat 5 Apr, 1.30pm
- Captions are text descriptions that display the session's dialogue, identify speakers, and describe other relevant sounds that are otherwise inaccessible to people who are deaf or have hearing loss. Captions will be displayed on a screen or available via your personal device (phone). To be seated in the area with best view of the screens book online using the caption price type, call the Sydney Theatre Company on 02 9250 1777 or email boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au. Alternatively, to access the captions on your personal device (phone), scan the QR Code on the sign displayed at the entry to the venue.
Telephone
+61 2 9250 7777
(Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)
Email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
Find out more about accessibility at Sydney Opera House.
Warning
This performance will contain theatrical haze and complete blackouts.
Run time
This performance will run for approximately 85 minutes, with no interval.
Age
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.
Useful information:
Our most beguiling modern myth, boldly reimagined
Five modern teenage girls recount a story burnt into the Australian psyche. In Tom Wright’s lyrical and daring adaptation, Joan Lindsay’s classic becomes a form-shattering mix of storytelling, gossip, and reenactment.
St Valentine’s Day, 1900. In the summertime heat of the Victorian Highlands, four schoolgirls sneak away from their excursion to climb the imposing monolith of Hanging Rock, pulled higher and higher by a mysterious force. All but one disappears without a trace.
Seen through the eyes of director Ian Michael, with a cast featuring some of this country’s finest young performers; Olivia De Jonge, Kirsty Marillier, Lorinda Merrypor, Masego Pitso and Contessa Treffone, this acclaimed adaptation brings an archetypal mystery into the twenty-first century while preserving the chilling enigma at its heart.
Presented by Sydney Theatre Company
Director Ian Michael
Designer Elizabeth Gadsby
Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest
Composer & Sound Designer James Brown
With
Olivia De Jonge
Kirsty Marillier
Lorinda Merrypor
Masego Pitso
Contessa Treffone
Season 2025
Sydney Theatre Company
A thrilling collection of exceptional stories, from Australia and abroad, brought to life by some of the country's greatest theatre makers.
Plan your visit
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.
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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.
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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.
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