Storytime Ballet The Sleeping Beauty
19 – 29 December 2024
In the Drama Theatre
Dance
Be enchanted by The Sleeping Beauty, an interactive Storytime Ballet experience for children aged three years and older.
Date | Time |
Thursday 19 December 2024 | 2:00pm |
Thursday 19 December 2024 | 4:00pm |
Friday 20 December 2024 | 11:00am |
Friday 20 December 2024 | 2:00pm |
Friday 20 December 2024 | 4:00pm |
Saturday 21 December 2024 | 11:00am |
Saturday 21 December 2024 | 2:00pm |
Saturday 21 December 2024 | 4:00pm |
Sunday 22 December 2024 | 11:00am |
Sunday 22 December 2024 | 2:00pm |
Sunday 22 December 2024 | 4:00pm |
Thursday 26 December 2024 | 11:00am |
Thursday 26 December 2024 | 2:00pm |
Thursday 26 December 2024 | 4:00pm |
Friday 27 December 2024 | 11:00am |
Friday 27 December 2024 | 2:00pm* |
Friday 27 December 2024 | 4:00pm |
Saturday 28 December 2024 | 11:00am |
Saturday 28 December 2024 | 2:00pm |
Saturday 28 December 2024 | 4:00pm |
Sunday 29 December 2024 | 11:00am |
Sunday 29 December 2024 | 2:00pm |
Sunday 29 December 2024 | 4:00pm |
*AUSLAN Performance, accessibility tickets available via The Australian Ballet.
Ticket | Price |
A Reserve | $72 |
B Reserve | $67 |
C Reserve | $59 |
$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.
Young people under the age of 15 must be accompanied at all times. Children aged 0 - 18 months at the time of a performance may be seated on a parent’s lap free of charge. All children occupying a seat or aged 19 months and older must hold a valid ticket.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House and The Australian Ballet. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
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Wheelchair accessible:
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations in our theatres. To book accessible seating contact Box Office:
Telephone
+61 2 9250 7777
(Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm AEST)
Email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
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Run time
The run time for this performance is 55 minutes with no interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
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:
Storytime Ballet
Telling the story of a beautiful princess who must sleep for 100 years until woken by true love’s kiss, The Sleeping Beauty dazzles with glittering tutus and most-loved characters, set to Tchaikovsky’s hum-along score.
Running for under an hour, this narrated version of The Sleeping Beauty will have children dancing in their seats…and all the way home. Don’t forget to dress up in your favourite ballet-inspired outfit!
Please note
Flashing wands and smoke/ haze will be used during this performance.
Storytime Ballet is interactive, with magic wands used throughout the performance. To enhance your experience, purchase a wand from the merchandise counter at the venue or bring one from home.
Presented by The Australian Ballet
Artist information
Choreography
Marius Petipa
Production and additional choreography
David McAllister
Creative Associate
Nicolette Fraillon
Composer
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Costume and set design
Hugh Colman (originally created for Maina Gielgud’s 1984 production of The Sleeping Beauty)
Lighting design
Jon Buswell
Season 2024
The Australian Ballet
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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.
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 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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