
Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow
4 actors, 130 characters and 100 minutes of hilarity
Event details
Date | Time |
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Friday 8 August 2025 Preview | 7:00pm |
Saturday 9 August 2025 Preview | 2:30pm |
Saturday 9 August 2025 Preview | 7:30pm |
Sunday 10 August 2025 Preview | 3:00pm |
Tuesday 12 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
Wednesday 13 August 2025 | 2:30pm |
Wednesday 13 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
Thursday 14 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
Friday 15 August 2025 | 7:00pm |
Saturday 16 August 2025 | 2:30pm |
Saturday 16 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
Sunday 17 August 2025 | 3:00pm |
Tuesday 19 August 2025 | 7:00pm |
Wednesday 20 August 2025 | 2:00pm |
Wednesday 20 August 2025 | 7:00pm |
Thursday 21 August 2025 | 7:00pm |
Friday 22 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 23 August 2025 | 2:30pm |
Saturday 23 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
Sunday 24 August 2025 | 3:00pm |
Tuesday 26 August 2025 | 7:00pm |
Wednesday 27 August 2025 | 2:00pm |
Wednesday 27 August 2025 | 7:00pm |
Thursday 28 August 2025 | 7:00pm |
Friday 29 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
Saturday 30 August 2025 | 2:30pm |
Saturday 30 August 2025 | 7:30pm |
Book 4 tickets and save $80
$80 discount on total for 4 tickets. Valid for all performances within the first 2 weeks of the season (shows until 17 August). Offer may be limited and subject to end at any time.
Previews | Price |
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Premium | $89 |
A Reserve | $89 |
B Reserve | $89 |
C Reserve | $59 |
Tuesday-Thursday evenings | Price |
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Standard | |
Premium | $129 |
A Reserve | $109 |
B Reserve | $89 |
C Reserve | $69 |
Groups 8+ For groups of 10 or more, call +61 2 9250 7777 | |
Premium | $119 |
A Reserve | $99 |
Wednesdays | Price |
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Standard | |
Premium | $129 |
A Reserve | $109 |
B Reserve | $89 |
C Reserve | $69 |
Groups 8+ For groups of 10 or more, call +61 2 9250 7777 | |
Premium | $119 |
A Reserve | $99 |
School Groups | |
To book call +61 2 9250 7770 | $59 |
Friday-Saturdays | Price |
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Standard | |
Premium | $149 |
A Reserve | $119 |
B Reserve | $99 |
C Reserve | $79 |
Groups 8+ For groups of 10 or more, call +61 2 9250 7777 | |
A Reserve | $89 |
Sundays | Price |
---|---|
Standard | |
Premium | $149 |
A Reserve | $119 |
B Reserve | $99 |
C Reserve | $79 |
Groups 8+ For groups of 10 or more, call +61 2 9250 7777 | |
A Reserve | $109 |
$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 and TodayTix. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
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9:00am, Thursday 22 May 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.
Please note this performance will be filmed for archival purposes.
Performance will contain haze smoke machines and may also contain strobe lighting.
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.
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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
Drama Theatre
The Drama Theatre is located in the north-western corner of Sydney Opera House, best accessed through the Western Foyers.