Yentl
17 October - 17 November 2024
In the Playhouse
Theatre
Winner of four Green Room Awards, this stunning new adaptation, based on the original Yiddish short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, has been heralded as “profound”, “mesmerising”, “bracing and transformative".
Based on the original Yiddish short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Date | Time |
Thursday 17 October 2024 | 7:15pm* |
Friday 18 October 2024 | 7:15pm* |
Saturday 19 October 2024 | 7:15pm |
Sunday 20 October 2024 | 5:00pm |
Tuesday 22 October 2024 | 6:00pm^ |
Wednesday 23 October 2024 | 7:15pm |
Thursday 24 October 2024 | 7:15pm |
Friday 25 October 2024 | 7:15pm |
Saturday 26 October 2024 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 26 October 2024 | 7:15pm |
Sunday 27 October 2024 | 3:00pm |
Tuesday 29 October 2024 | 6:00pm |
Wednesday 30 October 2024 | 7:15pm |
Thursday 31 October 2024 | 7:15pm |
Friday 1 November 2024 | 7:15pm |
Saturday 2 November 2024 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 2 November 2024 | 7:15pm |
Sunday 3 November 2024 | 3:00pm |
Tuesday 5 November 2024 | 6:00pm |
Wednesday 6 November 2024 | 1:30pm |
Wednesday 6 November 2024 | 7:15pm |
Thursday 7 November 2024 | 7:15pm |
Friday 8 November 2024 | 7:15pm |
Saturday 9 November 2024 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 9 November 2024 | 7:15pm |
Sunday 10 November 2024 | 3:00pm |
Thursday 14 November 2024 | 7:15pm |
Saturday 16 November 2024 | 1:30pm |
Saturday 16 November 2024 | 7:15pm |
Sunday 17 November 2024 | 1:00pm |
*Preview performance
^Includes post-show Q&A with cast and creatives
Standard All tickets | Price |
Premium | $110 |
A Reserve | $100 |
Student Full-time Australian Student (domestic only, no international student cards accepted) | Price |
A Reserve | $75 |
Groups 10+ To make a group purchase please call +61 2 9250 7700 | Price |
A Reserve | $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.
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9:00am, Wednesday 7 August 2024
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9:00am, Tuesday 13 August 2024
Language
This production is performed in English and Yiddish.
Yiddish is presented with English surtitles and used for dramatic and comic effect. No prior knowledge of Yiddish required.
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
Find out more about accessibility at Sydney Opera House.
Language
Award-winning bilingual play in Yiddish with surtitles
Run time
This performance runs for approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
Recommended for mature audiences 16 years and above.
Performance contains adult themes, full-frontal male and female nudity and scenes of a sexual nature.
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.
“Prepare to be astonished” The Age
Yentl is the journey of a young woman who defies the Jewish Orthodox tradition that forbids females from studying religious scripture. When her father dies, Yentl emancipates herself by dressing in male guise, determined to live as a man to continue her studies. Religion, gender, sexual politics, and traditional Yiddish culture collide as Yentl finds her truth through faith and love.
Yentl is an ode to the feminist undertones and queer subtext of the original story and an invitation to celebrate the beauty of Yiddish culture.
Presented by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre, Monstrous Theatre and Neil Gooding Productions in association with Shalom
Time OutThis mesmerising adaptation is nothing short of magic
The GuardianAustralian theatre is so rarely this complex, or this moving
Gallery
Artist information
Creatives
Directed by Gary Abrahams and co-written by Gary Abrahams, Elise Esther Hearst, and Galit Klas
Associate Director Virginia Proud
Set and Costume design by Dann Barber
Lighting design by Rachel Burke
Music and Sound design by Max Lyandvert
Cast
Amy Hack Yentl
Nicholas Jaquinot Avigdor
Genevieve Kingsford Hodes
Evelyn Krape The Figure
Understudies
Kandice Joy
Anthony Sandler
Joe Tigel
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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