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Festival: Unlocked

Festival: Unlocked

Get Your Culture Fix This Summer

If you're aged under 30, you can get 30% off tickets to the International Festival. Just choose the "Under 30s" ticket type when booking.*

Find out about all our concession discounts.

*Proof of eligibility may be requested at venues. Under 30s discounts are not available on top-price tickets.

Top picks to get you started

  1. A dancer in a skin tight costume breakdances while a line of other dances watches from the shadows

    Mere Mortals

    Fri 28 – Sun 30 Aug Spectacular, AI, Live Score
  2. A person lies on the floor while another person stands in a hospital gown holding an IV pole. A distressed woman stands behind them.

    Angels in America

    Sat 15 – Thu 20 Aug Transformative, Epic, Gripping
  3. A group of performers sit on stage illuminated by a green light

    EXXY

    Sun 23 Aug Queer, Defiant, Dance Theatre
  4. A woman wearing a blue dress playing a piano on stage

    JLCO with Yuja Wang

    Wed 12 Aug Exclusive, Magnetic, Classical-jazz
  5. A group of people wearing clown costumes surrounded by circus props

    Clown Show

    Thu 27 – Sun 30 Aug Allegory, Political Commentary, Physical Theatre
  6. The Galloping Cure

    Sun 9 – Wed 12 Aug Emotional, Gripping, Contemporary Opera
  7. A black and white image of a person covered head to toe in black clothes is positioned in a seated position in the middle of a rural road

    RÓIS

    Fri 28 Aug Irish, Experimental, One to Watch
  8. A conductor stands in front of an orchestra, conducting their performance

    The Golden Age of Hollywood

    Mon 24 – Tue 25 Aug Nostalgic, Cinematic, Glamorous
  9. A conductor on stage facing the orchestra

    Beethoven 6 & Adès

    Sat 15 Aug Dramatic, Dante, Pastoral
  10. A fortune teller extends her hands forward as she sings. A crystal ball rests on the table in front of her. Around her are men dressed as early 20th century sailors.

    Verdi’s A Masked Ball

    Wed 26 – Sun 30 Aug Desire, Treachery, Tragicomic Opera
  11. [seagull]

    Fri 7 – Tue 11 Aug Sign Language, Chekhov, Reimagined
  12. Three men stand on stage with serious expressions all looking in different directions

    HANG TIME

    Thu 20 – Sun 23 Aug Poetic, Subversive, Racial injustice

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