• Social Story for pre-excursion

• Risk Assessment template Please check with your school that this will be sufficient.

• Pre-arrival information

Q&A's

In conjunction with every school performance in 2025, there will be a Q&A session (20-30 minute approx.) immediately post-show, providing an opportunity for students to engage directly with the cast and creative team.

Regional Access Workshops with Bell Shakespeare
Regional Access Workshops are practical 75-minute workshops which take place approximately one month in advance of the performance of Romeo & Juliet here in Hobart. All schools that book tickets to see Romeo & Juliet at the Theatre Royal, prior to Friday 29 August, are entitled to a Regional Access Workshop at no charge. Upon booking in to see the show, Theatre Royal education staff will refer key teacher contacts to Bell Shakespeare to organise these workshops directly.

Education Resources
Most of the companies performing in 2025 will provide Education Packs & Resources, which support student engagement with productions. These Education Packs will be listed on the relevant school show page on the Theatre Royal website, when they become available. They often include further and more in-depth curriculum links and in-class exercises to prepare for, or reflect on, your experience at the theatre. Show pages will be available after 6pm on 13 November.

If you have requests for further resource development, we’d love to hear your thoughts; contact education@theatreroyal.com.au

In 2025, we again follow the tradition of providing a literary connection in our school shows. We are bringing you a work based on a best-selling children’s book, alongside two new works by much-loved Tasmanian companies and their interstate and international collaborators!

Each show has a 20-minute post-show Q&A with the show’s cast and creative teams, so your students can ask their burning questions.

Tickets for primary school shows in 2025 are $20 per student.
One (1) x free teacher / carer complimentary ticket will be allocated per 10 students. Show pages will be available after 6pm on 13 November.
 

 

In 2025, we have a cult literature classic alongside several Shakespeare tragedies. Students will also be able to experience the world premiere of a Tasmanian contemporary dance work, exploring the impact of social media, and the return of our favourite improv comedy geniuses from New Zealand.

Each show has a 20-30-minute post-show Q&A with the show’s cast and creative teams, so stick around to ask your questions.

Tickets for secondary and pre-tertiary school shows in 2025 are $20 per student.
One (1) x free teacher / carer complimentary ticket will be allocated per 10 students. Show pages will be available after 6pm on 13 November.
 

 

Tickets for primary, secondary and pre-tertiary school shows in 2025 are $20 per student. One (1) x free teacher / carer complimentary ticket will be allocated per 10 students.

 

 

 

Technical Tours
Technical Tours are facilitated by the Theatre Royal’s Operations Team and are targeted for students in Years 10-12, giving insight into what it takes to put on a production and highlighting pathways into the industry.

Duration: 75-90 minutes (dependent on group size)

History Tours
History Tours are regularly conducted by The Friends of the Theatre Royal, providing a unique opportunity to see our amazing spaces, whilst sharing some fascinating secrets and entertaining stories.

Duration: 75 minutes

Tour prices
Adults: $20 / Concession: $15 / Child/Student: $10
Maximum tour number: 33 people (including 3 teachers)
Please note, tours operate subject to performance schedules and conditions.
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Our student memberships allows full-time students in Grade 10 and above to buy tickets to all Theatre Royal 2025 Season shows at the heavily discounted price of $30.
Eligible students can sign up for a free membership via the form on our website.

Please Note:

• Only one student ticket per show can be purchased and student tickets are not transferrable.

• Students in Grade 9 and below are not eligible for student membership but are able to attend the theatre with their parents/guardian as part of a family ticket or child/concession price.

 

 

Theatre Royal’s Future Stages is a program that provides students in Year 10-12 who have a strong interest in the performing arts, with an opportunity to experience productions and participate in discussions and workshops that connect them more closely with the performing arts sector.

What your student will gain

• Access to professional theatre shows presented by companies from Australia and New Zealand, including tickets and workshop opportunities

• The opportunity to speak directly to artists making a career in the arts, to ask questions and learn from their experience and insight

• Social opportunities to connect with other emerging theatre makers

There is no cost to apply or participate in Future Stages.
Students can apply via the form on our website
Applications will open Tuesday 28 January 2025 and will close at 5pm on Friday 21 February 2025.
 

• Applications are assessed by a panel as part of a competitive process due to limited places.

• Applicants will be contacted regarding their application in the first week of March to advise whether they have been successful.

• 2024 Future Stages participants are eligible to reapply for the 2025 program, providing they meet the criteria as outlined in the application form.

If you or your students have any questions about Future Stages, please email education@theatreroyal.com.au .

Supported by The Chrysanthemum Foundation (Founding Patron), Jane Coatman and David and Michelle Warren, members of the Future Stages Giving Circle.

 

 

Do you know a student who is organised, creative and passionate about the arts?
Are they interested in pursuing a career in operations, arts administration, programming or marketing? If so, we encourage them to apply for work experience at the Theatre Royal in 2025.

The Theatre Royal Work Experience Program takes place during terms 2 and 3 and is suitable for students in Year 10 or above. Students typically join us for one week - Monday to Friday - between 10am and 4pm.

Students are asked to apply here. Applications open in Term 1, 2025.

• A maximum of four (4) places are offered each year.

• To ensure a breadth of access, only one placement will be offered per school.

For more information on Work Experience please email education@theatreroyal.com.au

 

 

You are able to make bookings both online or download the program and booking form.

Please note: Phone bookings for the Education & Learning program cannot be accepted.

If completing the hard copy booking form, please return to the Theatre Royal Box Office via email: boxoffice@theatreroyal.com.au or post to GPO Box 145, Hobart, 7001.

Terms and Conditions:

• Bookings will only be accepted by submitting the online booking form or by hard copy. Box Office will email you confirmation of your booking after it has been processed.

• To ensure that as many students and schools can attend as possible, bookings for groups larger than 50 in the Studio Theatre are not guaranteed and Box Office will be in touch to discuss your booking.

• Two weeks prior to the performance, Box Office will contact you to confirm the number of students and teachers/carers that will be attending.

• We will make every effort to accommodate additional students on the day, however this is not guaranteed.

• An invoice will be sent to your school for final payment within 14 days of the performance, based on actual numbers attending, allowing a variance of up to 10 fewer students than the number confirmed two weeks prior. For example, if a school confirms 50 students attending and 55 attend, your school will be invoiced for 55 students. However, if only 35 students attend, your school will be invoiced for 40 students.