Playhouse Theatre - Contact Information:
Location:
Website: http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com
The Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney.
Phone: 02 9250 7777
Contains:
It is best suited to single-set productions and small musical and dramatic productions. It is also an excellent venue for chamber music, film screenings and spoken word presentations.
The maximum seating capacity is 398 in 17 rows.
Access:
There is level entry from the Opera House concourse to the box office. The box office has good access, is well lit, clearly defined and is close to the entrance.
Seating:
The theatre has wheelchair seating and a hearing loop.
Toilets:
There are no accessible toilets in the Opera House. There is an accessible toilet on the lower concourse near the carpark entry/exit.
Vehicle:
Nearest parking station is the Opera House Parking Station. Accessible carparks are located on level 1 & 2, however there is a steep ramp to access the lower concourse level. Take the ramp leading left to access the concourse level. Other accessible carparks in front of the main concourse entry, near the Security Office. Taxi ranks are located on George Street (near the Regent Hotel); and on George Street, opposite the Museum of Contemporary Art (Rocks) and opposite Circular Quay on Alfred Street.
Bus:
A bus interchange is located opposite Circular Quay on Alfred Street. Wheelchair accessible buses operate on routes 390, 392, 393, 399 (Circular Quay to Kingsford and Prince Henry Hospital); route 888 (City shuttle service between Circular Quay & Pyrmont).
Train:
Circular Quay Railway Station is fully accessible (easy access station).
Ferry:
Alight at Circular Quay - all ferry wharves are accessible.
Information supplied by third party. In most cases the venues have good circulation area, door widths, toilet grab rails and accessible showers but may not fully comply with AS1428 part 2.