The Flying Nun Season 8 Access Information

Brand X welcomes all visitors to The Flying Nun at East Sydney Community and Arts Centre, we are committed to making the venue accessible and inclusive for everyone.

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Program Audio Description

For Audio Description of our printed Season Program please click here and individual shows please click here.

Venue Access

Our venue is the East Sydney Community and Arts Centre (ESCAC), 34 Burton St, Darlinghurst 2010

For a video walk through of the venue with access information, please CLICK to watch.

Getting to there by:

Car; On-street metered parking around the venue and accessible car spaces available out the front on Burton Street.
Bus; Oxford Street 160 meter steep downhill walk (333, 373, 399, 392, 394 and M10 buses).
Train; Museum Train Station 650 meter walk.

Community Tickets

To access financial hardship or mob tickets no questions asked, please contact [email protected].

ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES

Check the listings below, our printed guide or contact us if you have questions about individual Flying Nun performances or the venue.

email: [email protected]

phone (02) 8029 9068

Our venue is wheelchair accessible, with accessible car spaces available out the front on Burton Street. Guide dogs and assistance animals are welcome at every performance.

Companion tickets are avaialbe at every performance. When booking your ticket please complete the access requirements box during the booking process to book your companion card ticket. A Brand X team member will be in touch to confirm.

Auslan interpreted performances are shows in which an interpreter is positioned to the side of the stage relaying dialogue in real time. Brand X will be offering Auslan interpretation for the following Flying Nun productions:

Nature Is Healing
Friday, December 15 2023 - 8pm

Relaxed Performances are performances that have been adapted in order to be more accessible for people with sensory sensitivities. Brand X will be offering Relaxed Performances for the following Flying Nun productions:

Macro-Plastic Workout
Saturday, February 17 2024 — 8pm

Spoons

Friday, March 8th 2024 — 8pm
Saturday, March 9th 2024 — 8pm

Double Act

Friday, March 15th 2024 — 7.45pm
Saturday, March 16th 2024 — 7.45pm

Tactile Tours are catered to those who are blind or have low vision, they are guided through the space and are encouraged to feel props and the set so they can form an impression of the space before the performance takes place. Brand X is offering tactile tours for the following Flying Nun productions:

Macro-Plastic Workout

Saturday, February 17th 2024 — 8pm

Spoons

Friday, March 8th 2024 — 8pm
Saturday, March 9th 2024 — 8pm

Audio Description are auditory narrations of visual elements catered to blind or low vision individuals, Brand X is offering Audio Descriptions for the following Flying Nun productions:

MacroPlastic Workout
Saturday, February 17th 2024 — 8pm.

Latest

Knowing Your Value: Pricing your work with Sharpe Advisory

A roundtable discussion led by arts industry consultation experts on understanding how to appropriately value your artistic work, labour and creative product.

Tickets available for $25
Artist Pass holders get free access when they register
Reading the Signs and Endless Conversations

Reading the Signs and Endless Conversations

Free entry.
I Can't Sleep (Recording)

Recording of live performance on 12/03/2024 at The Flying Nun, Darlinghurst

Within the witching hour a solo performer entwines autobiographical stories and folklore to examine sleeplessness.

Tickets available for on-demand: $5
booking calendar upgrade

You may soon notice some changes to our booking calendar. For this upgrade to happen, our system will be experiencing planned maintenance until Sunday 4th February. During this time our calendar will not be accessible. Please contact [email protected] for any urgent needs or inquiries during this period of planned maintenance.

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