The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar
Located in the foyer of Dunstan Playhouse, The Playhouse & Space Foyer Bar offers a great selection of South Austra…
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Twelve-year-old Chi’s world is torn between tradition and modern life as her family struggles to find balance in an unexpectedly turbulent time.
Amidst the turmoil, Chi meets Mizu, a young dragon facing his own separation from his family. This magical story of daring and adventure comes to life through body and shadow puppetry. Perfect for families, it’s a captivating coming-of-age tale that explores the bonds uniting us across generations.
Friday 1 November 6:15pm show is followed by a 15 minute Q&A.
For family packaging, children or concession pricing is available for all The Story of Chi performances.
Image | Peter Mathew
“Our students absolutely loved seeing the creative development of The Story of Chi - over six months later and they still refer to the experience, it had a real impact on their understanding of live theatre."
"The Story of Chi is a universal story about generational connection, patience, and understanding told through the eyes of an imaginative and sensitive teen. The use of puppetry was exquisite and added so much depth and poignancy to the characters and story.“- Catherine Carter, Drama Teacher, Brighton Secondary School
Each school matinee will be followed by a 15-minute post-show Q&A.
Thursday 31 October matinee is at capacity. Friday 1 November’s school matinee is booking fast.
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This venue is wheelchair accessible.
Accessible tickets and Companion Card bookings are now available online for many Adelaide Festival Centre shows on Ticketek.
If the show you are looking at doesn't have online booking available, please complete Ticketek's Accessible Seating Form and you will be contacted to process your booking.
OzAsia Festival is Australia’s leading contemporary arts festival engaging with Asia. It showcases the best theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature, food and cultural events from across Asia.
Discover OzAsia FestivalThis project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, and Playking Foundation.
CAAP is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and assisted by the Australian Government through the Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.
Terrapin is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts.
Writers: Hiroki Kobayashi, Hoa Pham, Jeremy Nguyen
Director: Kenneth Moraleda
Puppetry Director: Sam Routledge
Production Dramaturg: Tessa Leong
Lighting and Set Designer: Benjamin Brockman
Costume Designer: Rita Naidu
Composer: Terumi Narushima
Puppet Makers: Danny Miller, Edith Perenott, Greta Jean
Performers: Samuel Lau, Eliane Morel, Mayu Iwasaki, Juanita Navas-Nguyen
Production Manager: Ingrid Rahlen
Stage Manager: Mads Hillam
Development Director: Courtney Stewart
Development Designer: James Lew
Development Composer: Matt Hsu
Development Cast: Yulan Jack, Meme Thorne
Development Partner: La Boite
You can enter the Space Theatre by foot from North Terrace, Adelaide Railway Station, Adelaide Oval, or King William Road.
From North Terrace, walk down the laneway alongside SkyCity Casino. From King William Road, you can walk over Festival Plaza (there’s a lift and escalator down to the Dunstan Playhouse level) or along the Walk of Fame from Elder Park.
There is an accessible drop off area located off Festival Drive under the Riverbank Footbridge.
A designated disability drop off is also available 45 minutes before performances. To access this drop off area, turn onto Festival Drive from King William Road, pass the Festival Plaza car park entrance and stay left, driving through the EOS Hotel visitor drop off loop to arrive at the Dunstan Playhouse & Space Theatre access drop off.
The best place to be dropped off by taxi is on King William Road at the Festival Theatre or on North Terrace. There is also a drop off area located off lower Festival Drive underneath the Riverbank Footbridge.
The nearest car park is the Convention Centre Riverbank Car Park.
Once you've parked, the eastern lift will take you to the promenade level where it's a short walk to the theatre.
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Accessible by many forms of public transport including trains, buses, the tram (stop at Railway Station) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of King William Road and North Terrace.
We want to make your visit as enjoyable as possible and offer many ways to assist if support is required.
Patrons using a wheelchair and those unable to manage stairs can be seated in the balcony or on floor level depending on the venue configuration.
Stair-free seating is available at the upper balcony level only.
Accessible toilets are available at all Adelaide Festival Centre venues.
Every theatre and event/function area of Adelaide Festival Centre is assistance animal friendly.
Space Theatre has hearing loop facilities, limited to particular seats in the venues.
Audience members who require hearing assistance are now able to enjoy the show via the Beyerdynamic Hearing System. Please advise the operator at the time of booking.
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