The cost of admission – are theatre ticket prices too high?

Equitable access regarding ticket prices has become somewhat of a taboo subject in relation to Australia’s mainstage theatre companies. But some believe it is a conversation that the industry needs to have.

‘I am hearing regularly from students that they are unable to access the work of mainstage theatre companies due to cost,’ she says. ‘Obviously companies are doing what they can to manage their current challenges, but it does make me concerned about the future of our sector, when emerging student makers and audiences feel disenfranchised from companies whose work they used to regard as aspirational.’