Access All Areas 2027

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The Happy Prince

Access All Areas 2027

15 April – 31 December 2027 Online and in-person

A chance for primary school students to not only watch a performance, but also to understand how it was made, who made it, and ask questions.

→The Round (03) 9262 6555→

→Darebin Arts Centre (03) 8470 8280→

→Bunjil Place (03) 9709 9700→

→Online only→

Details About The Show Creatives & Cast Ticket Information

Victorian Opera’s Access All Areas: Livestream Program returns in 2027. This program provides Primary School students an exciting backstage pass to the opera.

In Term 2 2027, we are proud to present original Australian opera, called The Happy Prince, an exciting production specifically tailored to primary school-aged students. Filled with a hoard of musical magic, glimmering costumes and a sprinkle of theatrical magic, this classic, beautiful tale brings Oscar Wilde’s imagination to life.

Presented across four 25-minute workshops online, each workshop showcases a different aspect of staging an opera: the voice, design, technical production and the orchestra. Access All Areas concludes with watching The Happy Prince in theatre, streamed live and on demand. This program is supported by Education Resources with associated activities and a Visual Story.

There are three venues for schools to choose from to attend in-theatre as well as the online only option.

→The Round (03) 9262 6555→

→Darebin Arts Centre (03) 8470 8280→

→Bunjil Place (03) 9709 9700→

→Online only→

Access All Areas: Livestream Program

Full program details can be found here.

Dates, Venue & Info

Language

All content delivered in English

Workshops

Available from April 2027

Performances

The Round, Nunawading
Friday 7 May 2027, 10:30am
Friday 7 May 2027, 1:00 pm*^

Darebin Arts Centre
Friday 14 May 2027, 6:30 pm

Frankston Arts Centre
Friday 21 May 2027, 10:30am
Friday 21 May 2027, 1:00 pm*

* Relaxed performance
^ Audio Description

Performance streamed from Friday 21 May, 10:30am

Victorian Opera Acknowledge the support of the Victorian Department of Education through the Strategic Partnership Program.

The Happy Prince is Generously Supported by

Access All Areas is Sponsored by

Gailey Lazarus Foundation

RELAXED PERFORMANCE IS SUPPORTED BY

Marian & E H Flack Trust

William Angliss Charitable Trust

Why Access All Areas?

The workshops allow students to:

Explore the story
Learn about the process of designing and creating the world
Meet and hear the opera singers starring in the production
Discover how the director shapes the action on stage
Observe an orchestral rehearsal.

Find out more about the program here.

Creative Team

Composer Simon Bruckard
Librettist Emma Muir-Smith

Based on the story by Oscar Wilde

Cast

TBC

Orchestra

TBC

Four interactive workshops are streamed direct to classrooms across Victoria, allowing students to:

Explore the world
Learn about the process of designing and creating the world of the production through costumes, sets and lighting,
Meet and hear the opera singers starring in the production
Discover how the director shapes the action on stage
Observe an orchestral rehearsal.

The four-week program concludes with a performance live on stage, or available to stream on-demand.

→The Round (03) 9262 6555→

→Darebin Arts Centre (03) 8470 8280→

→Bunjil Place (03) 9709 9700→