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The Selfish Giant

Access All Areas 2027

15 April – 30 November 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.

Victorian Opera’s Access All Areas: Livestream Program returns in 2026. 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 Selfish Giant, an exciting production specifically tailored to primary school-aged students. Filled with a measure of musical magic, deliciously playful costumes and a hearty helping of theatrical magic.

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 Selfish Giant 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.

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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.

Creatives & Cast

Creative Team

Composer Simon Bruckard
Librettist Emma Muir-Smith

Based on the story by Oscar Wilde

Cast

TBC

Orchestra

TBC

Ticket Information

Program Pricing

In-theatre

Price Type
Performance
Workshops
Student
$16
Included with booking
Teacher (1 free per 10 students)
Free
Included with booking
Teacher (Additional)
$16
Included with booking
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Online only

Price Type
Performance & Workshops
Student (Victorian schools)
Free
Teacher
Free
Student (outside Victoria)
$1
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For any enquires please contact Education Team by email or phone (03) 9012 6659 (Monday to Friday, 10.00 am – 4.30 pm).

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