Discounts & Packages
DISCOUNT
Package
For a full festival
experience see three or
more events and save. Buy
a discount package of 3, 4
or 5 applicable events and
save 15%. Buy 6+ applicable
events and save 20%*
Double Up
Discount
We encourage you to
see multiple shows that
are linked by an artist
or company. Buy a ticket
to both events and get
the second ticket at a 25%
discount (applies to the
lesser priced ticket).
Matinee
Package
See 3 or more matinees
for only $30 each
The following performances have this
special matinee price.
Batsheva Dance Company – Three
Sat 11 Oct at 2pm
Chunky Move – Two Faced Bastard
Sat 11 & Sun 12 Oct at 2pm
MF-Y
NEW IN 2008!
The Discount Package does not apply to
the following events:
p.16 Patti Smith: Dream of Life –
a film by Steven Sebring
p.17 Patti Smith & Philip Glass –
Dedication to Allen Ginsberg
p.31 Eve Sussman & the Rufus Corporation –
The Rape of the Sabine Women
Three and Max by Batsheva Dance Company
in the Arts Centre, State Theatre
ENGLAND at the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio and
an oak tree both by Tim Crouch
Desert Island Dances at the Arts Centre, Fairfax
Studio and Happy Hour at Beck’s Bar @ Meat
Market both by Wendy Houstoun
Both performances of The Schönberg Ensemble
at the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall
Experience the Festival for
just $25
p.49 Panther’s Exercises in Happiness
p.57 Aaron Choulai & Special Guests
*For full Discount Package Terms and
Conditions please refer to page 81
Goran Bregovic – Tales & Songs for Weddings
& Funerals at the Arts Centre, State Theatre and
Goran Bregovic in Concert at Beck’s Bar @ Meat
Market
DJ Spooky’s Terra Nova Sinfonia Antarctica at
the Arts Centre, Playhouse Theatre and DJ Spooky
Live at Beck’s Bar @ Meat Market
For full Double Up Discount conditions please refer
to page 81
Deborah Hay Dance Company – If I Sing To You
Mon 20 Oct at 3pm
Back to Back Theatre – Food Court
Sun 12 Oct at 4pm
OKT/Vilnius Theatre – Romeo and Juliet
Thu 23 & Sat 25 Oct at 1pm
STO Union – 7 Important Things
Sat 18 Oct at 2pm
KAGE – Appetite
Sat 25 Oct at 2pm
Jenny Kemp – Kitten
Sat 18 Oct & Sat 25 Oct at 2pm & Thu 23 Oct at 1pm
Hurry – only a limited number of seats are
available at this special price.
Lucy Guerin Inc – Corridor
Sat 18 Oct & Sun 19 Oct at 4pm & Sat 25 Oct at
1pm & 4pm
For full Matinee Package Terms and Conditions
please refer to page 81.
If you’re under 30 and still trying to get away with
using your long expired university concession, fear
not! This year Melbourne Festival brings you the
MF-Y card.
on Thursday 9 October, plus receive exclusive
sponsor and SMS offers – all for an annual fee
of $55. *Terms & conditions apply. To learn more,
see the booking form at the back of this Guide or
visit www.melbournefestival.com.au
Limited tickets for most events are specially
priced for students, including international
student cardholders, Youth Hostel Association
members (YHA) and all holders of international
backpacking cards.
For events with more than one price reserve, these
tickets apply to B and C Reserve seats.
Group Discounts
School Groups
Book a group of eight or more and save
If you book a group of eight or more to many of
our shows, you receive 10% off the ticket price*.
The Festival offers discounted tickets to secondary
school groups. These tickets can only be purchased
through the Festival and are for school groups with
accompanying teachers.
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p.44 FW Murnau’s Faust
Liza Lim – The Navigator
Sun 12 Oct at 2pm
Enjoy $25 tickets to most events*, take advantage
of Rush ticket offers, hang out at the Artist
Lounge with a friend whenever you desire and
help Festival staff and artists warm up the bar
Students and
Backpackers
p.41 The GO Show
See individual listings for details of which events
qualify for the $25 ticket price. Where the $25
ticket price does not apply, students are eligible for
the concession price*.
For full Terms and Conditions please refer to page 81.
For more information about bringing a school
group, email: [email protected]
or download our Schools Brochure at
www.melbournefestival.com.au/education
*F