Accessibility Information

The Canberra Circus Festival contains the following features:

Grounds:

  • Chifley Community Oval: Level community playing field, hard scrubby grass, reasonably level but slightly bumpy.

  • Venue Tent and Bar tent are immediately adjacent to a public footpath that connects to paths to Chifley Shops, The Chifley Health and Wellbeing Hub Carpark, Central Chifley, and Woden Town Centre.

  • The Market day space (Sat April 22nd) utilises the areas on the oval surrounding the tent, and the concreted basketball court nearby. There is a public toilet at the corner of the oval, toilets available in the Chifley Health and Wellbeing Hub, and a disability access toilet has been hired for placement directly adjacent to the tent.

  • The Chifley Health and Wellbeing Hub will also be open and has wheelchair accessible bathrooms and showers, change spaces if needed.
  • The bathrooms in the hub have change tables, and breastfeeding parents are welcome to utilise the spaces for feeding if they would like/need to (The whole event is breastfeeding friendly, but there are more private spaces for those who require them).
    There is concrete pathways from directly adjacent to the festival up to the building, but it is a steepish hill, and approx. 60m away.

Venue:

  • The show venue is a big-top circus tent with 345 seats, arranged in the '3/4 round' (chairs in front, and to either side of the main stage). There are raised bleacher style seats at the back of the seating in the venue.
  • Front Row seats in the tent on all three sides can be removed to make space for wheelchair users.
  • There is a single entrance/exit to the tent from the bar tent and an exit out the other side that will act as the primary exit on the market day of the festival.
  • There are three portable disability accessible public toilets immediately adjacent to the venue, and indoor toilets up the hill/footpath at the Chifley Health and Wellbeing Hub.
  • Some shows feature loud noises and music; summary below.


Big Top Performances (Listed once by chronological order):


BIG TOPS & TINY TOTS:

  • Suited to 3-7 year olds.
  • Live speech and recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience has opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Soft-spoken and friendly female MC/solo performer,  can get loud, encourages audience participation.
  • House lights stay on throughout performance, audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


THE GREAT BIG CIRCUS GALA(H):

  • Suited to ages 8+
  • Live speech and recorded music throughout,
  • strongly encouraged loud noise from the audience,
  • raucous performances, large cast.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Audience Can come and go as needed


TRICKY NICK:

  • Suited to 5-15+ year olds, fun for all ages.
  • Live speech and maybe recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience has opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Solo male performer,
  • MC is friendly, can get loud, encourages audience participation.
  • Audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


THE BS (BAD SCIENCE) SHOW:

  • Suited to Teens and Adults.
  • Live speech and recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience has opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Solo male performer
  • MC is friendly, can get loud, encourages audience participation.
  • Audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


SECRET CIRCUS:

  • Suited to Children 5+, Teens and adults
  • Live speech and recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience has opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Two cast members, one female, one male
  • Soft spoken MCs, can get loud, encourages audience participation.
  • Audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.

SUITCASE CIRCUS:

  • AUSLAN INTERPRETED SESSION SAT 22nd, 2pm
  • Suited to kids, teens, adults.
  • Live speech and recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience has opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Ensemble cast, mixed genders.
  • Male MC, can get loud, encourages audience participation.
  • Audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.

DR HUBBLE'S BUBBLES:

  • Suited to all ages.
  • Live speech and recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience has opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Solo male performer.
  • Soft spoken MC, can get loud, encourages audience participation.
  • Audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


INTERLOPER:

  • Suited to all ages.
  • NO Dialogue.
  • Recorded music features throughout
  • NO audience participation.
  • Ensemble cast; mixed genders
  • Audience members encouraged to notify usher at entrance if they need to be seated near exits.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


CAB SUAVE:

  • Suited to Teens and Adults.
  • Live and recorded speech and recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience has opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Ensemble cast, mixed genders.
  • Performance can get loud, may encourage audience participation.
  • Audience members encouraged to notify usher at entrance if they need to be seated near exits.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


SO SHE DID (a book reading by the author):

  • Suited to all ages, ideal for children 3-10.
  • Free entry to all, no pre-bookings. payment by donation welcome at end of performance.
  • Live speech.
  • Solo female performer
  • Soft spoken MC
  • Audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • House lights will remain on throughout the performance.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


THE RIDICULOUS SHOW:

  • Suited to all ages.
  • Live speech and recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience has opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Solo Male performer
  • Soft spoken MC, can get loud, encourages audience participation.
  • Audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


PARTY POOPER:

  • Suited to all ages.
  • Live speech and recorded music feature throughout
  • Audience may have opportunities to participate in performance.
  • Trio cast; two female, one male.
  • Show can get loud, encourages audience participation.
  • Audience are free to come and go as they need.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.


OAT MILK & HONEY:

  • AUSLAN INTERPRETED SESSION SAT 22nd, 4pm
  • Suited to all ages.
  • Minimal recorded speech and live piano music features throughout
  • No Audience Participation
  • Two performers, one female, one male.
  • Audience members encouraged to notify usher at entrance if they need to be seated near exits.
  • Spaces for Wheelchair users
  • Disability access toilets directly adjacent to venue.
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