Accessibility
YIRRAMBOI are committed to disability justice and making the festival an accessible space for all mob. YIRRAMBOI are proud to offer Auslan interpretation, relaxed spaces, relaxed performances, hearing assistance, tactile tours, wheelchair and mobility access.
If you have any questions about accessibility, you can email yirramboi@melbourne.vic.gov.au or call 03 9658 9658 to request a call back.
Complimentary companion tickets are offered on all YIRRAMBOI events. You can check with the individual point of sale to find out how to book Companion Tickets.
For shows sold via YIRRAMBOI’s ticketing platform Ferve, Companion Tickets can be booked online. Enter the promo code COMPANION into the promotional code field to reveal Companion Tickets and book your tickets online. We do not ask for proof of Companion Card.
For shows sold via The Malthouse, please see their accessibility page for more information.
Auslan is the Australian sign language for people who are Deaf and hard of hearing. Auslan interpreting involves interpreters standing to one side of the stage or speaker and live translating the performance into Auslan.
Please contact YIRRAMBOI if you have any questions about an Auslan interpreted performance.
YIRRAMBOI 2025 Auslan interpreted performances include:
- Lazarus
Fri 2 May, 5:30pm
The Tower, Malthouse Theatre - Three Blak Ravers
Fri 2 May, 7:30pm
The Beckett, Malthouse Theatre - BLAKOUT 2.0
Fri 2 & Sat 3 May, 9pm
The Merlyn, Malthouse Theatre - There’s Something I’ve Been Meaning To Tell You...
Sun 4 May, 7:30pm
The Show Room, Arts Centre Melbourne - Blakyard: One Night Stand with Shiralee Hood & Friends
Sun 4 May, 8pm
Courtyard, Malthouse Theatre - Table for 6
Tues 6 May, 6:30pm
The Show Room, Arts Centre Melbourne - Tina – A Tropical Love Story
Wed 7 May, 8pm
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre - Blakyard: Black Love and Rage
Thurs 8 May, 9pm
Courtyard, Malthouse Theatre - HOUSE ARREST
Fri 9 May, 7:30pm
The Beckett, Malthouse Theatre - Sorry For Your Loss
Fri 9 May, 6:30pm
Sat 10 May, 2pm and 6:30pm
The Channel, Arts Centre Melbourne
Hearing assistance allows audiences using a hearing aid to tune into the frequency of that venue. A number of festival venues have hearing assistance systems available. You can find out more about venue accessibility in our Venues section. Please contact the venue if you have any questions about hearing assistance.
Relaxed performances can include adjustments for loud noises, lighting and seating – further information is available on the event page.
Relaxed Performances focus on relaxing or adapting the theatre environment while maintaining the creative integrity of the show.
In a Relaxed Performance:
- Artists may make minor changes to sensory elements of a show such as reducing bright lighting or loud noises.
- There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement.
- You are welcome to bring in, and use, stimming devices.
- The theatre doors remain open; and the house lights remain on, but dimmed, throughout the performance.
- You can leave the venue at any time and a designated quiet area is available
YIRRAMBOI 2025 relaxed performances include:
• HOUSE ARREST
Fri 9 May, 7:30 – 8:30pm
The Beckett, Malthouse Theatre
A Relaxed Space is a room or area near the performance space that is a safe, sensory-friendly environment for those seeking quiet and calm. A Relaxed Space may have soft seating, low lighting and/or fidget spinners. Please contact YIRRAMBOI if you have questions about relaxed spaces.
Relaxed Spaces will be available at The Uncle Jack Charles Festival Hub and Arts Centre Melbourne.
During tactile tours, audiences are given a tour of the stage and invited to touch the sets, costumes and props while the artists describe them.
YIRRAMBOI 2025 works with tactile tours are:
- Cut the Sky, Marrugeku
The Merlyn, Malthouse Theatre
Book by contacting yirramboi@melbourne.vic.gov.au - The Black Woman of Gippsland
Sat 17 May, 2pm (Tactile tour starts at 1pm)
The Sumner, Southbank Theatre
Book via Melbourne Theatre Company
Captions will be displayed on a screen enabling the audience to read.
YIRRAMBOI 2025 works with open captions include:
banj ba walert: water and possum
Fri 2 - Sun 11 May, 9am - 6pm
The Edge, Fed Square
The wheelchair symbol on event pages show when a venue is wheelchair accessible. You can find out more about venue accessibility in our Venues section.