19/03/2026
The Theatre Royal Hobart is pleased to announce St.LukesHealth as its inaugural 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿.
This partnership will support expanded accessibility across our program, including 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗱 performances, 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 and 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. It will also enable the provision of 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 for patrons who benefit from sensory regulation tools, alongside funding 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 training for Theatre Royal staff.
As part of this collaboration, a series of events will also be curated at the St Lukes Wellness Hub in Hobart, commencing with 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 on 7 April at 3.30pm.
We are grateful to St Lukes for their support in helping make the Theatre Royal more accessible and inclusive for all Tasmanians.
Learn more about our Accessible offerings here (starting this Saturday with an Auslan Interpreted performance of & 𝙅𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙩 at 2pm) : www.theatreroyal.com.au/accessibility
Image description: Andrée Hurburgh (Interim General Manager, Theatre Royal), Ben Richardson (Auslan Interpreter), Jorja Geeves (& Juliet lead cast member) and Shoshana Wall (Chief Community Engagement Officer, St Lukes) stand in front of a heritage brick wall at the Theatre Royal. Andrée and Shoshana hold purple bags which are the St Lukes Sensory Packs. They are all smiling.
Photo: Rosie Hastie