Candide Tickets
About Candide
Filled with sparkling wit and humour, Candide is a unique fusion of opera and musical theatre, utterly irreverent, drawing inspiration from European operetta to Latin American dance rhythms.
Join us on an adventure as we follow our hero and his beloved, Cunégonde, through a world gone mad, inhabited by an endless array of vicious, greedy, lustful, and manipulative characters. Portraying this vibrant cast of characters is a versatile and talented Australian ensemble, led by the multi-talented music theatre Renaissance man, Eddie Perfect, and award-winning star of Hamilton, Lyndon Watts.
Prepare to witness St Kilda’s iconic Palais Theatre transformed into “The Best of All Possible Worlds” in this thrilling new production, directed by Dean Bryant and designed by Dann Barber, with lighting by Matt Scott. The symphonic magic of this brilliant score will be conjured by maestro Benjamin Northey with Orchestra Victoria.
Run time
2hrs 30mins (incl. interval)
Start date
8th February, 2024
End date
10th February, 2024
Categories
Venue
Age
Recommended for ages 15+
Venue
Palais Theatre
Accessibility
The Palais Theatre is an accessible venue with ample parking spaces within the St Kilda Precinct. Inside the venue are various facilities, including a lift to Level One of the building.
Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
Important information for your visit to the Palais Theatre:
Road Closure: Cavell Street
Cavell Street is now closed while construction is underway.
To plan your visit to the Palais Theatre, we recommend checking the City of Port Phillip website for frequent updates on road closures here.
The Forecourt (front of venues) of both the Palais Theatre and Luna Park will be upgraded between January and August 2024. These works may cause some minor disruptions in relation to changing access pathways and potentially slower entry times to the Venue, so we recommend you allow an extra 15 minutes to access the venue.
All entry doors will be located at the front of the venue.
Parking
There are many parking options just a short stroll from the Palais Theatre including:
St Kilda Triangle Car Park, Marine Parade (1 minute) Luna Park - 23 Shakespeare Grove, St Kilda (3 minutes) Acland Street Shops - 2 Belford Street, St Kilda (6 minutes) Acland Court - 183 Barkly Street St Kilda (8 minutes) St Kilda Sea Baths - 10 Jacka Boulevard (5 minutes) Marine Parade Carpark - Marine Parade (7 minutes) Jackson Street - 36 Jackson Street, St Kilda (9 minutes) Metropol - 64 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda (14 minutes)
Please be aware that almost all parking in St Kilda, including on-street, is paid parking.
Patrons are responsible for checking ticket machines at time of the parking ticket purchase. Don’t forget to check closing times of undercover car parks.
Note: Saturdays and Sundays are particularly busy in St Kilda with daytime visitors so please take this into account when planning your trip.
Accessible Car Parking
There are accessible parking spots available on Cavell Street. Access is via Jacka Boulevard or The Esplanade.
Please note: Lower Esplanade is currently closed for forecourt upgrades.
Cars displaying a Category 1 disabled parking permit (blue permit) are exempt from paying City of Port Phillip parking fees.
__Taxis __
A designated taxi rank is located on Acland Street near the Carlisle Street intersection.
Tram
Take Tram 16 to Acland Street
More information about Candide
Conductor: Benjamin Northey
Director: Dean Bryant
Set & Costume Designer: Dann Barber
Lighting Designer: Matt Scott
Sound Designer: Samuel Moxham
Assistant Conductor: Phoebe Briggs
Associate Designer: Savanna Wegman
CAST:
Voltaire / Pangloss: Eddie Perfect
Candide: Lyndon Watts
Cunégonde: Katherine Allen
Old Lady: Maria Mercedes
Maximilian: Euan Fistrovic Doidge
Paquette: Melanie Bird
Cacambo: Eddie Muliaumaseali’i
Governor / Vanderdenur: Alexander Lewis
Martin: Troy Sussman
Tickets
Unfortunately, tickets for this event are no longer available.
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