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HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSURE

The Black Swan offices will be closed for the holiday season from Wednesday 24 December, reopening on Monday 5 January 2026. Our production facility will be closed from Friday 19 December, and will reopen on Monday 5 January 2026.

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Season 2025

Carol

Past Show - Season 2025

22 Nov - 14 Dec

Heath Ledger Theatre

A heartfelt story filled with hope, courage, resilience, and a whole lot of Christmas spirit, Carol is both funny and heartbreaking, with just enough song to get you humming.

"Entertaining, resilient and witty"

The West Australian

Carol

ONE WOMAN. ONE CHRISTMAS. ONE LAST FIGHT TO KEEP THE SPIRIT ALIVE.

Carol’s got Christmas running through her veins. Born on the 25th of December, it’s not just a date to her − it’s a bloody big deal. For decades, she’s been the one wrapping the presents, dishing out the pav, and holding the whole Christmas shebang together.

This year, however, nothing is jolly. Life’s thrown her a curveball, and 60-year-old Carol’s Christmas cheer is hanging by a thread. With wind whistling through her car windows, late-night talk-back her only company, and council move-on notices stacking up, tinsel and turkey are seemingly ghosts of Christmas past. But even as things fall apart, she's not ready to let Christmas go − not without a fight.

From Andrea Gibbs, the "visionary playwright" (Australian Arts Review) behind Barracking for the Umpire, comes Carol, a cracker of a play; funny and heartbreaking, with just enough song to get you humming. This heartfelt story filled with hope, courage, resilience, and a whole lot of Christmas spirit, will stay with you long after the curtain's down.

Commissioning Patrons

Supporting Partner

PREVIEW PERFORMANCES

A Reserve
- $75.00 Adult
- $70.00 Concession
- $40.00 Student
B Reserve
- $65.00 Adult
- $60.00 Concession
- $40.00 Student
C Reserve
- $35.00 Adult

SAVER PERFORMANCES (Tue/Wed evenings & Wed/Sat Matinees)

Premium
- $100.00 Adult
A Reserve
- $90.00 Adult
- $80.00 Concession
- $45.00 Student
B Reserve
- $79.00 Adult
- $69.00 Concession
- $45.00 Student
C Reserve
- $35.00 Adult

STANDARD PERFORMANCES (Thu/Fri/Sat evenings & Sundays)

Premium
- $119.00 Adult
A Reserve
- $99.00 Adult
- $90.00 Concession
- $45.00 Student
B Reserve
- $85.00 Adult
- $75.00 Concession
- $45.00 Student
C Reserve
- $35.00 Adult

$30 UNDER 30

If you are between 17 and 30 years old, you can enjoy great theatre at great value with $30 tickets on B and C Reserve seats, subject to availability. Limit 2 $30 tickets per order.

CONNECTIX

Connectix tickets are for people who face social barriers to attending the theatre or who are experiencing economic hardship, especially those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or culturally and/or linguistically diverse. To book $25 Connectix tickets, use the code CONNECTIX when selecting your seats. This offer is only applicable on A, B & C Reserve seats with a limit of 2 tickets per transaction, and 10 tickets per performance.

PRICING & FEE INFORMATION

For group bookings phone (08) 6212 9300 or email learn@blackswantheatre.com.au - special discount pricing for schools with an ICSEA ranking of < 1000 and /or < 300 students.
Demand-based pricing may see prices increase or decrease at any time and occur without notice. Such alterations do not entitle you to a refund or adjustment for ticket purchases prior to the revised pricing.

Together with Carol Supporting Partner Beyond Bank and their Community Partner The Spiers Centre, we are conducting a food drive alongside our season of Carol by Andrea Gibbs to help those in need this festive season.

We're asking our audience to bring in non-perishable food items and toiletries that will be collected during the performance season and distributed by The Spiers Centre to individuals and families across our community who are experiencing homelessness, family and domestic violence, financial stress, crisis or hardship.

For more information about how you can participate, and for a list of recommended items, click here. This page also includes a number of organisations for support and further learning.

Dates

22 Nov - 14 Dec

Venue

Heath Ledger Theatre

Pricing

Tickets between $30.00 - $119.00

Duration

1 hour 30 mins (no interval)

Content Warning

Contains coarse language, and use of theatrical haze.

For additional content warnings, please click here.

Wheelchair accessible venue

Use the calendar below to view the dates of accessibility services available for this production. Further access information and seat guides can be found via the Accessibility Page.