A Concise Compendium of Wonder | Adelaide Festival | 18 Feb – 15 Mar 2026
Photo credit: Alex Frayne
Slingsby premieres A Concise Compendium of Wonder in the Adelaide Botanic Garden at Adelaide Festival 2026 – its final production and Adelaide season.
Fresh from being honoured with a national IMPACT award by PAC Australia, internationally renowned South Australian theatre company Slingsby has announced the world premiere of its triptych, A Concise Compendium of Wonder, as part of Adelaide Festival 2026.
Bringing together three original stories: The Childhood of the World, The Giant’s Garden and The Tree of Light, the triptych takes audiences on an imaginative journey across time and space, exploring humanity’s evolving relationship with nature.
Written by award-winning Australian authors Jennifer Mills, Ursula Dubosarsky and Ceridwen Dovey, and directed by Slingsby’s Andy Packer, these newly reimagined fairytales are bound by themes of environmental stewardship, resilience and hope.
Tickets:
Transaction fees apply.
- Adult | $55
- Festival Friends | $52
- Concession | $30
- Under 30 | $35
- Full-time student | $30
- Child | $30
- Family of 4 | $166
Packages are available to see all three shows in the triptych.
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For more information and all enquiries please visit the Slingsby website.
What: A Concise Compendium of Wonder
When: Multiple shows between 18 February – 15 March 2026
Where: The Wandering Hall of Possibility | Plane Tree Lawn, Adelaide Botanic Garden, Adelaide
Who: Ages 8+
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Image Source: Supplied (Photo credit: Alex Frayne)
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