Tickets & Seating
Christchurch Theatre Tickets
Isaac Theatre Royal Ticketek Office
145 Gloucester Street, Christchurch
Monday – Friday 09.00am – 5.00pm
Performance Days: You can purchase Christchurch Theatre Tickets from the venue 1.5 hours prior to performance start time and remains open until 1st interval
All usual Ticketek outlets: ph 64 3 3778 899
On the Internet: www.ticketek.co.nz
Circle & Gallery Access
The Eureka Trust Gallery is the very top section of the theatre ONLY accessible via four flights of stairs with a total of 94 steps. There is NO lift or elevator access to either this section of Isaac Theatre Royal OR the first level Ravenscar Circle, which is accessible via a wide, well bannistered marble staircase consisting of 32 steps.
The Eureka Trust Gallery is also the highest part of the Theatre and has a steep elevation. It is not suitable for the elderly, mobility assisted or disabled, or anyone that has difficulty in walking (temporarily impared or injured, or small children, for example). It is also not recommended for patrons potentially uncomfortable with heights or suffering from vertigo.
There are suitable banisters for assistance on both the Ravenscar Circle and the Eureka Trust Gallery levels to get to all seats and there are spacious rest room and refreshment facilities in the foyers of both levels.
Ticketek Website Seating Codes
When purchasing your Christchurch theatre tickets via the Ticketek website, you will be allocated seats on a best available basis. The system will allocate you seats and then give you the opportunity to accept or reject them. The codes below will give you an idea of where the seats are allocated in our theatre. The codes are:
- SST1 – Southern Trust Stalls
- SCI1 – Ravenscar Circle
- SGL1 – Eureka Trust Gallery (Front)
- SGL2 – Eureka Trust Gallery (Rear)
Isaac Theatre Royal Ticket Price Categories
The price and seat location of each reserve (ticket category) changes with each show and are decided by the show’s promoter. For this reason, the seating plans published make no distinction between the different reserves.
Seating Levels
Ground level – Southern Trust Stalls
Level 1 – Ravenscar Circle
Level 2 – Eureka Trust Gallery
Seating Plans
The seating plans below are included as a guide for you when buying tickets. Just click on the one you wish to view. Please note that as each show may have different categories, it is not possible to show where the various categories fall for each show. However, the plans are an accurate representation of the Isaac Theatre Royal seat layout.
The following documents are PDFs.
You will require the free Adobe Acrobat reader to view them.
- Southern Trust Stalls (PDF, 99KB)
- Ravenscar Trust Circle (PDF, 57KB)
- Eureka Trust Gallery (PDF, 56KB)
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