Welcome to the Fitz

The Old Fitz Theatre is Australia’s only remaining pub theatre, located in the basement of Woolloomooloo’s beloved 150-year-old Old Fitzroy Hotel. Over the past 26 years, this unique 55-seat space has become the leading NSW venue for daring, bold, and innovative independent work, and has been the home to over 100 Australian Premieres of timely international works, new Australian works, and landmark revivals. Balancing the intimate and the epic, the Old Fitz provides inclusive, accessible platforms for new work and new artists, and a home for industry heavyweights to return to for an experience unlike anything else Sydney offers, all whilst ensuring a safe space for all kinds of artistic expression.

 

  • The Old Fitz Theatre is located at 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, and is part of the Old Fitzroy Hotel.

    It is within the Sydney CBD, a 5 minute walk from Kings Cross train station, and easily accessible from William Street.

    Some street parking is available around the hotel on Cathedral and Dowling Streets. The closest parking stations are located on Riley St, Woolloomooloo and Ward Ave, Elizabeth Bay.

  • The Old Fitz Theatre seats 55 patrons and seating is unreserved.

    Drinks are permitted to be brought into the theatre. Food is not permitted in the theatre under any circumstances. This includes any nuts/chips from the bar.

    Patrons are asked to please switch off their mobile phones for the duration of the performance, and photography is not permitted under any circumstances whilst inside the theatre.

    If you need to exit the theatre at any time during the performance, please do so through the door as instructed in the pre-show instructions. Unfortunately patrons are not be able to re-enter during the performance due to the lockout policy in place.

  • Once you arrive at The Old Fitzroy Hotel, you will see our Box Office on street level right near the front door to the Hotel. The Box Office opens 60 minutes prior to every performance.

    Please present your email receipt (printed or on phone) and/or identification. Our Box Office staff member will give you all the information you need regarding the performance.

    The theatre is located back down the stairs and through the hotel, down the set of stairs next to the kitchen.

    Patrons are advised to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the performance time. There is a strict lockout policy in place for all shows. Unfortunately latecomers are not permitted to enter the theatre once the performance has commenced.

    Seating is unrestricted. Drinks are permitted to be brought into the theatre. Food is not permitted in the theatre under any circumstances. This includes any nuts/chips from the bar.

  • The Old Fitz Theatre is accessible to patrons with varying accessibility requirements.

    Please contact our Box Office at least 24 hours prior to your booked performance date at boxoffice@oldfitztheatre.com.au to ensure we are able to assist you.

  • Beloved by its locals, The Old Fitzroy Hotel is a pub, bistro and theatre all rolled into one. Housing an eclectic group of individuals – including some of Australia’s most famous playwrights and faces of the early Kings Cross – The Old Fitz is the perfect venue for every occasion. With its unique character and French-British-inspired bistro menu crafted by executive chef James MacDonald, the Old Fitz is the only place to be in Woolloomooloo.

    Click here to make a reservation.

  • Ticketing at the Old Fitz Theatre operates on a Dynamic Pricing model. This means that prices will increase to a production according to demand, in order to help artists cover their costs and (ideally) have a larger profit from which to pay their artists.

    In the interest of full transparency, below is the structure of the model for 2024:

    FIRST WAVE (approx. 0% - 30% capacity)

    • Adult: $49.50 + booking fee

    • Concession (Pension, student, MEAA member, industry): $38.50 + booking fee

    • Previews and cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee

    SECOND WAVE (approx. 31% - 60% capacity)

    • Adult: $60.50 + booking fee

    • Concession (Pension, student, MEAA member, industry): $49.50 + booking fee

    • Previews and cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee

    THIRD WAVE (approx. 61% - 80% capacity)

    • Adult: $71.50 + booking fee

    • Concession (Pension, student, MEAA member, industry): $60.50 + booking fee

    • Previews and cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee

    FOURTH WAVE (approx. 81% - 100% capacity)

    • Adult: $82.50 + booking fee

    • Concession (Pension, student, MEAA member, industry): $60.50 + booking fee

    • Previews and cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee

    As you will be able to see, Concession tickets will never exceed $60.50, and to ensure we provide an accessible option both previews and Cheap Tuesday’s will be capped at $38.50 and will not scale.

    If you have any questions about this model, please contact us, we are more than happy to discuss.