Name: The Tree of Light
Start: 2026-02-20
End: 2026-03-15
Location: Adelaide Botanic Garden

When

20 Feb - 22 Feb

28 Feb - 01 Mar

13 Mar - 15 Mar

Where

Adelaide Botanic Garden

Access

Venue & access info here

Tickets

Adult

$55

Festival Friends

$52

Concession*

$30

Under 30**

$35

Full-time student^

$30

Child

$30

Family of 4

$166

Transaction fees apply
* Pensioner, Health Care Card holder, MEAA/Actors’ Equity member. NOTE: Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible for concession
** Limited capacity, ID required
^ ID required

Times

Sat 21 Feb 6:15pm
Sun 22 Feb 6:15pm
Sat 28 Feb 6:15pm
Sun 01 Mar 6:15pm
Fri 13 Mar 6:15pm
Sat 14 Mar 6:15pm
Sun 15 Mar 6:15pm

Duration

1hr, no interval

Warnings

Utilises theatrical smoke and haze, loud sound, laser lights and strong scents.

Note

Recommended for audiences 8+
Latecomers will not be admitted.

By Ceridwen Dovey / A radical reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl

It is the last day of the year 3099. The leader of the Moonfolk – an elder at the age of 12 – asks you to pause your ceaseless survival work to join her in the giant, hollow trunk of the last remaining tree on the Moon. She invites you to do something unthinkable – something that your ancestors, the Earthkind, once had the luxury to do: listen to a story that might lead you on the long journey home.

Image Wood block print by Lorelei Medcalf

Slingsby is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts funding and advisory body.

Supported by Slingsby’s Commissioning Circle.

A Concise Compendium of Wonder

Theatre

The Childhood of the World

Slingsby

Theatre

The Giant's Garden

Slingsby

Triptych Package

Three new Australian stories, inspired by classic fairytales, intertwine to form an unforgettable triptych. Experience each story individually or immerse yourself in an epic journey through the complete compendium – all bound in one bespoke wooden building that continually evolves to reveal imaginative new worlds.

Recommended triptych order: The Childhood of the World / The Giant’s Garden / The Tree of Light

The Tree of Light