Teens and concession card holders have greater opportunities to attend the Fest with the return of accessibility schemes.

In a bid to make the performing arts more accessible to young people, the Adelaide Festival has announced the return of its popular 18 and Under Rush Tickets Scheme.

^{Nathaniel Dean and Ningali Lawford-Wolf will perform in The Secret River at the Adelaide Festival. Photo by Hugh Hartstone}

An initiative that ran in the ‘80s and ‘90s, it allows teenagers to take a punt on theatre, music, and dance for a fraction of the usual ticket price. By simply signing up to the scheme’s email list, those interested will be notified of last minute tickets to selected shows for just $5, a discount of up to 90 per cent.

Co-Artistic Director Rachel Healy stated that the initiative’s return was partly down to her own experiences of the Festival as a teenager.

“Many people my age and older will remember the Adelaide Theatre Passport scheme; it started in the late 1970s and ran for nearly 20 years. Armed with my theatre passport, my friends and I saw dozens of shows for as...