Coliseum Theatre — Attraction in Sydney

I attended the Jimmy Barnes show on the weekend and was very disappointed in the venue. We had seats on the balcony in the front row. Firstly the map that is displayed when you choose your tickets leads you to believe that there is a walkway going all the way down to the first row hence why I chose these tickets as I prefer to be on the end of a row. When we arrived there was no floor lighting and extremely dark so it was difficult to firstly find the row we were in and secondly to find our seats because as it turns out the walkway only went to the second row. Very disappointing as I believed we had seats on the end of the row, and to make it worse, due to the cramped nature of the rows trying to walk in front of people already seated was extremely difficult due to the lack of room. Some people behind me even commenting on how they were concerned for their safety as they felt they were going to lose their balance trying to squeeze through. The Disappointment didn't end there. Once seated I now realised we had an obstructed view. I had to spend the whole show watching through the middle of the two rails in front of me. This rail is not very high but as we were in the balcony looking down onto the stage it meant I was looking directly at the them. Nowhere was this mentioned when purchasing the tickets that it was an obstructed view. I feel that I was robbed of the opportunity to have purchased better seats due to the misinformation and misleading seating plane on the website when purchasing them. I am not local to Sydney and had to drive 2hrs to attend this show, so to find out that my seats were not what I was led to believe I was purchasing was both unfair and very disappointing. Luckily Jimmy Barnes puts on an amazing show but I will never attend the Sydney Coliseum for...

It was my first time to visit this venue. Mainly because I wanted to see Alice in Wonderland. And I normally give a very good review and being diplomatic and not insulting anybody, but I must say, I was utterly disappointed. Not because of the venue, the venue is very modern and staff are very friendly. However, inside the theatre was a constant haze in the air, which I assumed that there is something wrong with the air ventilation. Also, the seats are a bit small and very narrow to each other. But what I felt utterly disappointed was what I was getting for my money. I mean, I have seen many performance, at the Sydney Opera House, and I just came back recently from Brisbane where I was watching the Ring Circle at the Lyrics Theatre, where each performance lasted 5 h with 2 intervals, and the staging and decor and the whole set up was world-class. Plus I paid the same price that I paid for Alice in Wonderland, a performance that lasted just a tiny bit over an hour. There were a lot of families with 2 children, so how much did the pay for a good 1 h entertainment? Between $200 and $400? Or more? I am wondering how they feel... My recommendation: Go and see the show, the show is good, the acting is good, but it's extremely overpriced for...

Watched Swan Lake On Ice here last night. Absolutely great show. Loved that part. 1st time to see this theatre. I preferred this to Opera House. Very spacious. Very clean. Could do with more seating options outside on the lower floor for people waiting to go in. Closer to home and seats weren't so squashed in we weren’t on top of a stranger next to us. Biggest issue? Booster seats for adults!!! Are you for real? Nothing like having someone over 6.4 in front of you getting a booster seat so of course we had to get one which meant the person behind has to get one. Look if someone is under 5”4 yeah maybe but these should be for kids only. You might want to rethink that hand out. If you’re going to do this may as well hand them out to every person as they walk through the door. What a joke. Also whilst we ate beforehand didn’t really appreciate the issue that’s it’s a separate theatre but we had to sign into the club 1st. What if we just wanted the show? That’s annoying. However staff and security were very friendly. Will think twice before coming again if the booster seats are like...