After Birth
Breaking the stigma surrounding motherhood’s most misunderstood crisis
Event details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunday, 8 March 2026 | 4pm |
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| Unreserved Seating | $35 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
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9am, Wednesday 14 January 2026
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9am, Thursday 15 January 2026
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
Ariane BeestonIt felt like walking through mud, that sense of everything being like you were living behind a pane of glass and everything was happening around you, that you were just completely disconnected from everyone and everything, just feeling completely untethered from the world, having no pleasure or joy in anything…
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Ariane Beeston (she/her)
Ariane Beeston is a former child protection caseworker and psychologist with NSW’s Department of Communities and Justice. She was a staff writer at Fairfax Media’s Essential Baby and Essential Kids, and has also published articles in The Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Life, Babyology and Mamamia. Ariane currently works for Australia’s peak body in perinatal mental health, The Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE).
Anne Buist (she/her)
Anne Buist is the Chair of Women’s Mental Health at the University of Melbourne, based at Austin Health, and has over 35 years of clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry. She was director of mother-baby units for much of this time and more recently has overseen an outreach team working to improve attachment. She was also director of the beyondblue PND initiative, which led to nationwide screening for perinatal depression and anxiety.
In addition, Anne works in forensic perinatal cases and with Protective Services, and she writes fiction, including a series set in a mental health service.
Rachel Skillington (she/her)
Rachel Skillington is a public policy specialist and manager with a decade of experience working in government and consulting roles across the health, women’s and justice portfolios. Rachel has a keen interest in systemic reforms and practical changes that can improve integration across the mental health and maternal health systems to better support new parents experiencing perinatal mental health challenges.
Lauren Novak (she/her)
Moderator
Lauren Novak is an award-winning news and features journalist with more than two decades of experience. Her work has been published across News Corp print and digital newspapers and magazines nationwide, and recognised with state and national accolades, including being a three-time recipient of the South Australian Press Club’s Gold Award for Journalist of the Year. Lauren specialises in reporting on family violence and child safety, and is an Our Watch Walkley Foundation fellow.
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Attending this event
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a 7-10 minute walk to the Opera House.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.