https://www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au/weekendplus/competitions/the-dictionary-of-lost-wordsWIN A DOUBLE PASS TO THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS
Date: Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Time: 11:00am
Venue: Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
Ticket price: $75.00
Bookings: Visit the website (external site) to buy tickets
Love. Eternal.
Lovingly adapted by South Australian playwright Verity Laughton from Pip Williams’ acclaimed bestseller, The Dictionary of Lost Words is back after a sold out season in 2023.
In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. The Dictionary of Lost Words is the story of the girl who found it.
Motherless and ever curious, Esme spends her childhood in the Scriptorium – the “Scrippy”, a garden shed in Oxford where her father and a team of lexicographers are gathering words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. She hides beneath the table and catches discarded words as they fall – words the men find irrelevant and unimportant … female words. Here begins Esme’s collection of her own dictionary: the Dictionary of Lost Words.
As the years pass and Esme’s world expands and her circle of friends grows – actresses, suffragettes, market traders, workers, she realises the power in gathering their voices, and lending hers. And on the way, she comes to understand the many meanings of the word “love”.
Thanks to State Theatre Company South Australia and Seniors Card, two (2) lucky Seniors Card members have the opportunity to win a double pass valued at $150 each to The Dictionary of Lost Words at Dunstan Playhouse on Wednesday, 9 April at 11:00am.
For a chance to win this great prize, please email
seniorscardcomps@sa.gov.au with the correct answer to the question below in the subject line and your details including your Seniors Card number in the body of the email.
Question: What is Esme’s full name?
Entries close on Wednesday, 2 April at 10:00am. Winners will be drawn randomly, and tickets will be provided via email.
View the terms and conditions before entering this competition. (PDF)
Please only enter this competition if you are available to attend the event on Wednesday, 9 April at 11:00am.
Join State Theatre Company SA for complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits one hour before the 11:00am Wednesday, 9 April performance of The Dictionary of Lost Words and stay after the performance for a free Q&A with the show’s cast and creative team.
Supported by the Office for Ageing Well and Seniors Card, A Date With State supports older patrons, or those who may feel socially isolated, to continue to attend the theatre despite life changes such as the loss of a partner or new living circumstances.
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