✦ The Halls · Panggung Kebangsaan
Two stages. One national house.
Istana Budaya holds two performance spaces under one roof — a grand three-tier lyric theatre for the country's largest productions, and an intimate black-box where new work is first heard. Explore each hall, its stage and its facilities.
Panggung Sari
Grand Proscenium Theatre
Proscenium · 22m fly tower · orchestra pit
The main stage of the nation — a three-tier proscenium hall built for grand musicals, symphonic seasons and full-scale dance. One of the most advanced lyric theatres in Southeast Asia.
- 1,412 reserved seats across three tiers
- Hydraulic orchestra pit for 60 musicians
- 22-metre fly tower · 120 counterweight lines
- Surtitle screens · assisted-listening loop
- Royal box & premium Royal Circle
Lambang Sari
Studio & Recital Hall
Flexible black-box · retractable seating
An intimate black-box for chamber recitals, new writing and experimental work — where the country's next generation of artists is first heard.
- 216 flexible seats (retractable rake)
- Chamber-acoustic recital shell
- Rehearsal & recording capability
- Ground-level step-free access
- Ideal for premieres & new writing
Choosing your seat
Panggung Sari is priced across four reserved tiers. Pick your exact seat on the interactive seat map at checkout — the price updates live as you choose.
The prime centre band — closest sightlines to the proscenium.
Ground-level rows, level with the stage and orchestra pit.
Elevated first tier with a sweeping full-stage view.
Upper-tier seating and the best-value seats in the house.
✦ Venue Hire
Host your production on the national stage.
From full-scale musicals in Panggung Sari to chamber recitals in Lambang Sari — bring your production to the home of Malaysian performing arts.