UK Theatres Offering Relaxed Performances Over The Festive Period
A selection of UK theatres that are offering relaxed performances of their shows over the festive period
By: Natalie O'Donoghue Nov. 25, 2022
Relaxed performances have been developed to make theatre more accessible and enjoyable for a wider audience.
While venues might have slightly different variations on what this consists of (details are linked for each show) in general it allows for the audience to move around freely if needed, lighting and sound adjustments for sensory issues and a separate quiet space if needed with trained staff. With shows like pantomimes, sudden loud noises and bright lights may be removed for the performance.
Aberdeen
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan - His Majesty's Theatre 5th January
Aylesbury
Aladdin - Aylesbury Waterside Theatre 13th December
Ayr
Sleeping Beauty - Ayr Gaiety 4th & 13th December
Bristol
Belle and Sebastien - Bristol Old Vic 15th and 20th December
Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome 16th December
The Nutcracker - Bristol Old Vic 30th December
Bromley
Jack and the Beanstalk - Churchill Theatre 15th December
Bury St Edmunds
The Legend of Robin Hood - Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds 8th January
Cardiff
Goldilocks - The Sherman Theatre 28th December
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Cardiff Theatre 20th December
Tales of The Brothers Grimm - The Sherman Theatre 3rd December
Cheltenham
Dick Whittington and His Cat Tweedy - Everyman Theatre 4th January
Lark Rise to Candleford - Everyman Theatre 15th December
The Snow Queen - Everyman Theatre 14th December
Chipping Norton
Dick Whittington - The Theatre Chipping Norton 12th January
Colchester
Beauty and the Beast - Mercury Theatre 13th December & 8th January
Pinocchio - Mercury Theatre 13th and 22nd December
Cumbernauld
Treasure Island - Cumbernauld Theatre 11th December
Doncaster
Sleeping Beauty - Cast in Doncaster 8th and 27th December
Dundee
Cinderella - Dundee Rep Theatre 13th and 28th December
Edinburgh
An Edinburgh Christmas Carol - Lyceum Theatre 15th December
Scottish Ballet's The Snow Queen - Festival Theatre 8th December
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Festival Theatre 4th January
Falkirk
Sleeping Beauty - Falkirk FTH 14th December
Folkestone
Aladdin - Leas Cliff Hall 14th December
Glasgow
Beauty and the Beast - King's Theatre 14th December
Little Red Riding Hood - Citizens Theatre 20th December
The Wizard of Oz - Eastwood Park Theatre 3rd and 8th December
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Tron Theatre 7th December
Glenrothes
Cinderella - Rothes Halls 22nd December
Inverness
Peter Pan - Eden Court 14th December
Ipswich
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - New Wolsey Theatre 7th December, 11th January and 26th January
Kilmarnock
Snow White - Kilmarnock Palace Theatre 10th December
Kirkcaldy
Ya Wee Sleeping Beauty 2 - King's Theatre 13th December
Leicester
The Wizard of Oz - Leicester Curve 7th January
London
A Christmas Carol - Rose Theatre Kingston 29th December
A Christmas Carol - The Old Vic 10th December
Baghdaddy - Royal Court Theatre 10th December
Christmas In The Sunshine - Unicorn Theatre 3rd, 7th and 16th December
Cinderella - Theatre Royal Stratford East 30th December
Crackers: A Festive Family Farce - Polka Theatre 7th January
Hakawatis: Women of the Arabian Nights - Shakespeare's Globe 21 December
Henry V - Shakespeare's Globe 14th December
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show - Southbank Centre 28th December and 5th January
Hex - National Theatre 22nd December
It's A Wonderful Life - London Coliseum 7th December
Jack and the Beanstalk - Jacksons Lane 22nd December
Jack and the Beanstalk - Lyric Hammersmith 6th December
Kerry Jackson - National Theatre 4th January
Little Red Robin Hood - Battersea Arts Centre 9th and 15th December
Mandela - Young Vic 4th January
Othello - National Theatre 28th December
Paradise Now! - Bush Theatre 17th December and 12th January
Pinocchio - Unicorn Theatre 2nd, 3rd, 11th and 20th December
Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas - Lyric Hammersmith 29th November
Robin Hood - Greenwich Theatre 5th January
Rumpelstiltskin - Park Theatre 24th December and 5th January
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Wimbledon Theatre 20th December
The Fir Tree - Shakespeare's Globe 30th December
The Perfect Show For Rachel - Barbican Theatre (all performances)
The Snowman - Peacock Theatre 30th November
Manchester
Disney's The Lion King - Palace Theatre Manchester 27th November
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan - Manchester Opera House 15th December
Milton Keynes
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Milton Keynes Theatre 5th January
Motherwell
Cinderella - Motherwell Concert Hall and Theatre 27th November
Musselborough
Sinbad - The Brunton Theatre 28th December
Newcastle
The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Northern Stage 22nd and 29th December
Song of the Goblins - Alphabetti Theatre (all performances)
Nottingham
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Nottingham Playhouse 10th, 17th and 27th December
Oxford
Mamma Mia! - New Theatre Oxford 30th December
Perth
Jack and the Beanstalk - Perth Theatre 11th and 28th December
Pitlochry
Peter Pan and Wendy - Pitlochry Festival Theatre 16th December
Reading
A Christmas Carol - Reading Rep Theatre 8th and 30th December
Richmond
Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Richmond Theatre 15th December
Sheffield
Jack and the Beanstalk - Sheffield Lyceum 8 December
Standing At The Sky's Edge - Sheffield Crucible 21 December
Somerset
The Little Prince - Taunton Brewhouse 20th December
St Andrews
Snow White - The Byre Theatre 13th December
Stirling
Maw Goose - Macrobert Arts Centre 14th December
Stoke
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan - Regent Theatre 30th December
Sunderland
Aladdin - Sunderland Empire 27th December
Torquay
Aladdin - Princess Theatre 27th December
Watford
Beauty and the Beast - Watford Palace Theatre 16th and 17th December
West Berkshire
Rapunzel - The Water Mill Theatre 3rd December
Woking
Cinderella - New Victoria Theatre 8th December
York
All New Adventures of Peter Pan - York Theatre Royal 18th December
Old Granny Goose - Grand Opera House 3rd January
If you know of any other theatres offering relaxed performances over the festive period, drop us an email at nodonoghue@bwayworld.com !
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