UK Theatres Offering Relaxed Performances Over The Festive Period

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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