SHREK GOES
‘RELAXED’ AT AWARD-WINNING THEATRE ROYAL
Shrek The Musical - relaxed performance
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Tuesday 24 March
A uniquely adapted version of the West End family
favourite, Shrek The Musical, will be
playing for one special performance at Newcastle Theatre Royal, which recently
became the first theatre in the UK to be recognised
for its work with autistic audience members.
The ‘relaxed performance’ of Shrek The Musical will take place on
Tuesday 24 March at 2pm and
is the first such performance since the Theatre was presented with its Autism
Access Award from the National Autistic Society. Newcastle Theatre Royal is the
first venue on Shrek The Musical UK and Ireland tour at which a relaxed performance is being held.
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Dawn Taylor, Director of
Operations at the Theatre said: “We were extremely proud to be presented with
our AAA award last month and since then we’ve had more and more families and
teachers getting in touch to find out about our relaxed performances. They are
all so excited that we are providing a relaxed performance of Shrek The Musical, which will have all
the same elements of the wonderful storyline but with the lighting, special
effects and very loud noises reduced.”
Image by Helen Maybanks
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Relaxed performances are specifically
designed to welcome people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, learning
disability or sensory and communication disorder into the Theatre. They have a
less formal, more supportive atmosphere in order to reduce anxiety levels and
chill out zones are provided for any audience members feeling anxious.
Newcastle Theatre Royal also
provides a ‘visual story’ to those attending the performance, to allow them to
familiarise themselves with both the theatre and the themes of the show before
arriving. And as a special one-off, face painters have been specially
commissioned for the Shrek The Musical
Relaxed Performance to help the children get into the spirit of the action both
before the show and during the interval, for free.
Shrek The Musical
is based on the story and characters from William
Steig’s book Shrek! and the Academy
Award®-winning DreamWorks Animations feature film, featuring all new songs as well as cult Shrek anthem
I’m a Believer. Dean Chisnall stars as beloved swamp-dwelling
ogre ‘Shrek’, the role he previously played in the West End, with Faye
Brookes as damsel in distress ‘Princess Fiona’, Idriss Kargbo as
Shrek’s wisecracking sidekick ‘Donkey’ and Gerard Carey as pint-sized
villain ‘Lord Farquaad’.
The
producers of Shrek The Musical UK and Ireland Tour said: “Following a highly
successful relaxed performance at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, we are delighted that the first relaxed
performance of Shrek The Musical UK and Ireland Tour will take place at Newcastle
Theatre Royal, especially following their recent Autism Access Award. These specially tailored performances
welcome those audience members with autism or learning disabilities who might
normally find it hard to attend and enjoy live theatre. We appreciate
how important these performances are and we are committed to ensuring Shrek The Musical is a show the whole
family can enjoy in a warm and
inclusive environment, together.”
Tickets:
For
more information about Shrek The Musical
Relaxed Performance visit www.theatreroyal.co.uk
or call Group Bookings on 08448 11 21 22.
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