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Hansel & Gretel Relaxed Performance at Derby Theatre

Pre-show Information

Our Relaxed Performances are designed to create an enjoyable and relaxed

atmosphere for young people and adults with learning disabilities and also for their

families and friends to experience theatre.

We hope this pre-show information will help you to prepare for your visit to Derby

Theatre and give you an idea of what to expect when you come to see Hansel &

Gretel.

If you have any further questions, or would like to feedback about your experience

please contact:

Cheryl Mitchell

Creative Learning Assistant 01332 593913 c.mitchell@derby.ac.uk

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What is a Relaxed Performance?

Our Relaxed Performances are mainstream theatre shows that we adapt in various

ways to make them accessible to young people and adults with learning

disabilities/additional needs or any theatre goer who would benefit from a more

relaxed atmosphere.

Noise and movement

We ask every audience member to be accepting of the fact that people in the

audience will express enjoyment of the show in different ways. The attitude to noise

and movement is relaxed, and we ask anyone who attends to be supportive of this.

Pre-show information

We send out this detailed pre-show information pack to help you prepare for your

visit before you come to Derby Theatre.

Show Experience

There is wheel-chair space and we don’t sell every seat so that people who want to

move around the theatre auditorium can do so. We also make slight changes to

sound and lighting effects if necessary, and we never have a full black-out in the

auditorium.

Quiet Space

For anyone who needs to leave the show, we have a Quiet Space outside the

auditorium in the Sir Alan Bates room, which can be used throughout the show. You

can return to the show when you are ready and are welcome to leave and return

whenever you like.

We ask audience members not to come onto the stage at any point before, during or

after the performance, unless you are asked to do so. Thank you.

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The Show

Please turn off your phone and we ask that you do not take any photographs before

or during the show.

The show is two hours long including a 20 minute interval.

The Story

Hansel and Gretel need to get back home in a hurry, but in the enchanted woods

there’s a cottage made entirely of surgery sweets and delicious gingerbread, not to

mention a wicked witch to contend with. Can Gretel save the day and rescue her

brother? And can Hansel leave the lollipops alone and actually help?

Fill your pockets with some nice white pebbles, take a piece of bread and come with

us into the deep deep woods!

Here are some of the Characters you will see in the show!

The Rooks

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Hansel & Gretel

Mother and Father

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Belinda Rook

Richard Rook

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Ginger the Witch (Watch out for this character!)

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Duck-Appleby Rook

Little Red Riding Hood with Hansel & Gretel

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The Three Bears with Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel with Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, The Three

Bears and The Wolf.

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Hansel & Gretel meet the Sweetie People at the Gingerbread House

The whole Company

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After the Show

When the show has finished, the actors will line-up and take a bow. Everyone will

clap to show that they have enjoyed the show. You can clap, wave your hands,

shout and cheer too if you want to.

Once the actors have left the stage the lights will then come back on and everyone

will leave. It will be busy but you can always wait in your seat until everyone else has

gone.

Our staff will help you leave Derby Theatre.

We hope you enjoy the show and please let us know what you thought of it by writing

us a letter or drawing a picture!

We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Cheryl Mitchell

Creative Learning Assistant 01332 593913 c.mitchell@derby.ac.uk