The Royal Shakespeare Company is to present its fourth special relaxed performance of Matilda the Musical on Sunday 11 June at London’s Cambridge Theatre. This year’s performance of the hit show follows on from similar sell-out events last year and in 2015 and 2014, and builds on the RSC programme of relaxed performances started in […]
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Disney’s Aladdin hosts its first autism-friendly performance
The West End production of Disney’s Aladdin has announced its first dedicated autism-friendly performance on Tuesday 29 August. With tickets already sold out for a similar performance of the award-winning West End production of Disney’s The Lion King on Sunday 4 June 2017, demand is expected to be high for Aladdin’s first autism-friendly show at London’s […]
The Lion King – autism-friendly performance set for June 2017
A dedicated autism-friendly performance of the award-winning West End production of Disney’s The Lion King will be held on Sunday 4 June 2017. Following on from the success of previous ‘relaxed performances’, the production will be re-shaped to make the smash hit show more accessible for those affected by autism. Working closely with the National […]
West End Wilma Awards charity single raises money for relaxed theatre performances
One of the nominees for this year’s West End Wilma Award for Best Understudy, Kieran Brown (The Phantom of the Opera) will debut this year’s awards charity single at the ceremony at the Hippodrome Casino today (Friday 4 November). ‘No Awards For You’ (a song for bad losers everywhere) is Brown’s tongue-in-cheek look at what […]
Matilda the Musical presents third special relaxed performance on 12 June
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to present its third special relaxed performance of Matilda the Musical on 12 June at London’s Cambridge Theatre. This year’s performance of the hit show follows on from similar sell-out events in 2014 and 2015, and builds on the RSC programme of relaxed performances started in Stratford-upon-Avon in2013. The concept […]
Wicked presents its first autism-friendly performance
Wicked, the West End musical that tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz, will present its first ever autism-friendly performance on Saturday 14 May 2016 at 1:30pm. The production is working closely with the National Autistic Society, the UK’s leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families, to create a friendly and supportive environment in […]
The Lion King hosts third autism-friendly performance
Following the success of dedicated autism-friendly performances in 2013 and 2014, a third dedicated performance of Disney’s The Lion King has been announced for Sunday 30 August 2015 at 1:30pm. Tickets are now on sale. The Lion King staged the West End’s first-ever dedicated autism-friendly performance in April 2013. Working closely with the National Autistic Society, the UK’s […]
Matilda the Musical has second relaxed performance in June
Following the sold-out success of the first relaxed performance of Matilda the Musical in 2014, the Royal Shakespeare Company will present a second relaxed performance at the Cambridge Theatre on Sunday 14 June at 3pm. This forthcoming performance of Matilda the Musical will be the fifth relaxed performance that the Royal Shakespeare Company has staged to date across their projects. […]
The Lion King – the autism-friendly way
An autism-friendly matinee performance of The Lion King took place at the Lyceum Theatre, London on Sunday 4 May, 2014. I saw my first West End musical when I was ten years old (Oklahoma! at the Palace Theatre), and I am fortunate enough to have seen many, many more since. So why, on the morning […]
The Lion King – second autism-friendly performance
Following the success of The Lion King’s first dedicated autism-friendly performance in April last year, Disney’s The Lion King is set to present a second such performance on Sunday 4 May 2014 at 1:30pm. Working closely with the National Autistic Society, the UK’s leading charity for people with autism and their families, and following a successful […]
