Drift

When a glitch in the system, transports us to a new interface…

Follow Player 1 and Player 2 through our new Sensory Theatre show, as our audience are drawn inside an old arcade game.

With 8-bit music, and video-game inspired lighting, we are inviting learning disabled audiences to explore with their senses on every level.

This interactive and immersive experience will put our audience on the controls, steering our Players through the journey of the game.

Enter…

• Additional Information

  Drift, conceived and directed by Kirsty Pennycook, Interplay’s Artistic Director, is the company’s new multi-sensory show for audiences with learning disabilities.

  The non-verbal narrative of the show will highlight themes of choice, and resilience. With audiences choosing the direction of the characters, and watch them again and again until they succeed. A series of tactile props will be included within the world of the set, including joysticks and buttons, coins and tokens, counters for points, and lights to be collected and stored inside the trophy, in order to defeat the villain.

  Audiences

  Drift is made for audiences aged 5 to 19 with varying needs, and includes a cast of performers skilled in delivering flexible and engaging performances for young people with learning disabilities. The show is highly sensory, with limited language, and Interplay have considered movement needs, processing time, and engagement tracking throughout. Their tailored approach provides interactive and sensory ways to engage with story and narrative that doesn’t rely on language, to give audience members a theatre experience they won’t forget.

• Access Information - Theatre

  Seat size

  In our theatre the seats are 38cm (15″) wide and 44.5cm (17½”) deep. The seats are 44cm (171/3”) from the floor, and have an 8cm (3”) gap between seats.

  Armrests

  Seats have armrests on either side of the seat which cannot be removed completely. Seats on rows A, C and D have armrests which can be folded away and slot between the seat backs. On all other rows armrests are fixed and cannot be folded or removed.

  Legroom

  There is 30cm (112/3“) of legroom in front of each seat, with additional legroom in rows D and L, and in Box 1 and Box 2.

  Further information

  If you have any questions about accessibility our Box Office team are always happy to help and can be contacted on 01642 525199 or by emailing [email protected] - you can also tell us about your access requirements when prompted to do so during the online booking process.

• Companion Ticket Scheme

  A free ticket is available to a companion accompanying a disabled person to an event, where it is an access requirement. To book a companion ticket or accessible seating as part of your order please contact the Box Office team on 01642 525199 or email [email protected]

  You can tell us about any other access requirements you have at the time of booking.

• Information about relaxed performances and screenings

  We offer a number of daytime family theatre performances and cinema screenings designed to make trips to ARC a more relaxed experience for learning disabled people, people with autism and people with sensory or neurological conditions

  Relaxed performances have a number of distinguishing features:

  • Lower volume levels

  • No foyer music

  • Consistent lighting with auditorium lights on throughout

  • There is a relaxed attitude to noise and moving around the auditorium

  • You can reserve extra seats if you need space to be comfortable

  • If you prefer not to queue please let us know when booking

  • We can provide a chill out space should you need a break.