Join us for a dementia-friendly performance ofChitty Chitty Bang Bang

Director James BriningChoreographer Stephen MearDesigner Simon Higlett

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Book tickets 0113 213 7700email groups@wyp.org.uk

West Yorkshire Playhouse, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP

Dementia-friendly performanceTuesday 19 January 2016 at 1.30pmTickets £12

Pre-show Singing SessionsStart to connect with the music from the show through our singing sessions (dates below). Sing along to familiar songs such as Truly Scrumptious, Me Ol’ Bamboo and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Fri 11 Dec, 2pm - 3pmMon 11 Jan, 2pm - 3pmTue 19 Jan, 11.30am – 12pmTue 19 Jan, 12.15pm – 12.45pm

What does the dementia-friendly performance involve?We work closely with people living with dementia, consulting them on the changes needed for the show and front of house environment. We consider everything from sound and lighting cues, stage action and seating plans, signage and refreshment service.

We offer extra flexibility when booking seats, so if you know you need a little extra personal space you can request that the seat next to you remains unsold. A quiet room outside the auditorium is also available if you need some time away from the crowd.

We are proud that over 120 West Yorkshire Playhouse staff and volunteers are Dementia Friends (dementiafriends.org.uk), turning their understanding of dementia into action.

If there’s another aspect of the theatre experience we could address to make a positive difference for you, please get in touch.

To book free tickets for a pre-show singing session call Nicky Taylor on 0113 213 7296.

The ShowWhacky inventor, Caractacus Potts, his children and Truly Scrumptious try to outwit Baron Bomburst who has decreed that all children be banished from his kingdom. Will it all end happily ever after? Well, of course it will!

One of the world’s favourite musicals Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will have you flying high

Photos by Anthony Robling

Access Partner

Why o�er a dementia-friendly performance? It’s easy to become isolated when you have dementia. People living with dementia have told us that they lose confidence and find it more difficult to do the things they have previously enjoyed. We hope that by making some sensitive adaptations to the theatre experience, we can welcome you back to the Playhouse or encourage you to try visiting the theatre for the first time. Over 400 people attended our first dementia-friendly performance in 2014.

‘Our lives are more full than ever before. We do things here that we never dreamed of’ – Our Time participant.

Find Out More

To find out more about our dementia-friendly performances or our creative work with people living with dementia, please contact Nicky Taylor, our Community Development Manager by calling 0113 213 7296 or email nicky.taylor@wyp.org.uk

Since 2010 we’ve offered creative activities for people living with dementia and their partners or carers. We enable people to explore and develop their talents and to be part of a fun and friendly group. Our Time and Peer Support sessions encourage creativity and imagination, rather than relying on factual memory. We explore characters, make stories, write songs and poetry and create beautiful art, influenced by our own lives and the world around us. All of this is inspired by our theatre and the creative processes of making our shows.

What other activities are on o�er at West Yorkshire Playhouse for people living with dementia?

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West Yorkshire Playhouse is the proud winner of the Alzheimer’s Society Best Dementia Friendly Project Award 2015.