BREAKING THE ICE VISUAL

STORYThis visual resource is for children and young adults visiting the

theatre for Breaking The Ice.

It is intended to help prepare you for a new experience and to help you to become familiar with the surroundings and the performance.

Welcome to the Unicorn Theatre. We are a theatre for children and adults. This is what the building looks like from the outside.

This is the main entrance of the theatre. There are some steps before you get to the front door. The words and pictures on the windows tell you what shows and activities are happening inside.

When you enter through the front door, you will see a big space with lots of tables and chairs in an area called the Foyer.

There are also some instructions on the floor tiles, you can choose to follow these instructions or you can ignore them.

The Box Office is also in the Foyer. This is where you can buy tickets or collect tickets that you have already paid for. There may be other adults and children waiting to buy or collect tickets when you arrive.

You may see some adults and children sitting at some of the tables having a drink or something to eat.

If you need to use the toilet, they are downstairs from the foyer. Look for the stairs going down.

These are the boys’ toilets. These are the girls’ toilets.

When you walk in there is some interesting music playing and you can see a tent with a shadow of a person on it. This doesn’t last long and soon the explorer that’s sitting in her tent comes out to explore the stage and more importantly the snow.

She slowly puts on her big red winter coat, her warm trousers and boots and of course her gloves. As the explorer stands on the snow beneath her feet you can see a foot print being formed, this isn’t real snow though this is made by a special projector and reacts to your movements.

After finishing exploring the Explorer retreats back into her tent, not long after this we meet the Husky. The Husky is wearing a brown and white costume with woolly tassels to look like fur.

She uses a wolf mask but also her facial expression to show how the husky is feeling. The Husky walks in the snow too, this time leaving a paw trail behind her as she walks. She then rolls around throwing snow everywhere as she does.

When the Husky and the Adventurer meet they become friends very quickly, they start to play go fetch! After while it’s time for bed and they both settle down in the tent together, you can see this by their shadows.

Soon after a polar bear appears, his foot prints are the biggest of all. The Polar bear is dressed in all white and also uses a mask and her own facial expressions.

It’s not long before the Polar Bear and Husky meet and they quickly become friends. The Husky teaches the Polar bear how to roll over and the Polar Bear teaches the Husky how to fish.

The two play really well together and have lots of fun until the ice starts to melt. They show this by the interactive floor having a small crack down the middle and gradually the ice cracks piece by piece, pulling the Husky and Polar Bear further and further apart. The music changes and you might start to feel a little sad but that’s okay the shows not over yet!

The Husky is sad because he thinks he has lost his friend but the Polar Bear soon finds the Husky and they are both happy to see each other. At the end of the show you will get the chance to become your very own Husky or Polar Bear and the performers will give you some ears to put on.

You will then get the chance to go on stage and play together on the stage. If you don’t want to play that’s okay you can just sit and watch other children playing.

During the show you might find something funny, you can laugh if you like.

During the show you might see or hear something that makes you feel sad. You can feel sad if you like, that’s okay.

You might hear other people in the audience cheer, clap, shout out or scream. You can join in if you like.

During the show you might feel that you need to take some time out. If you feel like you need to don’t worry about it, find an Usher and let them know. They will take you the chill out space where you can relax and return to the show when you feel ready.