Thursday 21 November 2024 to Saturday 30 November 2024 (DAILY event)
Overview
UpStage at the Playhouse and Lulu Bell Productions presents The Magic Hour.
Written and directed by Vanessa Bates, featuring actors Louise Chapman and Jan Hunt with live music by Amy Vee.
Think you…
UpStage at the Playhouse and Lulu Bell Productions presents The Magic Hour.
Written and directed by Vanessa Bates, featuring actors Louise Chapman and Jan Hunt with live music by Amy Vee.
Think you know fairy tales? Think again. Twisted, dark and funny.
Fairy tales, reworked, funny, furious and fantastic, as tales of the marginalised. Original fairy tales were about bravado, fortune, destiny and courage. But always there, watching from the edges, were the quiet ones. The bit characters. The bridesmaids. The untouchables. Single mothers, Ugly sisters, Grandmothers.
In The Magic Hour, they get their chance to shine.
From caravan parks and Housing Commission towers, in old school discos and in junkie gardens... Welcome one and all to “the twilight hour, the dreaming hour, The Magic Hour”.
This 2024 life can seem a harsh one; a post-pandemic world with growing climate change, cost of living, wars, homelessness, fake news, mental instability, AI and social media consequences.
What is left for us to hope for in such a fearful, insecure, unbelievable world of not enough, too much and not again? What is left to matter? Well... Love matters. Kindness matters. Caring matters. And Courage matters. And because of all these things, or perhaps at the start of all these things… Stories matter.
Allows a person's carer free entry into participating venues and events
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
Ask all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Employ people with disability
Have a step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
Have a wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room
Have accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on your website (can be emailed on request)
Have accessible seating areas in theatrette
Have an accessible public toilet which is unlocked
Have at least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high)
Have doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy)
Have grab rails in the bathroom
Have lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
Have step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
Have step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
Offer a range of contact methods for receiving complaints
Offer multiple options for booking - web, email, phone
Provide assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Provide seating in common areas including reception area
Train your staff in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges
Train your staff in disability awareness
Use floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
Use non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
Use Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
