The Great Big Dinosaur Show

31 Oct 2024

Which dinosaur had teeth as big as a banana? Which dinosaur weighed the same as 10,000 cats? And what could a CHICKEN possibly be doing in The Great Big Dinosaur Show?!

Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs about all your favourite prehistoric protagonists (and some you haven’t heard of yet!). Come and get your groove on to some Jurassic Classics!

The show is inspired by Simon Mole’s 4th book; A First Book of Dinosaurs, illustrated by Matt Hunt, published by Walker Books in September 2023.

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  • Photographer: Hugo Glendinning, Suzi Corker

While we do our best to ensure that all performances at Jacksons Lane are as accessible as possible, we do occasionally hold Relaxed performances for productions that are with us slightly longer. We are holding two Relaxed performances for The Great Big Dinosaur Show. These will take place on:

Wednesday 30 October at 2pm
Thursday 31 October at 11am

If you are not familiar with what relaxed performances are, these are showings that are specifically designed to be more accessible to anybody who may be more anxious about attending the theatre or might benefit from a more relaxed performance environment. This might include those who are neurodivergent, as well as young children or those who have not been to a theatre before. These shows provide an inclusive and relaxed space for all to enjoy live theatre and can often provide a more enjoyable experience all round. Everyone is welcome to attend, regardless of whether they feel they need the additional support that these shows offer or not.

For our relaxed performances at Jacksons Lane we:

  • Have visual story guides available in advance, which provide information about the cast and performance
  • Offer sensory touch tours of the set and materials before the show
  • Provide a welcome introduction from the cast at the start of the show
  • Keep the auditorium lights on throughout the show
  • Have reduced volume during the show
  • Allow audience members to come and go more freely from the theatre space and have a more relaxed attitude towards audience noise and movement during the show
  • Have breakout spaces available for those who are finding the experience overwhelming and need somewhere quiet to sit for a short while.

The visual story for this show is currently in development, but will be available here soon. For more information about how we support audience members with access requirements more generally, please see our webpage here.

We are not expecting this performance to contain any content or trigger warnings.

If you have any particular concerns or questions you have about the performance, please contact our team and we do our best to help.