visual story and visitor information

Visual Story: Nottingham Playhouse
This visual story is designed for visitors to our
Relaxed Performances.
This document contains information about the
play and lots of images to help prepare you for
your visit.
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Contents
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Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7–8
Page 9-10
Page 11-13
Page 14-15
Page 16
Page 17–21
Page 22–31
Page 32-33
Page 34-35
Page 36-37
Map and location
Parking information
Access
Picture of Nottingham Playhouse
Inside the theatre
Seating and chill-out area
Food and drink
In the auditorium
After the show
Finding your way around
Jack and the Beanstalk: The actors
Jack and the Beanstalk: The story
Key words
Symbols
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Where is Nottingham Playhouse theatre?
Nottingham Playhouse is situated in the Castle
Zone of Nottingham City Centre, just off Derby
Road near St Barnabas’ Cathedral. Simply follow
our banners on Maid Marian Way and Derby Road.
If you want to use satnav the postcode is NG1
5AL.
Here is a map.
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Parking
There are parking spaces on the street around
the theatre on Wellington Circus. You have to pay
at the meter when you park in these spaces, so
make sure that you bring some change with you.
Make sure you read the information on the
parking meter carefully so that you know how
much money to pay.
There are some disabled parking spaces available
outside the theatre on East Circus Street.
There are two NCP car parks near the theatre.
These car parks are on St James’ Street and
Mount Street. If you park in these car parks, we
can give you a discount. Bring your parking ticket
into the theatre and ask a member of staff to
stamp it for you. If you park in these car parks
and get your ticket stamped, you will pay no more
than £5 for up to 7 hours.
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Access
There is level access to the auditorium on East
Circus Street and we have a lift providing access
to all levels from the main foyer.
There are adapted toilets on floor 2 and floor 3.
Spaces for wheelchair users are available in the
stalls. You must book these in advance at the Box
Office.
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Here is a picture of Nottingham Playhouse.
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Inside the theatre.
When you walk into the theatre, you will see the
Box Office.
Here is a picture of the Box Office.
In this picture, you can see Gary, Rosemary and
Safiya. They are members of the Box Office
team.
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You will need to speak to a member of the Box
Office team if you need to collect your tickets.
You can also ask them any questions you have.
You might see some other people in the building
with walkie-talkies. They will all be wearing
badges with their names on. These people are
members of the Front of House team and they
are here to make sure everything runs smoothly.
They will help you to find your seat and answer
any other questions that you might have.
The building can get busy before the show
because everyone is waiting to go into the
auditorium to sit down.
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Seating and chill-out area
If you want to sit somewhere quiet before, during
or after the show then you can sit in the chill-out
area. The chill out area will be on the ground
floor. Here is a picture of the ground floor.
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Other seating areas
There are also some seats on the second floor.
Here is a picture of the seating area on the
second floor.
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Food and drink
On the ground floor of the building is the bar,
deli and restaurant. It is called Cast.
Here is a picture of the bar.
The bar serves alcoholic and soft drinks and tea
and coffee.
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You can pre-order your drinks to have in the
interval and they will be waiting for you at the
bar during the break. Ask one of our friendly bar
staff and they will take your order.
Next to the bar is the restaurant. Here is a
picture of the restaurant.
The restaurant serves hot and cold food.
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Next to the restaurant is the Deli.
Here is a picture from inside the deli.
The deli serves drinks, snacks and sandwiches.
You can bring your own food and drinks into the
performance if you like.
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In the auditorium
The auditorium is where the audience sits to
watch the play. There are two different levels in
the auditorium.
The lower level is called the stalls.
Here is a picture of the stalls.
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The upper level is called the circle.
Here is a picture of the circle.
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You will have some time to find your seats and get
settled before the show starts. You can take your
coats and bags into the auditorium and put them
under your seat. You can also take in any
electronic devices that you may need.
This is a Relaxed Performance so you can get up
out of your seat if you need to move around. You
can leave the auditorium at any time and come
back in when you are ready.
After the show
When the show has finished you can leave the
auditorium when you are ready.
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Finding your way around
When you arrive, you will walk into the main
foyer. You will see the lift on your right. The
stairs to all floors are also on your right.
The main foyer is on floor 3.
The next 4 pages tell you what you will find on
each floor of the building.
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Floor 1
If you are using the lift, press 1 for floor 1.
If you are using the stairs, walk down two flights
of stairs from the main foyer.
There is level access into the stalls from this
floor. If you have walking difficulties or use a
wheelchair, you will need to enter the auditorium
from this floor. A member of the Front of House
Team will help you to find your seat.
The chill-out area is on this floor.
There are some toilets on this floor. Wheelchair
users and those with walking difficulties need to
exit the auditorium on the right hand side to use
the adapted toilet on this floor.
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Floor 2
If you are using the lift, press 2 for floor 2.
If you are using the stairs, walk down one flight
of stairs from the main foyer.
The main access into the stalls is on this floor.
You can buy sweets and drinks on this floor.
There are no toilets on this floor.
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Floor 3
If you are using the lift, press 3 for floor 3.
The Box Office is on this floor.
There are toilets on this floor. There is an
adapted toilet on this floor.
The bar, restaurant and deli are on this floor.
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Floor 4
If you are using the lift, press 4 for floor 4.
If you are using the stairs, walk up one flight of
stairs from the main foyer.
There is access into the circle from this floor.
There is a seating area on this floor.
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The show
On the next 8 pages you can see pictures of the
actors that are in the play. You can learn their
names and the names of the characters that they
play in Jack and the Beanstalk.
During the show the actors might ask you to say
things out loud together. If you want to join in
then you can. If you don’t want to join in then you
don’t have to.
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This is
John.
John plays Slurp in Jack and the Beanstalk. Slurp
is the rent collector. He works for Giant
Blunderbore.
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This is Tim.
Tim plays Danny in Jack and the Beanstalk. Danny
is one of Jack’s friends.
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This is
Daniel.
Daniel plays Giant Blunderbore in Jack and the
Beanstalk. Giant Blunderbore lives in a big castle
at the top of the Beanstalk.
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This is
Kenneth.
Kenneth plays Dame Daisy in Jack and the
Beanstalk. Dame Daisy is Jack’s mum. Kenneth is a
boy but in the play he pretends to be a girl.
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This is
Anthony.
Anthony plays Mrs Blunderbore in Jack and the
Beanstalk. Mrs Blunderbore is the Giant’s wife.
Anthony is a boy but in the play he pretends to be
a girl.
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This is
Hannah.
Hannah plays the Enchantress in Jack and the
Beanstalk. The Enchantress can do magic.
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This is
Rebecca.
Rebecca plays Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk.
Jack is a boy who climbs the beanstalk. Rebecca
is a girl but in the play, she pretends to be a boy.
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This is
Kelly.
Kelly plays Annie in Jack and the Beanstalk. Annie
is Jack’s friend.
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The Story
Jack lives in a cottage with his mum. Jack’s mum
is called Dame Daisy. Jack and Dame Daisy can’t
pay the rent. They are worried that they are
going to lose their home. Annie and Danny are
Jack’s friends. They want to help him.
Slurp asks for rent money from Jack and Dame
Daisy to give to Giant Blunderbore. Dame Daisy
and Jack have to sell Buttercup the cow for
money to pay the rent.
On his way to market with Buttercup, Jack meets
an Enchantress. The Enchantress gives Jack
some magic beans in exchange for Buttercup.
Dame Daisy is angry with Jack because he didn’t
get any money for Buttercup. Dame Daisy throws
the beans outside.
A huge beanstalk grows behind the cottage. Jack
climbs up the beanstalk. When Jack gets to the
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top of the beanstalk, he goes inside Giant
Blunderbore’s castle. Jack meets Mrs
Blunderbore, the Giant’s wife. Mrs Blunderbore
tells Jack to hide in the oven.
The giant has a magic harp and a golden hen that
lays golden eggs. Annie and Danny climb the
beanstalk too.
Giant Blunderbore finds Jack, Annie and Danny in
the castle. They take the magic harp and the
golden hen.
A long time ago, the giant’s brother stole the
magic harp and the golden hen from Jack’s dad.
Giant Blunderbore explains that he is not an angry
giant. He is a shy giant.
Jack invites Giant Blunderbore to come down the
beanstalk and meet his friends. Jack asks Annie
to marry him. Annie says yes. They have a big
party and everyone is happy.
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Key words
Beanstalk
Giant
Happy
Sad
Jack (boy)
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Annie (girl)
Dame Daisy (Mum)
Party
Castle
Magic
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