Access
We want your Festival experience to be as enjoyable and accessible as possible. On this page you will find details of our assisted performances, an access booking guide, and a link to access information on our venues.
For more information, if you have specific access requirements or if you would like to give feedback please do get in touch by emailing access@nnfestival.org.uk or calling 01603 877750.
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Assisted Performances
Phoenix Dodo Butterfly - BSL interpreted
Saturday 11 May, 7.30pm, UEA Drama Studio
Three short plays for a future beyond the current climate emergency. Followed by a panel discussion on the climate crisis, including speaker Patrick Barkham.
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A Sign of Her Own - BSL interpreted
Saturday 25 May, 3pm, National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall
A book discussion of Sarah Marsh’s debut novel, talking about the inspiration behind her novel and how she drew from real historical documents and personal experience to illuminate the joys and frustrations of being deaf in a hearing world.
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an Accident / a Life - Integrated captioning
Friday 24 & Saturday 25 May, 7.30pm, Norwich Theatre Royal
This exciting new collaboration between choreographers and dancers Marc Brew and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui unravels moments in our lives, exploring difficult things with and without words using storytelling, film, music, dance and a car.
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On The Beach - Created for audiences with dementia
Thursday 23 May, 11.30am & 2.30pm, Sheringham Little Theatre
Saturday 25 May, 11.30am & 2.30pm, St George’s Theatre, Great Yarmouth
An interactive sensory experience for people living with dementia and their carers, created by participatory theatre company Spare Tyre. An intimate performance for audiences of six to eight (plus carers), On The Beach is suitable for individuals at all stages of the dementia pathway.
Sheringham – Click here to find out more and book
Great Yarmouth – Click here to find out more and book
Booking Information
We seek to have accessible seating available at all our venues. Currently we offer wheelchair accessible seating and free tickets for Essential Companions or Personal Assistants.
Wheelchair Tickets
We aim to have wheelchair accessible seats at all Festival events.
How to book wheelchair accessible tickets online
- For some events you can simply select the ticket option Wheelchair.
- For other events, with reserved seating plans or limited wheelchair accessible space, before you look at events and select your tickets, to get access to wheelchair tickets you’ll need to login to your booking account and go to Other Preferences. Here check the box next to I’m a wheelchair user (electric) or I’m a wheelchair user (manual) and any other option which are relevant to you.
- Now have a look at the What’s on page and book your tickets.
- When you get to select your tickets, on a reserved plan, wheelchair accessible spaces will have a wheelchair symbol on them. On unreserved plans there will be the option to choose Wheelchair Users.
- On unreserved plans please purchase essential companion tickets or other members of your party in the general allocation, or area adjacent to the wheelchair user section chosen, this does not mean you will sit in different areas, but ensures we keep within the capacity for wheelchair users in each venue.
If you would prefer to do your booking over the phone, then give us a call on 01603 531800. The phone lines are open Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm, excluding public holidays.
If you have any questions you can also email our Box Office at boxoffice@nnfestival.org.uk.
Essential Companion Tickets
Any audience member requiring a Personal Assistant or Essential Companion in order to attend a Festival event can get one free ticket.
How to book a free Essential Companion ticket online
- Before you look at the event and select your tickets, to get a free Essential Companion ticket you’ll need to login to your booking account and go to Other Preferences.
- Here check the box next to I require a Personal Assistant/Companion and any other options which are relevant to you.
- Now have a look at the What’s on page and book your tickets.
- When you get to select your ticket, choose one Disabled ticket and one Essential Companion.
- Proceed through the checkout, and when you get to the Order Summary, you will see that one ticket will have been discounted to free.
If you would prefer to do your booking over the phone, you can give us a call on 01603 531800. The phone lines are open Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm, excluding public holidays.
Header image You & I Know, New Duet © Dibs McCallum