Good Reads

The life-changing experience of autism-friendly performances

"I don’t know whether the cast and crew of Sunday’s performance realise quite what an important thing they did… What this performance did was to make us normal."

Frances Richens
1 min read

From the moment I heard there was to be a one-off autism-friendly performance of The Lion King, I knew we had to go. Musicals have been my greatest passion ever since I was a teenager, and even when I was pregnant with my twins I’d dream of sharing this joyous experience with my children. I would lay in the bath singing show tunes to my bump. In fact I went to see Wicked when I was about three weeks pregnant – before I was even aware that my little ones had been created…


The AP events guide lists a wide range of training opportunities. Find details of Autism Awareness in Your Arts and Cultural Organisation here.