Theatres put on accessible and inclusive panto performances for Cork audiences

Working with local communities, the Everyman and Cork Opera House are faciliating Christmas pantos for neurodivergent, hard-of-hearing and visually-impaired audiences... oh, yes they are!

Some of the cast of The Everyman's production of Cinderella, alongside reps from Irish Guide Dogs, ahead of adapted performances of the panto

Panto season is upon us, and soon the theatres of the city will be beset by well-meaning heroes, saucy dames and wicked villains, spinning tales as old as time for the delight of generations of theatre-goers.

And there'll be fun for all this Christmas season, as the two grandes dames of the Cork panto scene, the Everyman and Cork Opera House, have announced inclusive performances of their respective spectaculars.