Off-Broadway Access Review -
Are the Bennet Girls Ok?

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General Note

This is a review of the accessibility of the theater, of the lighting/sound/scent design of the show, and a list of content warnings as a way to prep folks with various needs before they go see it. 

This is not meant to scare anyone away from seeing the show. Most productions have about the same amount of content warnings and sensory warnings to go along with it, they’re just rarely explicitly written down. 

For some people, knowing these things ahead of time makes it easier to enjoy the show because they know what to expect. And, often, makes those people more likely to see it in the first place. I hope that it’s helpful! 

I am also happy to clarify any specifics, just send me a message or an email and I will respond when I can.

Also please note that I make these while seeing a show for the first time, so I may miss some cues or be slightly off as to their placement/cue line!

Theater

West End Theatre

All comments on the accessibility of lighting are in reference to seats in the back row on the left through the first door

Bathrooms:

  • divided into the binary 

  • located in the basement, one flight to the left below the main entrance

Other theater accessibility:

  • this theater is located inside of a church up two flights of stairs (or up the elevator which is down the hall straight ahead)

  • it is general seating, with most of the seats up one step per row, though the front row is at ground level

Click here for more information on the physical accessibility of this theater.

Light/Sound/Scent

General:

  • I didn’t need earplugs for this show, but there is an adjustment once it starts because it does initially feel quite loud

  • the sensory accessibility of this show is similar to that of The Play That Goes Wrong, Oh Mary, and John Proctor is the Villain

Act I: no notes

Act II:

  • door slammed by Kitty after Wickham & Lydia enter

  • loud bang, followed by manipulative behavior just after Lydia runs into the room where Mrs. Bennet, Jane, and Lizzie are seated

  • loud music (in comparison), colored lights, and slow spinning wall projections after Lizzie says yes to Darcy - after bows this returns with a very brief red strobe light

Content Advisory

  • borderline offensive caricature of autistic people used for comedic relief (in the case of Mr. Collins’ portrayal) 

  • death & parent death

  • brief domestic violence