Relaxed Performances at LAMDA
• You are welcome to leave and re-enter from the theatre as you need.
• There is a break-out room available called The Rittner Room.
• House lighting is on low throughout, never going to full black-out.
• Loud noises are reduced.
• No strobe lighting is used.
• You are welcome to react to the show however you want.
• At the end of this document is a show synopsis and sensory guide .
Here is a guide to sensory information symbols in this document:
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Indicates bright or sudden lighting changes
Indicates a sad or potentially distressing scene
Indicates fighting, or use of guns/weapons
Arriving at LAMDA
When you arrive at LAMDA, the box office is to your right. You should pick up your ticket here, using your name.
Toilets are located right next to box office.
LAMDA staff will be wearing LAMDA branded T-Shirts or lanyards. If you need any assistance whilst in the building, please ask them.
This is the Theatre Foyer. You may be asked to wait here until the house is open.
You will be shown how to get to the Sainsbury Theatre by an usher.
This performance will take place in the Sainsbury Theatre.
This is the entrance.
When you enter, an Usher will take your ticket from you.
You can sit in any seat. The house lights will stay on low throughout the show.
There is a break-out space called ‘The Rittner Room’ which you are welcome to use at any point during your visit. It can be accessed via the stairs or lift in the main entrance foyer.
If you aren’t sure about any of this information during your visit please ask an usher or anybody wearing a lanyard.
Before the show begins, the actors will introduce themselves and the characters they are playing.
The lights in the theatre will dim and she show will start. You can leave and re-enter if you need to through the doors you came in through.
At the end of the show the actors will come on and bow. You are welcome to clap at this point if you would like.
3 Winters Company Headshots
MARINKO/KARL DOLINA
Caleb Mercer
KAROLINA AMRUS
Olive McHugh
ALEKSANDAR KING
Darcy Bengt
ROSE KING
Emily Hayman
MONIKA ZIMA
Lily Olufemi-Bywaters
IGOR MALJEVIC
John Rice
ALISA KOS
Zella Clay
LUCIJA KOS
Muireann Ni Fhaogain
VLADO KOS
Reuben Thomas MASAKOS
Selina Thompson
DUNJA KING
Thelma Solea
MARKO HORVAT
James Walsh
Synopsis
Below is a brief synopsis of the play to aid in contextualizing the following sensory guide.
A portrait of an eclectic family, held together by the courage to survive. From the remnants of monarchy to Communism, democracy, war and the EU: Croatia 1945 - 2011. The Kos family argue, adapt, fall in and out of love. World after world is erected and torn down around them. The one constant is the ivy-clad house in Zagreb, built by aristocrats, partitioned, owned by all, owned by a few; witness to four increasingly educated and independent generations of women. But when the family assemble for Lucia's wedding, Alisa learns that her nouveau-riche brotherin-law has bought the once nationalized house. For the bride this is progress, for her sister it's a shady act of greed. For their principled parents, finally, it's one battle too many.
Below is a sensory guide for the performance that shows potential distressing actions in the play, split up by scenes
ACT 1
Scene 1
There is a blackout before the scene begins.
There is loud music in the scene change.
Scene 2
As a photograph is taken, there is a snap of white light and then a flash of red as a picture is taken. There is a loud shutter noise.
Dunja is smoking a cigarette, which is herbal. You will be able to smell it
Vlado makes racist remarks about Alisa’s previous husband.
Alisa describes how Marko put a knife to her throat which is upsetting and stressful imagery, because of being traumatised by the war.
Loud music in scene change.
Scene 3
Aleksandar is smoking and you will be able to smell it.
Monika sets the clock and it then continually ticks under the scene which adds tension
Scene 3 continued
Aleksandar tries to kiss Rose but she pulls away. There is a tense conversation between them
Aleksandar slams his fist on the table which makes a loud noise.
There is tense underscoring during Rose’s speech about how her baby was close to being killed during the war when they were hiding from the Germans.
Rose throws photographs of Aleksandar in the war into a fire.
There is loud music in the scene change.
Scene 4
There is tense underscoring at the end of the scene when Karolina is telling Lucy that the world is unpredictable, but the house should always stay in the family.
There is a brief blackout into the scene change. There is soft but tense piano music.
Scene 5
The clock is ticking in the background.
There is a loud floorboard creaking noise.
Karolina appears running through the house Aleksandar grabs her and puts her into a chair There is tense music during this.
Scene 6
Rose shouts at Karolina, and then later at her mother, Monika, for being polite to Karolina
At the end of the scene, there is tense music as Monika and Karolina have a conversation.
Scene 7
There is a sudden flash of light as Lucija takes a photograph. This happens later on in the scene too.
There is a sudden bright light, loud music and then a blackout.
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ACT 2
Scene 1
The clock is ticking again throughout this scene.
Scene 2
There is loud piano music underscoring the scene.
Scene 3
Karl uses an offensive slur that some people use to describe people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
There is tense underscoring as Karl and Dunja argue.
Karl hits Dunja 3 times. She screams and falls to the floor where she lies crying. All family members run on and shout at Karl.
Scene 4
Marko says a sad speech to Alisa about how the consequences of war has led to a breakdown of relationships and that he and his family are being evicted.
Scene 5
There is loud guitar music during the scene change.
Scene 7
There is a loud phone ringing in the background of the scene.
There is loud scene change music.
Scene 8
There is tense music throughout this scene
There is a blackout at the end of the scene.
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During the end people will clap and may stand up, cheer or shout to tell the actors they did a good job
