I’m going to the relaxed screening of Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (PG) at The Courtyard. This story will help me understand what to expect when I get there.
I’m going to The Courtyard to watch a film.
The Courtyard is a big building with lots of glass that has a theatre, cinema and café inside.
This is what it looks like from outside.
If I arrive by car, bus or bike then I go to the car park and see the building from behind which looks like this…
Inside the building, the people at Box Office will help me to pick up my tickets, if I haven’t already got them.
I may have to wait in a queue but I won’t have to wait too long.
There is a Cafe and a restaurant at The Courtyard
This is where I will go to buy food and drinks if I need them.
I can go to the toilet whenever I need to. There are toilets on the ground floor and on the first floor.
The accessible toilets are quieter and I can dry my hands with paper instead of an air dryer in there.
There is also a Changing Places Toilet in the Car Park.
The film will be in the Studio Theatre which looks like this...
The film will start at 2pm but I can go into the Studio Theatre before the film starts to look around if I like.
There will be bean bags, sofas or chairs for me to sit on and I can choose where I sit.
When the film starts it will go a little bit darker (but not completely dark) and it will be a little noisy (but not too loud).
Words will appear on the bottom of the screen as the characters talk. These are called subtitles. Subtitles help people who cannot hear well or struggle to follow conversations to understand what is happening in the film.
The film is called Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen in his most thrilling adventure yet.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
If I want to take a break from the film, I can leave the Studio Theatre and go to the Chill Out Area in Meeting Room 1. It will be quiet in there.
I can return to the Studio Theatre when I am ready.
There will be colouring in sheets which I can take to the Studio Theatre to complete as I watch this film if I would like to.
When the film has finished the lights will get a little brighter and I will leave the Studio Theatre.
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