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Mr S and I have always enjoyed going to the theatre and had been keen to try it out as a family for a while.  Having tried a cinema trip for the first time as a family at the start of the summer holidays last year, we felt confident Miss S would manage and be happy during a theatre trip. Miss S has a startle reflex due to her Cerebral Palsy which means her body will jump at sudden or loud noises and this can be uncomfortable for her at times. Going to the cinema, we found that although Miss S does jump at times, she manages it well and always wants to go back. We have lost count of how many films we have now seen at the cinema! Our first planned trip to try out the theatre was to see a pantomime last Christmas at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton.  With Covid restrictions still so changeable at the time, we were SO relieved and excited that the Cinderella pantomime could still go ahead as planned!  We loved the pantomime and everyone else we spoke to who had also been to see it, felt