Accessible events this season

Access
Written By Katherine Roberts
This page has a list of all accessible events this season. They are grouped by the additional access that has been arranged. Events included have some of the following; Hearing Loop, Captions, British Sign Language (in the process of being booked), are Relaxed. This season we do not have an audio described events. 
Please note service animals are welcome at all our events, not just accessible events.
If you need information about toilets and transport for a particular venue the information is included on the event page. If you need to see which venues are accessible to you visit our venue blog.
To request additional access for any event please contact us by email and we will do our best to make arrangements for you. thelibrarypresents@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

SEND specific events

Events specifically for disabled people and people with special educational needs.

Featured
Play with Clay Workshop (for SEND children and their carers)
May 31
Littleport Library
Play with Clay Workshop (for SEND children and their carers)
Littleport Library

Join drama and creative writing facilitator Melanie Hering and ceramics artist Emily Stapleton for a storytelling and clay workshop designed specifically for children with additional support needs. Using the theme of ‘our natural world’, create stories, play, make models and explore materials as a family in an open and friendly shared space.

Littleport Library
Play with Clay Workshop (for SEND children and their carers)
Jun 30
St Neots Library
Play with Clay Workshop (for SEND children and their carers)
St Neots Library

Join drama and creative writing facilitator Melanie Hering and ceramics artist Emily Stapleton for a storytelling and clay workshop designed specifically for children with additional support needs. Using the theme of ‘our natural world’, create stories, play, make models and explore materials as a family in an open and friendly shared space.

St Neots Library

Relaxed Events

Safe spaces where special consideration is given to the sensory needs of Neurodiverse / Autistic audience members. Neurotypical audiences are also welcome. 

  • Bring sensory aids, vocalise and move around during the event. 
  • There is a quieter space provided with chairs. 
  • Photos and a video tour of the venue (see the event page) 
  • A staff member who has Autism Awareness Training will be present. 
  • Overhead lights will be off for daytime activities, this is not possible for evening events.
Featured
Graffiti Classics
May 25
Ely Library
Graffiti Classics
Ely Library

16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices with 1 aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating. A classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show all rolled into one!

Ely Library
Along Came A Magpie
May 28
Sawtry Library
Along Came A Magpie
Sawtry Library

Scarlet Oak Theatre present a show featuring puppetry, plants and lots of pots! In an intimate potting shed, we meet a gardener. She loves the smell of the flowers, the feel of the earth and watching her plants bloom. But along comes a magpie who turns her potting shed upside down! Making friends is lots of fun, but can sometimes be tricky. Join our gardener and magpie on this playful and heart warming journey as they navigate the intricacies of friendship.

Sawtry Library
Along Came A Magpie
May 29
St Neots Library
Along Came A Magpie
St Neots Library

Scarlet Oak Theatre present a show featuring puppetry, plants and lots of pots! In an intimate potting shed, we meet a gardener. She loves the smell of the flowers, the feel of the earth and watching her plants bloom. But along comes a magpie who turns her potting shed upside down! Making friends is lots of fun, but can sometimes be tricky. Join our gardener and magpie on this playful and heart warming journey as they navigate the intricacies of friendship.

St Neots Library
Jack and the Beans Talk
Jun 29
Arbury Church of the Good Shepherd Community Hall
Jack and the Beans Talk
Arbury Church of the Good Shepherd Community Hall

Garlic Theatre presents a charming and inventive puppet show about what might happen if you throw things out the window! Jack lives on a small farm with his mum and very little to eat. Imagine his surprise when he swaps his cow for some magic beans and starts to hear a whispering in the breeze.

Arbury Church of the Good Shepherd Community Hall
Jack and the Beans Talk
Jul 6
Whittlesey Library
Jack and the Beans Talk
Whittlesey Library

Garlic Theatre presents a charming and inventive puppet show about what might happen if you throw things out the window! Jack lives on a small farm with his mum and very little to eat. Imagine his surprise when he swaps his cow for some magic beans and starts to hear a whispering in the breeze.

Whittlesey Library
One Man One Ball
Jul 20
Bassingbourn Old School Community Centre / Library
One Man One Ball
Bassingbourn Old School Community Centre / Library

Truan Jay Mathias and his magical crystal ball are on a mission to spread astonishment and wonder. A mix of circus tricks, juggling, and electric unicycle, dance and comedy. An enthralling show that combines gentle humour, beauty and human struggle. The show will be followed by a circus workshop for all ages over 5 years.

Bassingbourn Old School Community Centre / Library
One Man One Ball
Jul 25
Abbey Lounge
One Man One Ball
Abbey Lounge

Truan Jay Mathias and his magical crystal ball are on a mission to spread astonishment and wonder. A mix of circus tricks, juggling, and electric unicycle, dance and comedy. An enthralling show that combines gentle humour, beauty and human struggle. The show will be followed by a circus workshop for all ages over 5 years.

Abbey Lounge
Along Came A Magpie
Sep 21
Chatteris Library
Along Came A Magpie
Chatteris Library

Scarlet Oak Theatre present a show featuring puppetry, plants and lots of pots! In an intimate potting shed, we meet a gardener. She loves the smell of the flowers, the feel of the earth and watching her plants bloom. But along comes a magpie who turns her potting shed upside down! Making friends is lots of fun, but can sometimes be tricky. Join our gardener and magpie on this playful and heart warming journey as they navigate the intricacies of friendship.

Chatteris Library

Captioned Events

The words are displayed on a screen near the stage or in the set and can be seen at the same time as they are spoken or sung. Speakers’ names, sound effects and offstage noises are also shown.

Featured
Along Came A Magpie
May 28
Sawtry Library
Along Came A Magpie
Sawtry Library

Scarlet Oak Theatre present a show featuring puppetry, plants and lots of pots! In an intimate potting shed, we meet a gardener. She loves the smell of the flowers, the feel of the earth and watching her plants bloom. But along comes a magpie who turns her potting shed upside down! Making friends is lots of fun, but can sometimes be tricky. Join our gardener and magpie on this playful and heart warming journey as they navigate the intricacies of friendship.

Sawtry Library
Along Came A Magpie
May 29
St Neots Library
Along Came A Magpie
St Neots Library

Scarlet Oak Theatre present a show featuring puppetry, plants and lots of pots! In an intimate potting shed, we meet a gardener. She loves the smell of the flowers, the feel of the earth and watching her plants bloom. But along comes a magpie who turns her potting shed upside down! Making friends is lots of fun, but can sometimes be tricky. Join our gardener and magpie on this playful and heart warming journey as they navigate the intricacies of friendship.

St Neots Library
Along Came A Magpie
Sep 21
Chatteris Library
Along Came A Magpie
Chatteris Library

Scarlet Oak Theatre present a show featuring puppetry, plants and lots of pots! In an intimate potting shed, we meet a gardener. She loves the smell of the flowers, the feel of the earth and watching her plants bloom. But along comes a magpie who turns her potting shed upside down! Making friends is lots of fun, but can sometimes be tricky. Join our gardener and magpie on this playful and heart warming journey as they navigate the intricacies of friendship.

Chatteris Library

Hearing Looped Events

Hearing loops are available. Make sure you book the hearing loop ticket. For activities without the hearing loop logo, we can provide a loop if you inform us at least 10 days in advance.

Featured
Ball and Boe by The Opera Dudes
Jun 7
March Library
Ball and Boe by The Opera Dudes
March Library

A fabulous tribute to Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. In their inimitable style full of humour and personality, the Dudes sing original arrangements of Ball and Boe. Favourites from the West End, the movies and Las Vegas-style showstoppers.

March Library
Havisham
Jun 13
St Ives Library
Havisham
St Ives Library

Miss Havisham is in town! Come meet her in the flesh. Find out why she waits forever at her wedding feast for a husband who will never arrive. Delve into the dark psyche of Miss Havisham’s fractured world and live the experiences that drove her to the brink and over the edge of insanity. Presented by Emul8 Theatre

St Ives Library
A Waltz in New Orleans
Jun 21
St Neots Library
A Waltz in New Orleans
St Neots Library

The yarn of the greatest jazz musician you’ve never heard of, the braggadocious and fictitious Henri ‘Second Line’ DuBois. “The story I have to tell you is about how something beautiful, something excellent, was created in spite of unfairness and vexation”. A story of rhythm, jazz, opera and West African music created by Lucas Keen

St Neots Library
Magic, Myth & Mystery by Moonrakers
Jul 5
Histon Library
Magic, Myth & Mystery by Moonrakers
Histon Library

Moonrakers perform sparkling and unique arrangements of traditional British folk songs and their own compositions. The 4-piece band plays harp, cello, fretted instruments, accordion, whistles, and vocals. Their albums have received glowing reviews in the music press.

Histon Library
Paprika
Jul 6
Cambourne Library
Paprika
Cambourne Library

Paprika is the UK’s leading Balkan band. Two accordions, violin, guitar, bass, and percussion. This electrifying group blends Eastern European, Balkan, Gypsy, and Classical music into a whirlwind of frenzied virtuosity. Performances interweave fiery melodies and foot-tapping rhythms.

Cambourne Library
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