Getting ready forPeople's Light: a Relaxed Performance in Malvern.
People's Light in Malvern holds a Relaxed Performance of every show, and its holiday panto Cinderella has one on Sunday, December 13, 2026 at 2 pm: house lights on low, lower sound, freedom to talk and leave your seat, a quiet area in the lobby, a free pre-show sensory tour with RSVP, and fidgets and headphones to borrow.
Cinderella: A Musical Panto runs November 18, 2026 to January 3, 2027 on the Leonard C. Haas Stage; the Relaxed Performances are on the date cards. Box Office: Tuesday to Sunday, 12 pm to curtain when shows are running, and Tuesday to Friday, 12 to 5 pm otherwise; hours vary, so call 610.644.3500 before an in-person visit. Theatre doors open about 30 minutes before the show, and the Haas Stage will-call desk opens one hour before curtain.
39 Conestoga Road (Route 401 between Routes 30 and 202), Malvern, PA 19355
“Freedom to talk, vocalize, and leave seats during the performance as needed”
“A quiet area will be provided in the theatre lobby to relax as needed”
“House lights will remain on at a low level in the theatre during the performance”
People's Light says every Relaxed Performance is open to parents with infants and toddlers, while it generally doesn't recommend bringing children under 5 to other performances; its holiday productions are well-suited for all ages but are not ideal for babies and infants.
People's Light will post pre-show preparation materials online as the performance date approaches.
Fidgets and noise-canceling headphones are free to borrow at every performance, first come, first served, with no reservation: ask the House Manager in the theatre lobby.
Ideas for an accommodation go to Olivia DiIorio, Front of House and Accessibility Manager, at diiorio@peopleslight.org.
Cinderella's sing-alongs, cheering and booing (the panto invites the audience to sing along, cheer and boo)not stated
Quieter, in the theatre's words
The quiet area in the theatre lobby, at Relaxed Performancesquiet zone
Tickets online or from the Box Office at 610.644.3500 or tickets@peopleslight.org. All ticket sales are final, with no refunds; you can donate unused tickets for a tax letter. People's Light gives two exchange rules: $5 per ticket to another date of the same show up to your performance date (no exchanges between shows), and free exchanges, no questions asked. Ask the Box Office which applies to your tickets.
Other ways to save, at other performances: preview tickets are $37 including fees, Community Curtain dates are half-price (Cinderella's are Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 2 pm and Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 7 pm), youth tickets are $5 off for anyone 17 and under, college students and theatre industry members pay $15, educators and military families and veterans get 25% off, AAA and WHYY members get 10% off by phone, there are lower priced B seats at every performance, and groups get 15 to 25% off (from 8 people for Cinderella, 10 or more on the discounts list). Discounts cannot be combined.
A paid Personal Care Attendant gets a complimentary companion seat; call the Box Office to reserve it. Front-row wheelchair seats are limited; tell the Box Office when you buy.
Food: the concessions counter sells coffee, soda, tea, water, cookies, brownies, ice cream, candy and gluten-free snacks, and you may take your concessions into the theatre.
Restrooms: use whichever restroom you are most comfortable in; caregivers may enter any restroom to help. The Haas Stage lobby has a ground-floor automatic door to the will-call desk and an elevator to the second floor concessions.
If you step out during the show, wait for the House Manager to bring you back to your seat; actors sometimes use the aisles. No photos or recording of the stage.
Parking on the property is always free. By train, take the Paoli/Thorndale line to Malvern Station, then a taxi.
