19 - 25 May marks Dementia Awareness Week and we are proud to offer a variety of Dementia Friendly activities, from our annual Dementia Friendly performance, designed for people living with dementia to enjoy with their families, friends and carers, to regular workshops.

Minor adjustments to a performance can make a big difference. At our Dementia Friendly performance of Top Hat (31 July at 2.30pm), we’ll make small changes to create a more comfortable environment and our friendly Dementia Friends trained staff will be nearby to help. We'll also do a little recap after the interval to bring everyone up to speed before settling into the second act.

Louise Rigglesford, Senior Community and Outreach Manager explains “More and more people are living with dementia, and it’s incredibly important that they are able to live well with dementia.”

George Ide LLP, the West Sussex solicitors, have been sponsoring CFT’s Dementia Friendly activities since 2022, and we would like to say a huge thank you for their continued support this year. Ursula Watt, Partner & Head of Private Client department at George Ide says “We’re so pleased to sponsor Chichester Festival Theatre’s Dementia Friendly performances and other community outreach initiatives – supporting these projects is a perfect fit for us and we hope CFT’s important work in this area will bring real benefits to those coping with the multiple challenges of the condition.”

Find out more about this and other accessible performances on our Access pages.