Explaining pantomime to child with sensory issues

Just wondering if anyone knows of any good resources for explaining a pantomime to a child who hates noise and isn’t usually very comfortable in a theatre unless the subject is something she loves. She’s moved up to junior school and they take them to the local pantomime. School are hounding me to fill in the permission slip although they’ve been told she said she didn’t  want to go. Child has had a recent increase in confidence and now isn’t sure if she wants to go or not rather than a flat no. She’s unlikely to enjoy all the screaming at ghosts and it’s behind you type stuff, she doesn’t always like ear defenders because they don’t block enough but she also doesn’t like putting ear plugs inside her ears. Does anyone know of a good video online which explains what will happen, maybe a filmed version of when the actors come out before a relaxed theatre performance of a play  and show some of the props and demonstrate some of the sound effects?

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  • I hate panto, I hate the way we're "made" to enjoy it, I find theatres overwhelming as buildings, they give me both claustrophobia and agrophobia at the same time.

    I'd say no and keep saying no, I was made to watch a production of Pinnochio at school when I was about 6 and it put me off theatre for life. This seems an unnessercary thing to put on a young child who's just started to grow in confidence, maybe next year after watching a few on telly?

  • I was originally happy for her to stay at school but now she’s a bit more on the fence I’m also trying to avoid the massive meltdown that will probably happen if her best friend goes off to the theatre without her

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  • I was originally happy for her to stay at school but now she’s a bit more on the fence I’m also trying to avoid the massive meltdown that will probably happen if her best friend goes off to the theatre without her

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