PANTOMIME directors should remove pyrotechnics, strobe lighting and loud noises from some performances to make them suitable for autistic people, an MSP has advised.
Mark McDonald has called on all panto organisers to put on "autism-friendly performances" following successful shows in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Aberdeen Performing Arts is staging a subdued version of Beauty And The Beast and laying on support for spectators who become anxious, following a successful autism-friendly performance of Cinderella last year.
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