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I was impressed on my first visit to The Young Vic since its’ makeover. We found a parking space just a couple of streets away. The ground floor was level access from the street; lift access to the upper level. The bar and restaurant were buzzing. Generally seating is unreserved but wheelchair spaces are allocated. Helpful, chatty staff members guided us in and to our space/seat.
The theatre seemed much bigger than I had remembered with the audience curving round three sides. The set, for this play, included a backdrop with steps down from the back to a ground level performance area. Sadly, my wheelchair space was at the back of the upper level so much of the ground floor action could not be seen by me. Did anyone sit in a wheelchair and look out from here?
If they had, they might have spotted that a wheelchair seat is several inches lower than the bench seats alongside so yields a vastly inferior view; plus, a lot of wheelchair users, like me, cannot lean forward, duh! Fortunately, in this play, much of the action was on the, entirely visible, steps.
I hate making this minor complaint – hey, given some of the spaces I have been put in this is minor! - as, overall, I thought The Young Vic was a great place: one to which I will happily return.
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