A MULTI-SENSORY show is set to bring the forest to life at Salisbury Arts Centre.

The new play by Frozen Light is described by audiences as “the ultimate 3D live interactive experience” and comes to the city on November 1 as part of a nationwide tour.

Part love story, part mythical quest, The Forest puts audiences at the heart of the action in a mysterious wooded glade.

The hour-long performance allows everyone to experience the smell of the forest before a storm, the feel of raindrops on their palms and the sounds of birds singing overhead or twigs cracking underfoot.

Theatre company Frozen Light devised the production especially for teenagers and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).

Frozen Light co-artistic director Amber Onat Gregory said: “We want to enable people who rarely attend high street arts venues to experience the theatre.

“With our 26-date tour, we hope to reach as many people with PMLD as possible.”

Lucy Garland, co-artistic director, said: “Through putting accessible theatre into theatre venues we hope to increase the visibility of people with PMLD and create activities for them to access within their local community.”

One-to-one interactions include singing directly to an audience member, or offering a prop to be explored through touch. Specially composed music is integrated throughout the performance.

The plot of The Forest involves a journey of self-discovery for the main characters, Thea (Gregory) and Robin (actor and musician Al Watts).

Both dream of escaping their humdrum hometown existence, and a series of unexpected events, explained by caretaker of the forest and storyteller Ivy (Garland), result in an adventure into the forest, which changes their lives forever.

For tickets call Salisbury Arts Centre on 01722 321744 or go to salisburyartscentre.co.uk