Lifeline Theatre — Attraction in Rogers Park Township

This place does a LOT with the space they have! We saw Neverwhere, and the set was fantastic. I booked by phone and it was easy and the tickets were at will call. The parking is at a nearby school and there is a shuttle, this was super convenient. Everyone there was friendly, kind and outgoing. They have snacks and drinks for purchase, you cannot bring the food into the theatre. I thought the adaptation of Neverwhere was great and so was the cast. The seating is not very comfortable, the seats are very tight (I'm an average size person) and when the person in front of me moved around and leaned forward, I had trouble seeing. I felt like I had to wriggle around the entire time. I will definitely go back, sit...

This review is based on one single visit to date, and our first visit to any Chicago theater at that, so please weigh accordingly. This is a small theater with little to no immediate parking, but with that information in hand in advance (shuttle provided, which we didn't use) it didn't subtract from our visit. The set design for such a small space was truly ingenious, both for the single production we saw and historically based on set photos. The production itself was an excellent literary adaptation (apparently their specialty); we visited a "preview" performance and it was already top-notch. Looking forward to visiting again...

Great acting and accommodating in fidget toys for stimming (which actually helped our ASD child through the first 30min). It was Just small, and I was under the impression there would be more space our child was fidgeting and we were afraid they’d hit someone. Didn’t work out too well for us as their quiet space wasn’t private and felt a meltdown would be disruptive to others. They have snacks and a distraction basket. The part of the play we did watch we loved! Glad we were able to experience a play if only briefly! Was much more accommodating than any other place for us. So we appreciated even...