As the seasons change and the days get warmer and longer we are tempted out of our cosy houses and out on the town. Why not spend a day exploring and finish off with a trip to the theatre to see an accessible performance? From Audio Description to Relaxed Performances there is something for everyone and in this month’s guide we have a whole range of shows on offer. Take a look below and find the accessible performance for you. If you have found this guide useful or have any feedback please let us know via our Facebook or Twitter.
Audio Described and Touch Tours
Thursday 5th March
Venue: Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Show: Revizor - Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young return to Sadler’s Wells for their new dance-theatre collaboration Revizor, a satirical tale of political corruption in Imperial Russia.
Touch Tour Time: 17:00
Show Time: 19:30
Access: Touch Tour and Audio Described
Friday 13th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Visit – The beautiful and terrifying Claire Zachanassian returns to her hometown of Slurry in New York, which is floundering in the shadow of post-war recession. Now the world’s richest woman, the locals hope that here arrival signals a change toward better fortunes, but they soon realise that prosperity will come at a price.
Show Time: 19:00
Access: Audio Described
Saturday 14th March
Venue: Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Show: Message in a Bottle – New dance-theatre production from triple-Olivier Award nominee, Kate Prince. The peaceful village of Bebko is alive with joyous celebrations. Suddenly, under attack, everything changes forever. Three siblings, Leto, Mati and Tana, must embark on perilous journeys in order to survive.
Touch Tour Time: 13:00
Show Time: 14:30
Access: Touch Tour and Audio Described
Saturday 14th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Visit – The beautiful and terrifying Claire Zachanassian returns to her hometown of Slurry in New York, which is floundering in the shadow of post-war recession. Now the world’s richest woman, the locals hope that here arrival signals a change toward better fortunes, but they soon realise that prosperity will come at a price.
Touch Tour Time: 11:30
Show Time: 15:00
Access: Touch Tour & Audio Described
Monday 16th March
Venue: The Old Vic - London
Show: Endgame - Nothing stirs outside. In a bare room, Hamm (Alan Cumming), old and blind, is locked in a stalemate with his servant Clov (Daniel Radcliffe). Interrupted only by the nostalgic musings of Hamm’s ancient, dustbin-dwelling parents, this bleakly funny double act cling stubbornly to their routine of casual savagery and mutual dependence.
Touch Tour Time: 19:30
Show Time: 18:00
Access: Touch Tour & Audio Described
Thursday 19th March
Venue: Curve Theatre Leicester
Show: Phantom of the Opera – The original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera embarks on a UK tour. The Phantom of the Opera tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as The Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House. He lures the young soprano Christine into becoming his protégé and falls madly in love with her. When he discovers Christine’s love for her returned childhood sweetheart Raoul, events fuelled by jealousy, madness and passions unfurl.
Touch Tour Time: 18:30
Show Time: 19:30
Access: Touch Tour & Audio Described
Saturday 21st March
Venue: Theatre Royal Stratford East
Show: I Think We Are Alone – Two estranges sisters bickering whilst really wanting to clear the air and face the trauma from their childhood. A mother only wanting the best for her son, but can she let him go? A heartbroken man finds connection with a stranger’s act of kindness. A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.
Touch Tour Time: 13:30
Show Time: 14:30
Access: Touch Tour and Audio Described
Friday 27th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Seven Streams of the River Ota – Robert Lepage’s masterpiece, exploring the lives of survivors of Hiroshima and their descendants across five decades, returns to the National Theatre for just nine performances.
Show Time: 15:00
Access: Audio Described
Friday 27th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Welkin - In rural Suffolk in 1759 Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are called to decide whether she is telling the truth of simply trying to escape the noose. Only midwife Lizzy Luke is prepared to defend the girl, and with a mob baying for blood outside one life lies in the hands of 12 women.
Show Time: 19:30
Access: Audio Described
Saturday 28th March
Venue: Curve Theatre Leicester
Show: I Think We Are Alone – Two estranges sisters bickering whilst really wanting to clear the air and face the trauma from their childhood. A mother only wanting the best for her son, but can she let him go? A heartbroken man finds connection with a stranger’s act of kindness. A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.
Touch Tour Time: 18:00
Show Time: 19:30
Access: Touch Tour and Audio Described
Saturday 28th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Welkin - In rural Suffolk in 1759 Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for a heinous murder. When she claims to be pregnant, a jury of 12 matrons are called to decide whether she is telling the truth of simply trying to escape the noose. Only midwife Lizzy Luke is prepared to defend the girl, and with a mob baying for blood outside one life lies in the hands of 12 women.
Touch Tour Time: 12:45
Show Time: 14:15
Access: Touch Tour and Audio Described
Subtitled/Captioned
Wednesday 4th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Visit – The beautiful and terrifying Claire Zachanassian returns to her hometown of Slurry in New York, which is floundering in the shadow of post-war recession. Now the world’s richest woman, the locals hope that here arrival signals a change toward better fortunes, but they soon realise that prosperity will come at a price.
Show Time: 19:00
Access: Captioned
Thursday 5th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: Death of England - After the death of his dad, Michael is a man in crisis, powerless and angry. In a state of heartbreak, he confronts the difficult truths about his father’s legacy and the country that shaped him. At the funeral, unannounced and unprepared, Michael decides it is time to speak.
Show Time: 15:00
Access: Captioned
Saturday 7th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: Death of England - After the death of his dad, Michael is a man in crisis, powerless and angry. In a state of heartbreak, he confronts the difficult truths about his father’s legacy and the country that shaped him. At the funeral, unannounced and unprepared, Michael decides it is time to speak.
Show Time: 15:00
Access: Captioned
Wednesday 11th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Visit – The beautiful and terrifying Claire Zachanassian returns to her hometown of Slurry in New York, which is floundering in the shadow of post-war recession. Now the world’s richest woman, the locals hope that here arrival signals a change toward better fortunes, but they soon realise that prosperity will come at a price.
Show Time: 13:00
Access: Captioned
Tuesday 17th March
Venue: Curve Theatre Leicester
Show: Phantom of the Opera – The original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera embarks on a UK tour. The Phantom of the Opera tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as The Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House. He lures the young soprano Christine into becoming his protégé and falls madly in love with her. When he discovers Christine’s love for her returned childhood sweetheart Raoul, events fuelled by jealousy, madness and passions unfurl.
Show Time: 19:30
Access: Captioned
Friday 20th March
Venue: The Old Vic - London
Show: Endgame - Nothing stirs outside. In a bare room, Hamm (Alan Cumming), old and blind, is locked in a stalemate with his servant Clov (Daniel Radcliffe). Interrupted only by the nostalgic musings of Hamm’s ancient, dustbin-dwelling parents, this bleakly funny double act cling stubbornly to their routine of casual savagery and mutual dependence.
Show Time: 19:30
Access: Captioned
Friday 20th March
Venue: Theatre Royal Stratford East
Show: I Think We Are Alone – Two estranges sisters bickering whilst really wanting to clear the air and face the trauma from their childhood. A mother only wanting the best for her son, but can she let him go? A heartbroken man finds connection with a stranger’s act of kindness. A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.
Show Time: 19:30
Access: Captioned
Thursday 26th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: Writer Lucy Kirkwood and Director James Macdonald on The Welkin – A talk on the show The Welkin
Show Time: 18:00
Access: Captioned
Saturday 28th March
Venue: Curve Theatre Leicester
Show: I Think We Are Alone – Two estranges sisters bickering whilst really wanting to clear the air and face the trauma from their childhood. A mother only wanting the best for her son, but can she let him go? A heartbroken man finds connection with a stranger’s act of kindness. A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.
Show Time: 14:15
Access: Captioned
Saturday 28th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Visit – The beautiful and terrifying Claire Zachanassian returns to her hometown of Slurry in New York, which is floundering in the shadow of post-war recession. Now the world’s richest woman, the locals hope that here arrival signals a change toward better fortunes, but they soon realise that prosperity will come at a price.
Show Time: 13:00
Access: Captioned
Monday 30th March
Venue: National Theatre
Show: The Visit – The beautiful and terrifying Claire Zachanassian returns to her hometown of Slurry in New York, which is floundering in the shadow of post-war recession. Now the world’s richest woman, the locals hope that here arrival signals a change toward better fortunes, but they soon realise that prosperity will come at a price.
Show Time: 19:00
Access: Captioned
BSL Interpreted
Thursday 19th March
Venue: Theatre Royal Stratford East
Show: I Think We Are Alone – Two estranges sisters bickering whilst really wanting to clear the air and face the trauma from their childhood. A mother only wanting the best for her son, but can she let him go? A heartbroken man finds connection with a stranger’s act of kindness. A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.
Show Time: 19:30
Access: BSL Interpreted
Thursday 19th March
Venue: Curve Theatre Leicester
Show: Phantom of the Opera – The original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera embarks on a UK tour. The Phantom of the Opera tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as The Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House. He lures the young soprano Christine into becoming his protégé and falls madly in love with her. When he discovers Christine’s love for her returned childhood sweetheart Raoul, events fuelled by jealousy, madness and passions unfurl.
Show Time: 19:30
Access: BSL Interpreted
Friday 27th March
Venue: Curve Theatre Leicester
Show: I Think We Are Alone – Two estranges sisters bickering whilst really wanting to clear the air and face the trauma from their childhood. A mother only wanting the best for her son, but can she let him go? A heartbroken man finds connection with a stranger’s act of kindness. A delicate and uplifting play about fragility, resilience and our need for love and forgiveness.
Show Time: 19:30
Access: BSL Interpreted
Relaxed Performances
Saturday 7th March
Venue: Buxton Opera House - cinema
Show: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood – Tom Hanks plays Mister Rodgers in this story of kindness triumphing over cynicism. Based on the real-life friendship of Fred Rodgers and journalist Tom Junod, a jaded journalist who is sent to interview Rodgers.
Show Time: 10:30
Access: Relaxed Performance
Silver Screening
Monday 16th March
Venue: Buxton Opera House - cinema
Show: Emma – Jane Austen’s beloved comedy returns to the big screen in this all new adaptation. Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee in her small town, she entertains herself through matchmaking and must adventure through romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.
Show Time: 13:30
Access: Silver Screening
Monday 23rd March
Venue: Buxton Opera House - cinema
Show: Dark Waters – Based on the shocking true story of an attorney who uncovers a scandal surrounding a growing number of unexplained deaths connected to one of the world’s largest chemical conglomerates.
Show Time: 13:30
Access: Silver Screening