As theatres start to open back up now that restrictions have lifted, here are a selection of accessible performances to catch this summer.
Audio Described Performances and Touch Tours
21st August
Venue: Bridge Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: Bach and sons
Accessibility: audio described
27th August
Venue: Chichester Festival Theatre
Time: 7.30pm
Performance: South Pacific
Accessibility: Audio Described
28th August
Venue: Chichester Festival Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: South Pacific
Accessibility: Audio described
29th August and 5th September
Venue: Vaudeville Theatre
Time: 2pm
Performance: Constellations
Accessibility: Audio described
31st August
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Time: 12 noon
Performance: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Accessibility: Audio description
4th September
Venue: Sadlers Wells
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: Singin’ in the Rain
Accessibility: Audio description with touch tour at 1pm
Venue: Olivier Theatre, National Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: Paradise
Accessibility: Audio described with touch tour at 12.30pm
9th September
Venue: Gielgud Theatre
Time: 5.30pm
Performance: The Mirror and the Light
Accessibility: Audio description
11th September
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 12pm
Performance: Twelfth Night
Accessibility: audio description
17th September
Venue: Curve Theatre
Time: 7.15pm
Performance: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Accessibility: audio described with touch tour TBC
18th September
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 12pm
Performance: Romeo and Juliet
Accessibility: audio description with a touch tour at midday.
19th September
Venue: Lyceum Theatre
Time: 12.30pm
Performance: The Lion King
Accessibility: audio description with touch tour at 12.30.
Captioned Performances
12th August
Venue: Park Theatre
Time: 7.30pm
Performance: Park Bench
Accessibility: captioned
25th August
Venue: Bridge Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: Bach and Sons
Accessibility: captioned
29th August
Venue: Sadlers Wells
Time: 4pm
Performance: Singin’ in the Rain
Accessibility: captioned performance
1st & 7th September
Venue: Vaudeville Theatre
Time: 7.30pm
Performance: Constellations
Accessibility: captioned performance
8th September
Venue: Olivier Theatre, National Theatre
Time: 8pm
Performance: Paradise
Accessibility: Captioned
12th September
Venue: Lyceum Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: The Lion King
Accessibility: captioned
15th September
Venue: Curve Theatre
Time: 7.15pm
Performance: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Accessibility: 7.15pm
16th September
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 7pm
Performance: Twelfth Night
Accessibility: captioned
Venue: Bush Theatre
Time: 7.30pm
Performance: Overflow
Accessibility: captioned
18th September
Venue: National Theatre
Time: 1.30pm
Performance: Rockets and Blue Lights
Accessibility: captioned
Venue: Curve Theatre
Time: 2.15pm
Performance: Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Accessibility: Captioned
BSL interpreted performances
21st August
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 2pm
Performance: Romeo and Juliet
Accessibility: signed
22nd August:
Venue: Lyceum Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: The Lion King
Accessibility: signed
26th August
Venue: Chichester Festival Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: South Pacific
Accessibility: signed
29th August
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 1pm
Performance: The Tempest
Accessibility: signed
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
time: 6pm
Performance: As You Like It
Accessibility: signed
10th September
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 7pm
Performance: Twelfth Night
Accessibility: signed
13th September
Venue: Curve Theatre
Time: 7.15pm
Performance: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Accessibility: Signed
Relaxed performances
24th August
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 7pm
Performance: As You Like It
Accessibility: relaxed
1st September
Venue: Chichester Festival Theatre
Time: 2.30pm
Performance: South Pacific
Accessibility: Dementia Friendly
5th September
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 1pm
Performance: Romeo and Juliet
Accessibility: relaxed
Venue: Lyceum Theatre
Time: 1.30pm
Performance: The Lion King
Accessibility: relaxed
9th September
Venue: Shakespeare’s Globe
Time: 7pm
Performance: Twelfth Night
Accessibility: relaxed
11th September
Venue: Bush Theatre
Time: 3pm
Performance: Pink Lemonade
Accessibility: Relaxed
Smart Glasses
14th August – 11th September
Venue: Olivier Theatre, National Theatre
Time: Various
Performance: Paradise
Accessibility: Smart Caption Glasses