Accessible performances in May

Looking for live performances to enjoy in May? Here’s a round up of accessible performaces coming to theatres and other venues across the UK.

Audio Described Performances

These performances have a live verbal commentary providing information on the visual elements of the production.

4^th May
Beauty and the Beast,
7.30pm
Palace Theatre, Manchester

Cock
8pm
Ambassadors Theatre, London

6^th May

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
7.30pm
Theatre Royal Norwich

7^th May

Singin in the Rain
2.30pm
Theatre Royal Newcastle

8^th May

Les Miserables
2.30pm, touch tour tbc
Sondheim Theatre, London

13^th May

Our Generation
6.30pm, touch tour at 5pm
Chichester Festival Theatre

Mary Poppins
7.30pm
Prince Edwards Theatre, London

Electric Rosary

7.30pm
Royal Exchange, Manchester

14^th May

The Emperor’s New Clothes
11 am
Polka Theatre, London

Our Generation
12.30pm
Chichester Festival Theatre

Come From Away

2.30pm, touch tour at 1.30pm

Phoenix Theatre, London

Mamma Mia!
2.30pm, touch tour tbc

Birmingham Hippodrome

The End of the Night
3pm, touch tour at 2pm
Park Theatre, London

15^th May

Matilda the Musical
3pm, touch tour at 1pm
Cambridge Theatre, London

16^th May
The 47^th

7.30pm, touch tour at 5.30pm

The Old Vic, London

18^th May

The Corn is Green

2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm

National Theatre, London

21^st May

Marys Seacole
2.30pm, touch tour at 1.30pm
Donmar Warehouse, London

House of Ife

2.30pm, touch tour at 1.30pm

Bush Theatre, London

26^th May

House of Ife

7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm

Bush Theatre, London

Captioned performances

Spoken sections are displayed on screens

1^st May

The Emperor’s New Clothes

11am and 2pm

Polka Theatre, London

4^th May

The Corn is Green

2.15pm

National Theatre, London

5^th May

Age of Rage

6.30pm

Barbican Theatre, London

6^th May

The Emperor’s New Clothes

4.30pm

Polka Theatre, London

Age of Rage

6.30pm

Barbican Theatre, London

7^th May

The Emperor’s New Clothes

11 am and 2pm

Polka Theatre, London

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

2pm
Palace Theatre, London

Age of Rage

6.30pm

Barbican Theatre, London

8^th May

The Emperor’s New Clothes

11am

Polka Theatre, London

10^th May

Our Generation
6.30pm, touch tour 5pm
Chichester Festival Theatre

11^th May

Cock

8pm
Ambassadors Theatre, London

14^th May

Matilda The Musical
2.30pm

Cambridge Theatre, London

25^th May

Murder on the Orient Express
7.30pm

Chchester Festival Theatre

28^th May

Come from Away

7.30pm
Phoenix Theatre, London

BSL Interpreted

An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance

5^th May

Les Miserables
7.30pm
Milton Keynes Theatre

6^th May

The Play That Goes Wrong
7.30pm

Duchess Theatre, London

10^th May

The Curious Incident of the dog in the Night Time

7.30pm
Orchard Theatre, Dartford

11^th May

Mamma Mia!

7.30pm

Birmingham Hippodrome

13^th May

Six
6pm
WMC Cardiff

Wicked
7.30pm

Appollo Theatre, London

18^th May

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

7.30pm
Wycombe Swan, Wycombe

Waitress
7.30pm
Birmingham Hippodrome

21^st May

School of Rock

2.30pm

WMC Cardiff

Dreamgirls

2.30pm

Theatre Royal Nottingham

24^th May

The Lion King

5pm

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

25^th May

Magic Goes Wrong
7.30pm
Birmingham Hippodrome

School of Rock
7.30pm
Orchard Theatre, Dartford

26^th May

Singing in the Rain
7.30pm
WMC Cardiff

We Will Rock You

7.30pm
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Relaxed Performances

These performances are adapted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas, adjusting light and sound levels and providing support.

8^th May

The Paper Dolls
2pm
Polka Theatre, London

10^th May

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
6.30pm
Palace Theatre, Manchester

11^th May

Electric Rosary
2.30pm
Royal Exchange, Manchester

29^th May

Disney’s The Lion King
1.30pm
Lyceum Theatre, London