Accessible performances August

Looking for live performances to enjoy in August? Here’s a round-up of accessible performances 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.

2^nd August

Chasing Hares | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London

4^th August

Six the Musical | 5.30pm, touch tour TBC | Vaudeville Theatre, London

Identical | 7pm, touch tour, 6pm | Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

School of Rock | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

5^th August

Jack Absolute Flies Again | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

Mamma Mia | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes

6^th August

South Pacific | 2.30pm | Sadler’s Wells, London

Waitress | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

The Cher Show | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham

The Osmonds – A New Musical | 2.30pm, touch tour on request | Grand Opera House, York

The Coppergate Woman | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm and 7.30pm, touch tour, 6.30pm | York Theatre Royal, York

Moulin Rouge! The Musical | 2.30pm, touch tour, TBC | Piccadilly Theatre, London

Identical | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham

7^th August

Jerusalem | 3pm, Touch tour TBC | Apollo Shaftsbury Avenue, London

9^th August

Anything Goes | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6pm | Barbican Centre, London

Bugsy Malone | 7.30pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham

10^th August

Much Ado About Nothing | 12.45pm | National Theatre, London

11^th August

Jack Absolute Flies Again | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

12^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

13^th August

The Tempest | 2pm, touch tour, 12 noon | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Billy Elliot The Musical | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

The Book of Mormon | 2.30pm | Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool

14^th August

The Lion King | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London

16^th August

One Man, Two Guvnors | 2pm, touch tour 12 noon | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

18^th August

Anything Goes | 2.30pm, 1pm | Barbican Centre, London

17^th August

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe | 7pm | Gillian Lynne Theatre, London

18^th August

Anything Goes | 2.30pm | Barbican Theatre, London

20^th August

Jack Absolute Flies Again | 2pm | National Theatre, London

Dreamboats and Petticoats | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Darlington Hippodrome, Darlington

The Play That Goes Wrong | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge

Julius Ceaser | 7.30pm, touch tour, 5.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

26^th August

The Trials | 7.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London

27^th August

Much Ado About Nothing | 2.15pm | National Theatre, London

101 Dalmations | 2.15pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London

Captioned performances

Spoken sections are displayed on screens

3^rd August

The Play that Goes Wrong | 7.30pm | Duchess Theatre, London

4^th August

Anything Goes | 2.30pm | Barbican Theatre, London

Sing Yer Heart Out For the Lads | 7.45pm | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat | 7.30pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking

6^th August

Billy Elliot the Musical | 2.15pm and 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Manchester

Jack Absolute Flies Again | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

School of Rock | 2.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

9^th August

The Southbury Child | 7.30pm | The Bridge Theatre, London

Jerusalem | 7.30pm | Apollo Shaftsbury Avenue, London

11^th August

Singin’ in the Rain | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow

13^th August

South Pacific | 2.30pm and 7.30pm  | Sadler’s Wells, London

Midsummer Mechanicals | 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

17^th August

Monster | 7.45pm | Park Theatre, London

18^th August

Crazy for You | 2.30pm and 7.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester

19^th August

101 Dalmatians | 7.45pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London

25^th August

The Trials | 7.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London

27^th August

The Book of Mormon | 2.30pm | Nottingham Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Fame: The Stage Experience | 2.30pm | Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

28^th August
Disney’s the Lion King | 2.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London

BSL Interpreted

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

3^rd August

Mamma Mia! | 7.30pm | Milton Keynes Theatre, Milton Keynes

4^th August

The Cher Show | 7.30pm | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

Jersey Boys the Musical | 7.30pm | Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds

School of Rock | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

7^th August

The Play That Goes Wrong | 3pm | Duchess Theatre, London

11^th August

Room on the Broom | 2pm | Lyric Theatre, London

The Lion King | 7.30pm | Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff

12^th August

Jonny Feathers and the Rock and Roll Pigeon | 10.30 am | Park Theatre, London

13^th August

Moulin Rouge! The Musical | 2.30pm | Piccadilly Theatre, London

The Book of Mormon | 2.30pm | Liverpool Empire, Liverpool

Singin’ in the Rain | 2.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow

16^th August

101 Dalmatians | 7.45pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London

17^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 1.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe | 7pm | Gillian Lynne Theatre, London

Les Miserables | 7.30pm | Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

18^th August
Waitress | 7.30pm | Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich

Mamma Mia! | 7.30pm | Brighton Centre, Brighton

25^th August

Much Ado About Nothing | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

27^th August

South Pacific | 2.30pm | Sadler’s Wells, London

The Trials | 2.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London

Relaxed Performances

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

2^nd August

Jonny Feathers and the Rock and Roll Pigeon | 10.30 am | Park Theatre, London

Jack Absolute Flies Again | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

4^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 1.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

5^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 11 am | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

6^th August

Jonny Feathers and the Rock and Roll Pigeon | 10 am | Park Theatre, London

Midsummer Mechanicals | 11 am and 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Richard III | 1.15pm | Royal Shakespeare Theatre | Stratford upon Avon

7^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 11 am and 3pm  | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

10^th August

Patriots | 2.30pm | Almeida Theatre, London

Midsummer Mechanicals | 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

11^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 11 am and 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Shrek the Musical | 7pm | Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl

12^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Shrek the Musical | 7pm | Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl

13^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 11 am and 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Shrek the Musical | 7pm | Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl

14^th August

101 Dalmatians | 2.15pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London

19^th August

All of Us | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

22^nd August

Much Ado About Nothing | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

26^th August

Room on the Broom | 2pm | Lyric Theatre, London