Looking for live performances to enjoy in September? 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.

2nd September
Crazy for You | 7.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre

6th September

We Will Rock You | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester

7th September

Beauty and the Beast | 7.30pm | The London Palladium

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 7.30pm | Richmond Theatre, Richmond

8th September

Beautiful | 7.45pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

9th September

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

10th September

The Book of Mormon | 2.30pm | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

11th September

Gary Barlow – A Different Stage | 2.30pm | Duke of York’s Theatre, London

14th September

Who Killed my Father | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London

Mrs Doubtfire | 7.30pm | Opera House, Manchester

15th September

Fisherman’s Friends the Musical | 7.30pm | The Alexandra, Birmingham

Pretty Woman: The Musical | 7.30pm | Savoy Theatre, London

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 7.45pm | Lyceum, Sheffield

17th September

Bugsy Malone | 2pm | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

Abigail’s Party | 2.30pm | Harrogate Theatre

The Colour Purple | 2.30pm | Birmingham Hippodrome

Bat out of Hell | 2.30pm | Hull New Theatre, Hull

20th September

The Cher Show | 7.30pm | Orchard Theatre, Dartford

Dreamgirls | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester

21st September

Frozen the Musical | 7pm | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

22nd September

The Book of Mormon | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

24th September

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, parts 1 and 2 | 2pm | Palace Theatre, London

Mamma Mia! | 2.15pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

Kinky Boots | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House, York

Noughts and Crosses | 2.30pm | Theatre Royal, York

27th September

Brief Encounter | 2pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

28th September

Jersey Boys | 2.30pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking

29th September

The Colour Purple | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Plymouth

Bugsy Malone | 7pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

Captioned performances

Spoken sections are displayed on screens

1st September

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

3rd September

Beauty and the Beast | 7.30pm | London Palladium

4th September

Mary Poppins | 2.30pm | Prince Edward Theatre, London

6th September

Pretty Woman | 7.30pm | Savoy Theatre, London

10th September

Beautiful | 3pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

11th September

Fame the Musical | 3pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester

13th September

The Narcissist | 7.45pm | Chichester Festival Theatre

15th September
Wicked | 7.30pm | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London

17th September

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 3pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

21st September

My Fair Lady | 7pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

22nd September
Mamma Mia! | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

27th September

The Lion King | 7.30pm | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

BSL Interpreted

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

1st September

Bugsy Malone | 7pm | Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds

4th September

Tina- The Tina Turner Musical | 3pm | Aldwych Theatre, London

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

7th September

The Lion King | 2.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London

We Will Rock You | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester

11th September

Back to the Future: The Musical | 3pm | Adelphi Theatre, London

The Lion King | 7.30pm | WMC Cardiff

13th September

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

The Book of Mormon | 2.30pm | Liverpool Empire

Mrs Doubtfire | 7.30pm | Manchester Opera House

16th September

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

17th September

Les Miserables | 7.30pm | Birmingham Hippodrome

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

18th September

Waitress | 7.30pm | Norwich Theatre Royal

Mama Mia! | 7.30pm | Brighton Centre, Brighton

21st September

Kinky Boots | 7.30pm | Grand Opera House, York

23rd September

Sister Act | 6.30pm | Eventim Apollo Theatre, London

27th September

The Trails | 2.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London

28th September

The Book of Mormon | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse

29th September

South Pacific | 7.30pm | Alexandra Theatre Birmingham

31st September

Beautiful | 7.30pm | Birmingham Hippodrome

Relaxed Performances

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

1st September

Crazy for You | 6pm | Chichester Festival Theatre (Dementia Friendly)

21st September

The Glass Menagerie | 2.30pm | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

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