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Looking for live performances to enjoy in December? 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.
1st December
Jersey Boys | 7.30pm | Swansea Arena, Swansea
2nd December
Nativity! The Musical | 7pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
3rd December
Beaty and the Beast | 1pm, touch tour TBC | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Jack and the Beanstalk | 1p, touch tour TBC | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Northern Ballet: The Nutcracker | 2.30pm, touch tour, 12.15pm | Hull New Theatre, Hull
6th December
The Lion King | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester
7th December
Dick Whittington | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6.30pm | Nottingham Playhouse
8th December
Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas | 9.45 am | Lyric Hammersmith, London.
9th December
A Christmas Carol | 7pm, touch tour, 5pm | The Old Vic, London
The Play that Goes Wrong | 7.30pm | Duchess Theatre, London
10th December
Aladdin | 12 noon, touch tour 11 am | Harrogate Theatre
A Christmas Carol | 1pm | The Old Vic, London
Henry V | 2pm, touch tour, 12 noon | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Dick Whittington | 2.30pm, touch tour, 1.30pm | Nottingham Playhouse
Dreamgirls | 2.30pm | The Alexandra, Birmingham
11th December
Crackers: A Festive Family Farce | 2.30pm | Polka Theatre, London
Sleeping Beauty | 1pm, touch tour, 11.30 am | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Peter Pan | 1pm, touch tour, 12 noon | York Theatre Royal, York
13th December
Cinderella | 7pm | Newcastle Theatre Royal, Newcastle
14th December
Cinderella | 2.15pm | Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
Aladdin | 6pm, touch tour, 4.30pm | Aylesbury Waterside, Aylesbury
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 7pm | Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
15th December
Cinderella | 10.30am | MAC, Belfast
Mamma Mia | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 7pm | Opera House, Manchester
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 7pm | New Wimbledon Theatre, London
My Fair Lady | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
16th December
Cinderella | 6pm | MAC, Belfast
17th December
A Christmas Carol | 11.30 am | Rose Theatre, London
Scottish Ballet: The Snow Queen | 2.30pm | Theatre Royal, Glasgow
19th December
Mandela | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6pm | Young Vic, London
20th December
The Ocean at the End of the Lane | 2pm, touch tour, 1pm | Lowry, Salford
The Wizard of Oz | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
Six | 5pm, touch tour 4.15pm | Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool
21st December
Othello | 2pm, touch tour, 12.30pm | National Theatre, London
29th December
Elf the Musical | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Dominion Theatre, London
Cinderella | 7pm | Bristol Hippodrome
30th December
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show | 1.30pm, touch tour 12 noon | Curve Theatre, Leicester
31st December
Northern Ballet: The Nutcracker | 2pm, touch tour, 11.45am | Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens.
1st December
Mrs Warren’s Profession | 7.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
6th December
Cinderella | 7pm | Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol
7th December
Cinderella | 7pm | Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury
8th December
Jack and the Beanstalk | 1pm | Churchill Theatre, Kent
9th December
Henry V | 2pm | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Dick Whittington | 6pm | Cambridge Arts Theatre
A Christmas Carol | 7pm | Octagon, Bolton
10th December
Best of Enemies | 2.30pm | Noël Coward Theatre, London
11th December
Aladdin | 12 noon | Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
12th December
A Christmas Carol | 7pm | The Old Vic, London
13th December
Cinderella | 7pm | Theatre Royal, Newcastle
14th December
Othello | 2pm | National Theatre, London
15th December
Dreamgirls | 7.30pm | Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
The Wizard of Oz | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
17th December
The Borrowers | 7.15pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
19th December
Hex | 7.15pm | National Theatre, London
21st December
Jack and the Beanstalk | 7pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Cinderella | 7pm | Grand Opera House, Belfast
23rd December
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show | 10.30 am and 1.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
27th December
The Wizard of Oz | 2.15pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
1st December
Jersey Boys | 7.30pm | Swansea Arena
Blood Brothers | 7.30pm | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
The Lion King | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester
2nd December
The Wind in the Willows | 7.15pm | Derby Theatre, Derby
3rd December
Mother Goose | 1.30pm and 6pm | Hackney Empire, London
Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas | 4pm | Lyric Hammersmith, London
7th December
It’s a Wonderful Life | 7.30pm | London Coliseum, London
8th December
Cinderella | 7pm | Newcastle Theatre Royal
Les Miserables | TBC | Leeds Grand Theatre
10th December
Hey Duggee | 1pm | MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
White Christmas | 2.30pm | Liverpool Empire, Liverpool
Dreamgirls | 2.30pm | The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
11th December
Dick Whittington | 11 am | The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
13th December
Peter Pan | 7pm | Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent
Aladdin | 6pm | The Kenton Theatre, Oxfordshire
14th December
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 7pm | Manchester Opera House
15th December
Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol | 7.30pm | Southbank Centre, London
20th December
My Fair Lady | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse
21st December
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show | 2.30pm | Royal Festival Hall, London
23rd December
Mamma Mia! | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
27th December
A Christmas Carol | 11.30am | Rose Theatre, London
29th December
Hex | 7.15pm | National Theatre, London
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show | 11 am | Royal Festival Hall, London
31st December
Jack and the Beanstalk | 1pm | London Palladium, London
Relaxed Performances
These performances are adapted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas, adjusting light and sound levels.
7th December
It’s a Wonderful Life | 11 am | London Coliseum, London
8th December
Cinderella | 1pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking
14th December
Beauty and the Beast | 1pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Henry V | 2pm | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
15th December
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 1pm | Manchester Opera House
16th December
Cinderella | 2pm | Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol
22nd December
Hex | 7.15pm | National Theatre, London
27th December
Aladdin | 1 pm | Princess Theatre, Torquay
28th December
Othello | 2pm | National Theatre, London
Hey Duggee: The Live Theatre Show | 2.30pm | Royal Festival Hall, London
30th December
Mamma Mia! | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
