Looking for live performances to enjoy in January? 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.

3rd January

The Borrowers | 7.15pm | Theatre by the Lake

5th January

Jack and the Beanstalk | 7.30pm | London Palladium

7th January

Hex | 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm | National Theatre, London

Old Granny Goose | 2pm | Grand Opera House, York

Betty! A Sort of Musical | 2.30pm | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

13th January

The Lavender Hill Mob | 7.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre

14th January

Mother Goose | 6.30pm | Duke of York’s Theatre, London

The Lavender Hill Mob | 2.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre

17th January

Jersey Boys | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol

19th January

Death Drop: Back in the Habit | 8pm, touch tour, 6.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

22nd January

Grandad, Me and Teddy Too | 2pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Polka Theatre, London

26th January

Steel Magnolias | 7.30pm | Richmond Theatre, London

27th January

Girl from the North Country | 7.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre


Captioned Performances

Spoken sections are displayed on screens.

2nd January

Jack and the Beanstalk | 2pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

3rd January

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical | 7.30pm | Buxton Cinema, Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton

5th January

My Fair Lady | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse

6th January

Beauty and the Beast | 7pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester

Mike Wozniak: Zusa | 9pm | Soho Theatre, London

8th January

Jack and the Beanstalk | 5pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

9th January

A Streetcar Named Desire | 7.30pm | Almeida Theatre, London

12th January

Jersey Boys | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome

14th January

The Lavender Hill Mob | 2.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre

18th January

Wicked | 2.30pm | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London

19th January

Sister Act | 7.30pm | Grand Opera House, Belfast

20th January

Othello | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

21st January

Girl from the North Country | 3pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield

25th January

&Juliet | 7.30pm | Shaftsbury Theatre, London

29th January

Shrek the Musical | 2pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester


BSL Interpreted

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

4th January

Betty! A Sort of Musical | 7.30pm | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

7th January

Les Miserables | 2.30pm | WMC Cardiff

Jersey Boys | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome

8th January

Crackers: A Festive Family Farce | 2.30pm | Polka Theatre, London

12th January

Othello | 7.30pm | National Theatre, London

Strictly Ballroom | 7.30pm | Regent Theatre, Ipswich

Mother Goose | 7.30pm | Duke of York’s Theatre, London

14th January

Peaky Blinders: The Rise | 7.30pm | Camden Garrison, London

15th January

Grandad, Me and Teddy Too | 2pm | Polka Theatre, London

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

17th January

The Choir of Man | 7.30pm | Arts Theatre, London

18th January

Strictly Ballroom | 7.30pm | Hexagon Theatre, Reading

19th January

Bugsy Malone | 7pm | WMC Cardiff

23rd January

The Magic Flute | 7.30pm | Royal Opera House, London

25th January

Mamma Mia! | 7.30pm | Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton

Steel Magnolias | 7.30pm | Richmond Theatre, London

26th January

The Ocean at the End of the Lane | 7.30pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking

27th January

Henry V | 7.30pm | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London

Sara Pascoe live | 7.30pm | Buxton Opera House, Buxton


Relaxed Performances

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

3rd January

Old Granny Goose | 6.30pm | Grand Opera House, York

5th January

Robin Hood | 7pm | Greenwich Theatre, London

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 1pm | Milton Keynes Theatre

7th January

Crackers: A Festive Family Farce | 2pm | Polka Theatre, London

The Wizard of Oz | 2.15pm | Curve Theatre Leicester

12th January

The Borrowers | 12 noon | Theatre by the Lake, Cumbria

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