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