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.
2nd February
Henry V | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Jersey Boys | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
Steel Magnolias | 7.45pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
3rd February
Starchitects | 1pm | Birmingham Hippodrome
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Chichester Festival Theatre
4th February
Scottish Ballet: The Snow Queen | 2.30pm | Newcastle Theatre Royal
Orlando | 2.30pm | Garrick Theatre, London
Othello | 7.30pm | Lyric Hammersmith, London
8th February
The Ocean at the End of the Lane | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
10th February
Mother Goose | 5pm, touch tour, 3.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre
11th February
How not to drown | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Theatre Royal Stratford East, London
17th February
The Choir of Man | 3.30pm | Arts Theatre, London
18th February
The Tempest | 1.15pm | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
How Not to Drown | 2.45pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre
19th February
Bugsy Malone | 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre
22nd February
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 7pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
23rd February
Phaedrea | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6pm | National Theatre, London
24th February
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6pm | Chichester Festival Theatre
25th February
Linck and Mulhahn | 2.30pm | Hampstead Theatre, London
Winner’s Curse | 3pm | Park Theatre, London
27th February
Standing at the Sky’s Edge | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | National Theatre, London
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens.
1st February
The Ocean at the End of the Lane | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | 7.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre
2nd February
Shrek the Musical | 7.30pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester
An Inspector Calls | 7.30pm | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Hamlet | 7.30pm | Southwark Playhouse, London
3rd February
The Play that Goes Wrong | 7.30pm | Duchess Theatre, London
The Elephant Song | 7.45pm | Park Theatre, London
Six | 6pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking
9th February
Fisherman’s Friends | 7.45pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Six | 8pm | Stockton Globe, Stockton on Tees
10th February
How Not to Drown | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Stratford East, London
Noises Off | 7.30pm | Pheonix Theatre, London
11th February
The Mousetrap | 2.30pm | Newcastle Theatre Royal, Newcastle
The King and I | 2.30pm | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty | 2.30pm | Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
15th February
Disney’s the Lion King | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, London
16th February
Mother Goose | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Six | 8pm | Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge
18th February
The Tempest | 1.15pm | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Wicked | 2.30pm | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
Phaedra | 2.15pm | National Theatre, London
Birmingham Royal Ballet, Swan Lake | 2.30pm | Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre
22nd February
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 7pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
Steel Magnolias | 7.30pm | Lowry, Saltford
28th February
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons | 7.45pm | Harold Pinter Theatre
Disney’s the Lion King | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
1st February
Jersey Boys | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse
2nd February
&Juliet | 7.30pm | Shaftsbury Theatre, London
8th February
Six | 8pm | Stockton Globe, Stockton on Tees
Mother Goose | 7.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre
9th February
How not to Drown | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Stratford East, London
Sara Pascoe: Success Story | 7.30pm | Victoria Hall, Stoke
16th February
Jersey Boys | 7.30pm | Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
18th February
Derren Brown Showman | 2.30pm | Apollo Theatre, London
23rd February
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 7pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
Noughts and Crosses | 7.45pm | Theatre Royal, Brighton
24th February
The Ocean at the End of the Lane | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal, Plymouth
25th February
Mother Goose | 1.30pm | Wolverhampton Grand
Relaxed Performances
These performances are adapted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas, adjusting light and sound levels.
8th February
Hey Duggee | 10.30 am | Theatre Royal Brighton
26th February
The Unfriend | 2.30pm | Criterion Theatre, London