Accessible performances | August 2023

Looking for live performances to enjoy in August? 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.

5^th August
Groundhog Day | 2.30pm, touch tour, 5.30pm | Old Vic, London

6^th August
Hairy | 2pm | Polka Theatre, London

7^th August

The Crucible | 7pm, touch tour TBC | Gielgud Theatre, London

9^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 1.30pm, touch tour, 11.30am | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Zog | 1.30pm, touch tour, 12.30pm | Lowry, Salford

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 7pm | Sunderland Empire, Sunderland

10^th August

The Smeds and the Smoos | 2pm | Lyric Theatre, London

12^th August

The 39 Steps | 2pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Six | 4pm, touch tour TBC | Vaudeville Theatre, London

15^th August

Disney’s the Lion King | 7.30pm, touch tour, 5.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London

16^th August

Disney’s the Lion King | 2pm, touch tour TBC | Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham

The Ocean at the end of the Lan | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6pm | Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol

17^th August

Heathers the Musical | 2.15pm, touch tour, 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

Blood Brothers | 2.30pm | Chelmsford Theatre, Chelmsford

19^th August

Bleak Expectations | 2.30pm | Criterion Theatre, London

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet | 2.30pm | Sadler’s Wells, London

23^rd August

The Wizard of Oz | 7pm | London Palladium, London

26^th August

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 7pm, touch tour, 6pm | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds

29^th August

42^nd Street | 7.30pm | Milton Keynes Theatre

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Captioned Performances

Spoken sections are displayed on screens

2^nd August

Grenfell: in the words of surivors | 7pm | Dorfman Theatre, London

The Pillowman | 7.30pm | Duke of York’s Theatre, London

3^rd August

Beneatha’s Place | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London

4^th August

Brokeback Mountain | 7.30pm | SohoPlace, London

5^th August

Hairy | 11 am | Polka Theatre, London

8^th August

The Crown Jewels | 7.30pm | Garrick Theatre, London

9^th August

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 7pm | Sunderland Empire

12^th August

The 39 Steps | 2pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Midsummer Mechanicals | 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

13^th August
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal, Glasgow

16^th August

Heathers the Musical | 7pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

17^th August

The Ocean at the End of the Lane | 2.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome

20^th August

Disney’s Frozen | 5.30pm | Drury Lane, Theatre Royal, London

24^th August

The Wizard of Oz | 7pm | London Palladium, London

31^st August

Six | 8pm | Theatre Royal, Glasgow

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BSL Interpreted

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

2^nd August

Cruse | 8pm | Home Manchester

3^rd August

The Tiger that came to Tea | 2pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

Winnie the Pooh | 5pm | WMC Cardiff

Six | 8pm | Grand Theatre, Leeds

5^th August

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! | 2pm | Wyndham’s Theatre, London

Heathers the Musical | 2.30pm | The Hawth, Crawley

8^th August

Groundhog Day | 7.30pm | The Old Vic, London

The Crown Jewels | 7.30pm | Garrick Theatre, London

9^th August

Heathers the Musical | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester

10^th August

Ocean at the end of the lane | 7pm | Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea

Nimmo Twins | 7.30pm | Playhouse Theatre, Norwich

12^th August

The 39 steps | 2pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

16^th August

Ocean at the end of the lane | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome

17^th August

Midsummer Mechanicals | 1.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Six | 5.30pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London

19^th August

Heathers the Musical | 2.15pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

23^rd August

Greatest Days | 7.30pm | Kings Theatre, Glasgow

26^th August

Heathers the Musical | 2.30pm | The Other Place, London

28^th August

Dinosaur World Live | 2pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London

29^th August

La Cage Aux Folles | 7.45pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London

31^st August

The Wizard of Oz | 7pm | London Palladium, London

Ocean at the end of the lane | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow

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Relaxed performances

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

2^nd August
Heather’s the Musical | 7.30pm | The Other Place, London

5^th August
Groundhog Day | 2.30pm | The Old Vic, London

6^th August
Bleak Expectations | 3pm | Criterion Theatre, London

11^th August
Midsummer Mechanicals | 3pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

16^th August
39 Steps | 12 noon | Theatre by Lake, Keswick

21^st August
Macbeth | 7.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

24^th August
Jurassic Live | 12 noon | Swansea Arena, Swansea