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
Shrek the Musical | 7.30pm | Grand Opera House, York
2nd December
Dick Whittington and his Cat – The Rock’n’Roll Panto | 2.30pm, touch tour, 1.30pm | New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich (running until 20th January)
Jack and the Beanstalk | 4pm, touch tour, 2.30pm | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 7pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre
5th December
Hamilton | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester
7th December
Feeling Afraid As If Somerthing Terrible is Going to Happen | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
Cinderella | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6pm | Brixton House, London
8th December
A Christmas Carol | 7pm, touch tour, 5pm | The Old Vic, London
A Little Princess | 7.15pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
9th December
Dick Whittington | 12 noon, touch tour 11 am | Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
The Witches | 1.30pm, touch tour, 12 noon | Olivier Theatre, London
Cinderella | 2pm | Belgrade Theatre, coVENTRY
10th December
Aladdin | 1pm, touch tour TBC | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
The Snow Queen | 2.30pm, touch tour, 1.30pm | Polka Theatre, London
12th December
Pinocchio | 7pm | Newcastle Theatre Royal, Newcastle
13th December
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 6pm, touch tour TBC | Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Cinderella | 7pm | New Wimbledon Theatre
A Christmas Carol | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.15pm | Alexandra Palace Theatre, London
14th December
The NIght Before Christmas | 10.30am | MAC, Belfast
Dick Whittington | 2.15pm, touch tour 1.25pm | Salisabury Playhouse, Salisbury
Aladdin | 6pm | Lighthouse, Poole
Jack and the Beanstalk | 7pm | Opera House, Manchester
Wicked | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse
15th December
Snow White and the 7 Dwarf | 7pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | 7.30pm, touch tour, TBC | Lyric Theatre, London
Evita | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
16th December
The Night Before Christmas | 1pm | MAC, Belfast
Stick Man | 1pm, touch tour, 12 noon | Royal and Derngate, Northampton
My Neighbour Totoro | 2pm, touch tour 12 noon | Barbican Centre, London
The Wizard of Oz | 2.30pm, touch tour, 12.30pm | The Watermill Theatre, Berkshire
17th December
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 1.30pm, touch tour, 12.30pm | Darlington Hippodrome
19th December
Elf the Musical | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Dominion Theatre, London
Dick Whittington | 7pm, touch tour, 6pm | Salisbury Playhouse
20th December
Pretty Woman the Musical | 7.30pm | Stockton Globe
21st December
Cinderella | 7pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
Wizard of Oz | 7pm, touch tour, 5pm | The Watermill Theatre, Berkshire
Six | 8pm, touch tour, TBC | Theatre Royal, Brighton
22nd December
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 7pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | New Theatre, Oxford
23rd December
Cinderella: A Fairytale | 1pm | Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Owl who Came for Christmas | 1.30pm, touch tour 12 noon | Curve Theatre, Leicester
24th December
The Gruffalo’s Child | 11am | Garrick Theatre, London
27th December
Aladdin | 2pm | Lighthouse, Poole
Dick Whittington and his Cat | 5.30pm, touch tour, TBC | King’s Lynn Corn Exchange
28th December
Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates of the River Ouse | 1pm | Grand Opera House, York
Aladdin | 6pm | Lighthouse, Poole
Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 7pm | Grand Opera House York, New Victoria Theatre, Woking and Bristol Hippodrome
Beauty and the Beast | 7pm | Sunderland Empire
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 1pm | Royal and Derngate, Northampton
30th December
Beauty and the Beast | 2pm | Princess Theatre, Torquay
Cinderella | 2pm, touch tour, 1pm | Watford Palace Theatre
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens
1st December
Around the World in 80 Days | 7.30pm | Octogon, Bolton
2nd December
Quiz | 2.30pm | The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
6th December
Hamilton | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester
7th December
Cinderella | 7pm | Churchill Theatre, Kent
8th December
Mother Goose | 6pm | Cambridge Arts Theatre
9th December
Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 2pm | Bristol Hippodrome
A Christmas Carol | 2pm | The Old Vic, London
Feeling Afraid as if Something Terrible is Going to Happen | 2.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | 2.30pm | Lyric Theatre, London
The Wizard of Oz | 2.30pm | The Watermill Theatre, Berkshire
11th December
The Wizard of Oz | 1.30pm | The Watermill Theatre, Berkshire
A Christmas Carol | 7pm | The Old Vic, London
12th December
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 1pm | King’s Theatre, Glasglow
14th December
Pinocchio | 7pm | Hull Truck Theatre
The Witches | 7pm | Olivier Theatre, London
The Bodyguard | 7.30pm | Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
15th December
Aladdin | 1pm & 7pm | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 7pm | Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
16th December
A Little Princess | 2pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Jack and the Beanstalk | 6.30pm | Theatre Royal Stratford East
Arabian Nights | 7.30pm | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
17th December
The Wizard of Oz | 5pm | The Watermill Theatre, Berkshire
19th December
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 7pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 7pm | Grand Opera House, Belfast
Cinderella | 7pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
20th December
Cinderella | 6pm | Lyric Hammersmith, London
Evita | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
21st December
The Christmas Lobster | 1.30pm | Farnham Maltings Theatre
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 2pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking
23rd December
Cinderella | 5pm | Churchill Theatre, Kent
28th December
Evita | 2.15pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
Beauty and the Beast | 7pm | Sunderland Empire
30th December
A Christmas Carol | 2pm | Mast Mayflower Studios
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
1st December
Cinderella | 7.15pm | Derby Theatre
Shrek the Musical | 7.30pm | Grand Opera House, York
6th December
Six | 6pm | Regent’s Theatre, Stoke
8th December
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | 7.30pm | Lyric Theatre, London
9th December
The Night Before Christmas | 11.45am | Polka Theatre
13th December
Jack and the Beanstalk | 7pm | Opera House, Manchester
Cinderella | 7pm | New Wimbledon Theatre
15th December
Dick Whittington | 2.30pm | Richmond Theatre
17th December
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
19th December
Beauty and the Beast | 6pm | Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
20th December
Snow White and the 7 Days | 1pm & 7pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Jack and the Beanstalk | 7pm | Regent’s Theatre, Stoke
Cinderella | 7pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
21st December
Six | 8pm | Theatre Royal, Brighton
22nd December
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 7pm |New Victoria Theatre, Woking
24th December
Hare and Tortoise | 10 am | Buxton Opera House
27th December
Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates of the River Ouse | 5pm | Grand Opera House, York
The Wizard of Oz | 7pm | Liverpool Empire
28th December
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs | 6pm | Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 7pm | Bristol Hippodrome
29th December
The Gruffalo’s Child | 2pm | Garrick Theatre, London
30th December
Elf | 7.30pm | Dominion Theatre, London
31st December
Peter Pan | 1pm | London Palladium
Relaxed performances
These performances are adapted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas, adjusting light and sound levels
1st December
The Night Before Christmas | 1.15pm | Polka Theatre, London
9th December
A Christmas Carol | 2pm | The Old Vic, London
12th December
Snow White and the 7 dwarfs | 10.30am | Aylesbury Waterfront Theatre
14th December
Jack and the Beanstalk | 1pm | Opera House, Manchester
Snow White and the 7 dwarfs | 1pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | 2pm | Bristol Hippodrome
16th December
The Gruffalo’s Child | 10.30am | Garrick Theatre, London
20th December
Cinderella | 1pm | New Wimbledon Theatre, London