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 January
Hansel & Gretel | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
Dick Whittington | 5.30pm | Richmond Theatre, London
Peter Pan | 5.30pm | Rose Theatre, London
3rd January
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 2pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Dick Whittington | 6.30pm | New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswitch
The Wizard of Oz | 7pm | Liverpool Empire
6th January
Jack and the Beanstalk | 1pm, touch tour 12 noon | York Theatre Royal, York
Mother Goose | 5pm, touch tour, 6pm | Cambridge Arts Theatre
Jack and the Beanstalk | 6pm, 4.30pm | Oxford Playhouse, Oxford
7th January
Dick Whittington | 1.30pm, touch tour, TBC | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
10th January
Peter Pan | 7.30pm | London Palladium
2:22 A Ghost Story | 7.30pm | Royal and Derngate Northampton
11th January
Evita | 2.15pm, touch tour, 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
And Then There Were None | 7.45pm, touch tour TBC | Theatre Royal, Brighton
12th January
The Homecoming | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Young Vic, London
13th January
The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical | 2.30pm | Apollo Theatre, London
Edward Scissorhands | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Sadler’s Wells, London
16th January
Shrek the Musical | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre Glasgow
17th January
Life of Pi | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
18th January
Cinderella | 1.30pm | Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Hamnet | 2.30pm | Garrick Theatre, London
The Homecoming | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6pm | Young Vic, London
19th January
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 7pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre
And Then There Were None | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
24th January
Pretty Woman the Musical | 7.30pm | Liverpool Empire
25th January
The Unfriend | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Wyndham’s Theatre, London
27th January
Macbeth | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London
Life of Pi | 2.30pm | Newcastle Theatre Royal
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens
2nd January
The Wizard of Oz | 7pm | Liverpool Empire
3rd January
Six | 5pm | Theatre Royal Brighton
4th January
Dick Whittington | 2.15pm | Salisbury Playhouse
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story | 7.30pm | Alexandra Palace, London
5th January
Wicked | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse
6th January
Hansel & Gretel | 11 am | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro | 2pm | Barbican Theatre, London
Ghosts | 2pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
7th January
Cinderella | 5pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
9th January
The Homecoming | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London
11th January
Snow White | 7pm | Theatre Royal Bury St Edmonds
13th January
Hamnet | 2.30pm | Garrick Theatre, London
17th January
The Witches | 1 pm | Olivier Theatre, London
20th January
The Woman in Black | 2.30pm | Norwich Theatre
24th January
The Witches | 7pm | Olivier Theatre, London
25th January
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro | 2pm | Barbican Theatre, London
27th January
The Witches | 1.30pm | Olivier Theatre, London
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | 2pm and 7pm | Palace Theatre, London
28th January
My Fair Lady | 3pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester
29th January
Macbeth | 7.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London
31st January
Hamilton | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester
My Fair Lady | 7.30pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance
5th January
A Little Princess | TBC | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
6th January
The Snow Queen | 11 am | Polka Theatre, London
9th January
Wicked | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse
12th January
Dick Whittington | 7.15pm | Theatre Royal, Nottingham
30th January
Pretty Woman the Musical | 7.30pm | Liverpool Empire
Relaxed performances
These performances are adapted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas, adjusting light and sound levels.
2nd January
Peter Pan | 1pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking
3rd January
Dick Whittington | 2pm | Richmond Theatre, London
The Gruffalo’s Child | 2pm | Garrick Theatre, London
4th January
Peter Pan | 11.30am | Rose Theatre, London
Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates of the River Ouse | 2pm | Grand Opera House, York
6th January
Evita | 2.15pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
10th January
Evita | 2.15pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
13th January
The Night Before Christmas | 2.45pm | Polka Theatre
20th January
Mrs Doubtfire | 2.30pm | Shaftsbury Theatre, London