Accessible Performances May

Looking for live performances to enjoy in May? 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.

3^rd May

Nye | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Olivier Theatre, London

Legend of Ned Ludd | 7.30pm | Everyman Theatre, Liverpool

4^th May

The Woman in Black | 2pm | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry

2:22 A Ghost Story | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House, York

Cord | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Bush Theatre, London

Guys and Dolls | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.25pm | Bridge Theatre, London

Northern Ballet: Romeo and Juliet | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.15pm | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

Six | 4pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

8^th May

Jesus Christ Superstar | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | New Theatre, Oxford

9^th May

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 2pm | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

The Cord | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm | Bush Theatre, London

Northanger Abbey | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

11^th May

Madagascar the musical | 11 am | New Wimbledon Theatre, London

The Hills of California | 2pm | Harold Pinter Theatre, London

Matilda the Musical | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Cambridge Theatre, London

15^th May

Hamilton | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome

16^th May

2:22 A Ghost Story | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Hull New Theatre

17^th May

Scottish Opera – La Traviata | 3pm | Theatre Royal, Glasgow

18^th May

Edward Scissorhands | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Edinburgh Festival Theatre

A Streetcar Named Desire: Scottish Ballet | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Sadler’s Wells, London

Two Strangers (Carry a cake across New York) | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Criterion Theatre, London

Northern Ballet: Romeo and Juliet | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.15pm | Theatre Royal, Norwich

Scottish Opera – La Traviata | 7.15pm | Theatre Royal, Glasgow

23^rd  May

Much Ado About Nothing | 2pm, touch tour 12 noon | Shakespeare’s Globe, London

Mrs Doubtfire | 7.30pm | Shaftsbury Theatre, London

Spirited Away | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | London Coliseum

24^th May

Six | 6pm | Liverpool Empire

25^th May

Edward Scissorhands | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Withnail and I | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre

29^th May

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie | 7.30pm | Royal & Derngate Northampton

Fawlty Towers | 7.30pm | Apollo Theatre, London

An Officer and a Gentleman | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford

31^st May

The Colour of Dinosaurs | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Polka Theatre, London

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Captioned Performances

Spoken sections are displayed on screens.

1^st May

Frankenstein | 7.30pm | Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne

2^nd May

Sister Act | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow

The Cord | 7.30pm | Bush Theatre, London

Wicked | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

Minority Report | 7.30pm | Lyric Hammersmith, London

4^th May

Opening Night | 2.30pm | Fielgud Theatre

7^th May

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7pm | Mayflower Theatre

8^th May

Six | 8.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

9^th May

Party Games | 2.30pm | Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford

10^th May

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7pm | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

11^th May

Madagascar the Musical | 11 am | New Wimbeldon Theatre, London

The Cord | 2.30pm | Bush Theatre, London

Moulin Rouge! The Musical | 2.30pm | Piccadilly Theatre, London

Twelve Angry Men | 2.30[m | Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Northanger Abbey | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

12^th May

Matilda the Musical | 3pm | Cambridge Theatre, London

15^th May

Mrs Doubtfire | 7.30pm | Shaftsbury Theatre, London

17^th May

Guys and Dolls | 7.30pm | Bridge Theatre, London

18^th May

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child parts 1&2  | 2pm & 7pm | Palace Theatre, London

19^th May

Dear Evan Hansen | 7.30pm | New Wimbledon Theatre, London

23^rd May

Hamilton | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome

The Wizard of Oz | 7.30pm | Grand Opera House, Belfast

Six | 8pm | Liverpool Empire

25^th May

The Colour of Dinosaurs | 11 am | Polka Theatre, London

The Kite Runner | 2.30pm | Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford

30^th May

The 39 Steps | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Glasgow

Bonnie & Clyde | 7.30pm | Grand Opera House, Belfast

31^st May

2:22 A Ghost Story | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford

Twelfth Night | 7.30pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London

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BSL Interpreted

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

4^th May

2:22 A Ghost Story | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House, York

Hadestown | 2.30pm | Lyric Theatre, London

Six | 4pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester

Breakin’ Convention – International Festival of Hip Hop Dance Theatre | 6pm, also showing on 5^th May | Sadler’s Wells, London

John Bishop: Back At It | 8pm | Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

5^th May

Wicked | 2.30pm | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London

6^th May

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical | 7.30pm | Fortune Theatre

9^th May

Bonnie and Clyde | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester

11^th May

Mrs Doubtfire | 2.30pm | Shaftsbury Theatre, London

Jesus Christ Superstar | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford

Northanger Abbey | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

15^th May

Hamilton | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome

16^th May

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie | 6pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow

The Hills of California | 7pm | Harold Pinter Theatre, London

18^th May

Moulin Rouge! The Musical | 2.30pm | Piccadilly Theatre, London

22^nd May

Six | 6pm | Liverpool Empire

23^rd May

Standing at the Sky’s Edge | 7.30pm | Gillian Lynne Theatre, London

31^st May

Sarah Millican: Late bloomer | 8pm | Swansea Arena

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Relaxed Performances

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

11^th May

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake across New York) | 2.30pm | Criterion Theatre, London

16^th May

The Cord | 7.30pm | Bush Theatre, London

19^th May

Madagascar the Musical | 11 am | Regent Theatre, Stoke