If you have additional access needs and are looking for things to do in January, take a look at some of these accessible performances.
Audio Described Performances
These performances have a live verbal commentary providing information on the visual elements of the production as it unfolds.
Wolf Witch Giant Fairy
Royal Opera House, London
2nd January at 2pm, touch tour at 1.15pm
Oliver Twist!
Storyhouse, Chester
5th January at 7pm, touch tour at 6pm
Sleeping Beauty
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
6th January at 2pm
Life of Pi
Wyndham’s Theatre, London
7th January at 7.30pm
Hex
National Theatre
8th January at 2pm, touch tour at 12.30pm
Cinderella: The Awesome Truth
Polka Theatre, London
8th January at 2.30pm, touch tour at 1.30pm
Aladdin
Mercury Theatre, Colchester
8th January at 1pm, touch tour at 11.30am
The Wiz
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
8th January at 2.30pm
The Ocean at the end of the Lane
Duke of York’s Theatre, London
15th January at 2.30pm, touch tour at 12.30pm
& Juliet
Shaftesbury Theatre, London
18th January at 7.30pm, touch tour at 5.30pm
9-5 The Musical
New Theatre Oxford, Oxford
19th January at 2.30pm
2:22 A Ghost Story
Gielgud Theatre, London
22nd January at 2.30pm
Frozen
Drury Lane, Theatre Royal, London
23rd January at 1pm, touch tour at 11 am
Rocky Horror Show
New Theatre Oxford, Oxford
26th January at 7.30pm
London International Mime Festival
Peacock Theatre, London
27th January at 7.30pm
Waitress
Curve Theatre, Leicester
29th January at 2.15pm, touch tour at 12.45pm
Captioned performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens at the same time as they are spoken or sung.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London
5th January at 7pm
Robin Hood
Nottingham Theatre Royal
8th January at 2.30pm
Aladdin
Cambridge Arts Theatre
8th January at 5pm
Life of Pi
Wyndham’s Theatre, London
14th January at 7.30pm
Ocean at the End of the Lane
Duke of York’s Theatre, London
18th January at 7.30pm
Frozen
Drury Lane, Theatre Royal, London
30th January at 5.30pm
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
Robin Hood
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
5th January at 6pm and 7th January at 7.15pm
School of Rock
Palace Theatre, Manchester
13th January at 7.30pm
Bat out of Hell
The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
15th January at 2.30pm
Cinderella: The Awesome Truth
Polka Theatre, London
15th and 22nd January at 11 am
Les Miserables
Liverpool Empire, Liverpool
19th January at 7.30pm
Come From Away
Phoenix Theatre, London
20th January at 7.30pm
Wicked
Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
22nd January 2.30pm
The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe
WMC Cardiff, Wales
22nd January at 2pm
Back to the Future: The Musical
Adelphi Theatre, London
27th January at 7.30pm
Bring It On: The Musical
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
27th January at 7.30pm
Chicago
The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
27th January at 7.30pm
School of Rock
Edinburgh Playhouse, Scotland
27th January at 7.30pm
Relaxed Performances
These performances are adapted in a number of ways to reduce anxiety and create a supportive atmosphere, with adjusted lights and sounds and chill out areas.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London
5th January at 2pm
Cinderella: The Awesome Truth
Polka Theatre, London
7th January at 4.30pm
Six
Vaudeville Theatre, London
9th January at 4pm
Hex
National Theatre
15th January at 2pm