Looking for live performances to enjoy in March? 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 March
Dear Octopus | 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Lyttelton Theatre, London
Edward Scissorhands | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
5th March
Disney’s The Lion King | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Lyceum Theatre, London
6th March
A Mirror | 2.30pm | Trafalgar Theatre, London
Plaza Suite | 7.30pm | Savoy Theatre, London
Aladdin | 7.30pm | Sunderland Empire
7th March
Til the Stars Come Down | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Dorfman Theatre, London
8th March
The Play that Goes Wrong | 7.30pm | Duchess Theatre, London
9th March
Come From Away | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
2:22 A Ghost Story | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Cambridge Arts Theatre
Shifters | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
Edward Scissorhands | 2.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
11th March
Bhangra Nation | 7.30pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre
12th March
Blood Brothers | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | King’s Lynn Corn Exchange
13th March
Standing at the Sky’s Edge | 2.30pm | Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
Life of Pi | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
14th March
Sister Act | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Theatre Royal, Brighton
Edward Scissorhands | 2pm, touch tour 1pm | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
The School for Scandal | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Jesus Christ Superstar | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
Shifters | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
16th March
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | 12 noon, touch tour 11.30 am | Palace Theatre, London
Tidy | 2pm, touch tour 1pm | Polka Theatre, London
Othello | 2pm, 12 noon | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
As She Likes It | 7.45pm | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
18th March
Come from Away | 7.30pm | Liverpool Empire
Just for One Day | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm | The Old Vic, London
19th March
An Enemy of the People | 7.30pm | Duke of York’s Theatre, London
21st March
Wicked | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.15pm | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
22nd March
Dear Octopus | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Lyttleton Theatre, London
23rd March
Life of Pi | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
King Lear | 1pm, touch tour 11am | Almeida Theatre, London
Duchess of Malfi | 2pm, touch tour 12 noon | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Peacock Theatre, London
Edward Scissorhands | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | 2.30pm | Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
24th March
Matilda the Musical | 3pm, touch tour 1.25pm | Cambridge Theatre, London
25th March
Sister Act | 7.30pm | Palace Theatre, Manchester
26th March
Don’t Make Tea | 7.15pm | Soho Theatre, London
27th March
Don’t Make Tea | 7.15pm | Soho Theatre, London
28th March
2: 22 A Ghost Story | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Richmond Theatre, Richmond
30th March
Edward Scissorhands | 12 noon & 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Newcastle Theatre Royal
Nye | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Olivier Theatre, London
Madagascar the Musical | 3pm | Liverpool Empire
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens
2nd March
Tidy | 11 am | Polka Theatre, London
Six | 4pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
3rd March
Wicked | 2.30pm | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
5th March
Cabaret | 7.30pm | The Playhouse Theatre, London
7th March
King Lear | 7pm | Almeida Theatre, London
Shifters | 7.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
8th March
Aladdin | 7.30pm | Sunderland Empire
9th March
Othello | 7.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
12th March
The Importance of Being Earnest | 7.30pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester
13th March
A Mirror | 2.30pm | Trafalgar Theatre, London
14th March
Hamilton | 7.30pm | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
15th March
Sleuth | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
16th March
Life of Pi | 2.15pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
An Officer and a Gentleman | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House, Belfast
Starter for Ten | 2.30pm | Bristol Old Vic
The Scandal for School | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
17th March
The Play That Goes Wrong | 3pm | Duchess Theatre, London
18th March
The Human Body | 7.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London
20th March
Hadestown | 2.30pm | Lyric Theatre, London
Come from Away | 7.30pm | Liverpool Empire
21st March
An Enemy of the People | 7.30pm | Duke of York’s Theatre, London
22nd March
Wizard of Oz | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Just for One Day | 7.30pm | The Old Vic, London
23rd March
Matilda the Musical | 2.30pm | Cambridge Theatre, London
26th March
Standing at the Sky’s Edge | 7.30pm | Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
29th March
An Officer and a Gentleman | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
30th March
The Full Monty | 7.15pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
1st March
The Play that Goes Wrong | 7.30pm | Duchess Theatre, London
6th March
Matilda the Musical | 2pm | Cambridge Theatre, London
Aladdin | 7.30pm | Sunderland Empire
15th March
Come from Away | 7.30pm | Liverpool Empire
16th March
The School for Scandal | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
21st March
Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical | 2.30pm | The Other Place, London
23rd March
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | 2pm | Palace Theatre, London
25th March
Just For One Day | 7.30pm | The Old Vic, London
27th March
The Woman in Black | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Glasgow
31st March
Madagascar the Musical | 3pm | Liverpool Empire
Relaxed performances
These performances are adapted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas, adjusting light and sound levels.
7th March
Aladdin | 6.30pm | Sunderland Empire
13th March
King Lear | 1pm & 7pm | Almeida Theatre, London
17th March
Madagascar the Musical | 3pm | The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham