Looking for live performances to enjoy in April? 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.
3rd April
Romeo and Juliet | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Polka Theatre, Wimbledon
Jesus Christ Superstar | 2.30pm | Swansea Arena
Life of Pi | 7.30pm | Royal & Derngate Northampton
4th April
Pretty Woman the Musical | 7.30pm | 7.30pm
6th April
Super Hot Hot Dog | 11am | The Place, London
Duchess of Malfi | 2pm, touch tour 12noon | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
English National Ballet: Johan Inger’s Carmen | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Sadler’s Wells, London
Minority Report | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Birmingham Rep
Scottish Ballet: Swan Lake | 2.30pm | Theatre Royal, Glasgow
The Earthworks | 7.45pm, touch tour, 6pm | Young Vic, London
10th April
My First Ballet: Swan Lake | 2pm, touch tour 1pm | Peacock Theatre, London
11th April
Little Shop of Horrors | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Wizard of Oz | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
12th April
Animal Farm | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Hull Truck Theatre, Hull
Moby Dick | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm | Royal and Derngate, Northampton
13th April
Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Grand Opera House, York
The Human Body | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London
Edward Scissorhands | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
The 39 Steps | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Newcastle Theatre Royal
Standing at the Sky’s Edge | 7.30pm | Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
16th April
Nachtland | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Young Vic, London
18th April
Come from Away | 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Edward Scissorhands | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm | Theatre Royal Norwich
Life of Pi | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Shrek the Musical | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Millennium Forum, Derry
19th April
Disney’s Frozen | 7pm, touch tour 5pm | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
23rd April
The Divine Mrs S | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Hampstead Theatre, London
24th April
Come from Away | 2.30pm | New Theatre Oxford
Shrek the Musical | 7.30pm | Royal and Derngate Northampton
25th April
Witness for the Prosecution | 2.30pm | London Country Hall
Richard, My Richard | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm | Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
26th April
Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 3 | 7.30pm | Park Theatre, London
27th April
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty | 2pm, touch tour TBC | Sadler’s Wells, London
Blood Brothers | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
Hadestown | 2.30pm | Lyric Theatre, London
Opening Night | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Gielgud Theatre, London
Moulin Rouge! The Musical | 2.30pm | Piccadilly Theatre, London
Edward Scissorhands | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Hull New Theatre, Hull
The Divine Mrs S | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Hampstead Theatre, London
28th April
Six | 4pm, touch tour 2.45pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens
2nd April
Hamilton | 7.30pm | Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The Devil Wears Prada | 7.30pm | Dominion Theatre, London
3rd April
Three Billy Goats Gruff | 11 am & 2pm | Polka Theatre, London (also running on 4th, 5th , 6th , 7th 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st
Nye | 2.15pm | Olivier Theatre, London
5th April
The Duchess of Malfi | 7.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe
The Earthworks | 7.45pm | Young Vic, London
6th April
Little Shop of Horrors | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
8th April
Nachtland | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London
9th April
Pretty Woman | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse
10th April
Imitating the Dog’s Frankenstein | 2.30pm & 7.30pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Harry Clarke | 7.30pm | Ambassadors Theatre, London
11th April
The Full Monty | 2.30pm | Marlowe Theatre
The Picture of Dorian Gray | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket
13th April
Calendar Girls | 2.30pm | The Hawth, Crawley
The Wizard of Oz | 2.30pm | Nottingham Theatre Royal
18th April
Life of Pi | 7.30pm | Nottingham Theatre Royal
19th April
Silence | 7.45pm | Curve Leicester
20th April
Drop the Dead Donkey | 2.30pm | The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Hadestown | 2.30pm | Lyric Theatre, London
21st April
Six | 4pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
23rd April
The Hills of California | 7pm | Harold Pinter Theatre, London
25th April
Blood Brothers | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
Come from Away | 7.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
26th April
Nye | 7.30pm | Olivier Theatre, London
27th April
Life of Pi | 2.30pm | Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
Sleuth | 2.30pm | Yvonne Arnaud, Surrey
28th April
Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon | 2.30pm | Garrick Theatre, London
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
1st April
Othello | 7.30pm | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
3rd April
Jesus Christ Superstar | 2.30pm | Swansea Arena
Peter Pan Goes Wrong | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
4th April
The Mousetrap | 7.30pm | Wycombe Swan
Come From Away | 7.30pm | Wales Millennium Centre
The Earthworks | 7.45pm | Young Vic, London
6th April
Little Shop of Horrors | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
9th April
Hamilton | 7.30pm | Festival Theatre Edinburgh
11th April
Pretty Woman the Musical | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse
The Drifters Girl | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Drop the Dead Donkey: The Reawakening | 7.30pm | Leeds Grand Theatre
13th April
The Wizard of Oz | 2.30pm | Nottingham Theatre Royal
Six | 4pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
16th April
Bear Snores On | 1pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London
18th April
Come from Away | 2pm | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Matilda The Musical | 7pm | Cambridge Theatre, London
The Picture of Dorian Gray | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Haymarket
2:22 A Ghost Story | 7.30pm | Hall for Cornwall
The Drifter’s Girl | 7.30pm | Birmingham Hippodrome
An Officer and A Gentleman | 7.30pm | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Silence | 7.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
19th April
Nye | 7.30pm | Olivier Theatre, London
20th April
Opening Night | 2.30pm | Gielgud Theatre, London
27th April
Come from Away | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
28th April
Disney’s Frozen the Musical | 12.30pm | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Relaxed performances
These performances are adapted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas, adjusting light and sound levels.
3rd April
Othello | 2pm | Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
6th April
Bear Snores On | 2pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London
Nachtland | 2.30pm | Young Vic, London
10th April
My First Ballet: Swan Lake | 2pm | Peacock Theatre, London
Nye | 7.30pm | Olivier Theatre, London
11th April
Bear Snores On | 11am | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London
12th April
Nachtland | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London
18th April
Little Shop of Horrors | 12 noon | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
27th April
The Cord | 2.30pm | Bush Theatre, London