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Looking for live performances to enjoy in August? 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.
1st August
Pretty Woman | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
&Juliet | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm | Theatre Royal Norwich
3rd August
The Hot Wing King | 2.15pm | National Theatre, London
Hairspray | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
8th August
The Wizard of Oz | 7.30pm | Sunderland Empire
Hairspray | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
10th August
Much Ado About Nothing | 2pm, touch tour 12 noon | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
Kiss Me, Kate | 2.30pm | Barbican Theatre, London
Come From Away | 2.30pm | Newcastle Theatre Royal
Barnum | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.15pm | Watermill Theatre, Newbury
11th August
The Lion Inside | 1.30pm, touch tour 12noon | Curve, Leicester
15th August
The Grapes of Wrath | 7pm | National Theatre, London
&Juliet | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
17th August
An Officer and a Gentleman | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve, Leicester
A Chorus Line | 2.30pm | Sadler’s Wells, London
Heathers the Musical | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
18th August
Stranger Things: The First Shadow | 3pm | Phoenix Theatre, London
19th August
The Gruffalo | 2pm, touch tour 1pm | Lyric Theatre, London
21st August
Come From Away | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
25th August
Disney’s the Lion King | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London
29th August
The Hound of the Baskervilles | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
31st August
Fiddler on the Roof | 2.15pm | Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens.
1st August
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7pm | Grand Opera House, Belfast
The Hot Wing King | 7.30pm | National Theatre
2nd August
Disney’s Aladdin | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
Grease | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Pretty Woman | 7.30pm | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
The 39 Steps | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
4th August
Antony & Cleopatra | 6.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London (also showing on 6th and 7th)
7th August
Oliver! | 2.30pm | Chichester Festival Theatre (also showing on 7th)
8th August
The Wizard of Oz | 7.30pm | Sunderland Empire
10th August
The Lion Inside | 1.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
A Chorus Line | 2.30pm | Sadler’s Wells, London
Fawlty Towers | 2.30pm | Apollo Theatre, London
15th August
Barnum | 7.30pm | The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
An Officer and A Gentleman | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
17th August
The Sound of Music – the stage experience | 2.30pm | The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
Kiss Me, Kate | 2.30pm | Barbican Theatre, London
21st August
&Juliet | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
23rd August
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7pm | The Hawth, Crawley
24th August
Stranger Things: The First Shadow | 1pm | Pheonix Theatre
28th August
Come From Away | 2.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
Disney’s Aladdin | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
31st August
Barnum | 2.30pm | The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
The Hound of the Baskerville | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
7th August
Dinosaur World Live | 2pm | Curve, Leicester
8th August
The Lion Inside | 1.20pm | Curve, Leicester
13th August
The Gruffalo | 2pm | Lyric Theatre, London
15th August
An Officer and A Gentleman | 2.15pm | Curve, Leicester
The Lion King | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London
17th August
Stranger Things: The First Shadow | 1pm | Phoenix Theatre
21st August
Come From Away | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
24th August
Hairspray the Musical | 2.30pm | Liverpool Empire
A Chorus Line | 2.30pm | Sadlers’ Wells, London
Kiss Me, Kate | 2.30pm | Barbican Theatre, London
31st December
The Hound of the Baskervilles | 7.30pm | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Relaxed Performances
These performances are adopted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas and adjusted light and sound levels.
5th August
The Gruffalo | 2pm | Lyric Theatre, London
10th August
The Lion Inside | 1.30pm | Curve Theatre, London
28th August
The Gruffalo | 10.30am | Lyric Theatre, London
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