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Looking for live performances to enjoy in October? 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 October
Matilda the Musical | 2pm, touch tour 12noon | Cambridge Theatre, London
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7pm, touch tour TBC | New Theatre, Oxford
101 Dalmations | 7pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
3rd October
Hairspray the Musical | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Brighton
Come From Away | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
4th October
The Snowmaiden | 7.30pm | Hackney Empire, London
5th October
Northern Ballet: Romeo and Juliet | 2pm, touch tour TBC | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Dear Evan Hansen | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
An Inspector Calls | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Darlington Hippodrome
Sleeping Beauty | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Oxford Playhouse
6th October
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular | 1pm | OVO Hydro, Glasgow
The Play That Goes Wrong | 3pm | Duchess Theatre, London
9th October
Come from Away | 7.30pm | New Wimbledon Theatre, London
The Turn of the Screw | 7.30pm | Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch
10th October
Hairspray the Musical | 7.30pm | Edinburgh Playhouse
11th October
An Inspector Calls | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
Hofesh Shechter Company – Theatre of Dreams | 7.30pm | Sadlers Wells, London
12th October
Coriolanus | 1pm, touch tour 11.30am | Olivier Theatre, London
The History Boys | 2pm | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Six | 4pm, touch tour 2.30pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
Grease the Musical | 2.30pm | Opera House, Manchester
Northern Ballet: Romeo & Juliet | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Marlowe Theatre, Kent
13th October
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular | 1pm | Utilita Arena Sheffield
16th October
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Grand Opera House, York
Tina – the Tina Turner Musical | 7pm, touch tour 5pm | Aldwych Theatre, London
17th October
Wicked | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Sunderland Empire
18th October
Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby | 7.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
&Juliet | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
Never Let Me Go | 7.30pm, touch tour, 6.30pm | Royal and Derngate, Northampton
19th October
Murder on the Orient Express | 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
Wonder Boy | 2.30pm | Theatre Royal Stratford East, London
Chicago | 2.30pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
20th October
Les Miserables: The Arena Spectacular | 1pm | P&J Live, Aberdeen
Wicked | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.15pm | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
23rd October
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 2pm | Regent Theatre, Stoke
Burlesque the Musical | 7.30pm | Opera House, Manchester
Hairspray | 7.30pm, touch tour TBC | New Wimbledon Theatre, London
The Rocky Horror Show | 8pm, touch tour TBC | Grand Opera House, York
24th October
Heathers the Musical | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Oxford Playhouse
26th October
Ghost: The Musical | 2pm | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
Birmingham Royal Ballet – La Fille Mal Gardee | 2.30pm | Sadlers Wells, London
30th October
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 2.30pm | Theatre Royal Glasgow
Until 31st October, ZSL London Zoo are offering Audio Described tours of the Zoo
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens.
2nd October
Dear Evan Hansen | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
3rd October
Murder on the Orient Express | 2.30pm | Marlowe Theatre, Kent
4th October
101 Dalmations | 7pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
Come From Away | 7.30pm | Nottingham Theatre Royal
6th October
Starlight Express | 1pm | Wembley Park Theatre, London
10th October
A Chorus Line, 2.30pm | Sadler’s Wells, London
Come From Away | 7.30pm | New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Murder on the Orient Express | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Ghost the Musical | 7.30pm | Curve, Leicester
11th October
The Play That Goes Wrong | 7.30pm | Duchess Theatre, London
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
15th October
Wicked | 7.30pm | Sunderland Empire
A Comedy of Errors | 7.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
16th October
Dear Evan Hansen | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Brighton
17th October
Murder on the Orient Express | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre
Chicago | 7.30pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
18th October
Now That’s What I Call a Musical | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
19th October
Six | 2pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
Peaky Blinders: The redemption of Thomas Shelby | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
25th October
Chicago | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
26th October
The Forsyte Saga Parts 1&2 | 3pm | Park Theatre, London
Dear Evan Hansen | 2.30pm | Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
The Taming of the Shrew | 7.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
Only Fools and Horses | 2.30pm | Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
30th October
Burlesque the Musical | 7.30pm | Opera House, Manchester
Dear Evan Hansen | 7.30pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
2nd October
BLOC presents Me and My Girl | 7.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
Birdsong | 7.30pm | Richmond Theatre, London
3rd October
Dear Evan Hansen | 7.30pm | Curve, Leicester
4th October
The Mountaintop | 7.15pm | Curve, Leicester
Wonder Boy | 7.30pm | Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
5th October
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 2pm | New Theatre, Oxford
9th October
Come From Away | 7.30pm | New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Welfare | 7.30pm | Derby Theatre, Derby
13th October
Six | 3pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
15th October
Young Associates- Four | 7.30pm | Sadlers Wells, London
16th October
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House, York
Burlesque the Musical | 7.30pm | Opera House, Manchester
17th October
Peaky Blinders: the Redemption of Thomas Shelby | 7.20pm | Sunderland Empire
Blood Brothers | 7.30pm | King’s Theatre, Glasgow
18th October
Why am I so Single | 7.30pm | Garrick Theatre, London
29th October
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Glasgow
31st October
Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby | 7.30pm | Sunderland Empire
&Juliet | 7.30pm | Liverpool Empire
Until 28th October, ZSL London Zoo are offering BSL tours of the Zoo.
Relaxed Performances
These performances are adopted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas and adjusted light and sound levels.
18th October
Awful Auntie | 6.30pm | The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
25th October
Scottish Opera – Access Don Pasquale | 3pm | Theatre Royal Glasgow
30th October
Sensory Cinders | 11 am & 1.30pm | @sohoplace, London
31st October
Sensory Cinders | 11 am & 1.30pm | @sohoplace, London
Throughout October, from 12th until 26th October, catch Romeo and Juliet at Theatre by the Lake in collaboration with Graeae Theatre, all performances are fully accessible and inclusive. Join us as we celebrate differences, challenge preconceptions and shine a light on what ultimately brings us together – love. This beautiful retelling of Shakespeare’s eternal love story seamlessly weaves BSL, Captions and Audio Description into the storytelling. Each show is performed in a relaxed environment and by an incredible ensemble of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent actors.
