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
1st March
Lavender, Violet, Hyacinth, Yew | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake: The Next Generation | 2.30pm | Liverpool Empire
4th March
Cabaret | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm | Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse, London
Mrs Doubtfire | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm | Shaftesbury Theatre, London
5th March
Three Sisters | 2pm, touch tour 12 noon | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
War Horse | 7.30pm | Regent Theatre, Stoke
6th March
Lavender, Violet, Hyacinth, Yew | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
Romeo and Juliet | 7.30pm | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
The Girl on the Train | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Jasmin Vardimon – NOW | 7.30pm | Sadlers Wells, London
8th March
Hamlet | 1pm, touch tour 11 am | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake | 2.30pm | Bristol Hippodrome
MJ the Musical | 2.30pm | Prince Edward Theatre, London
Scottish Ballet – Twice Born | 2.30pm | Sadlers Wells, London
Romeo and Juliet | 7.30pm | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
9th March
Stranger Things: The First Shadow | 3pm | Pheonix Theatre, London
10th March
Oedipus | 7.30pm | Old Vic Theatre, London
12th March
Animal Farm | time TBC | Leeds Playhouse
Northern Ballet – Jane Eyre | 2.30pm, touch TBC | Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
13th March
Hamlet | 1pm, touch tour 11 am | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake: The Next Generation | 2pm | Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Inside No.9 | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Wyndham’s Theatre, London
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 7.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
Ghost the Musical | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Disney’s The Lion King | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London
14th March
Punch | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London
Shirley Valentine | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.45pm | Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
15th March
Edward II | 1.30pm, touch tour 11.30am | Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon
The Pea and the Princess | 2pm, touch tour 1pm | Polka Theatre, London
Pig Heart Boy | 2.15pm | Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield
Macbeth | 2.30pm | Lyric Hammersmith, London
East is South | 2.30pm | Hampstead Theatre, London
Pride and Prejudice* sort of | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Oxford Playhouse
War Horse | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
The Autobiography of a Cad | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Alterations | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Lyttelton Theatre, London
Death of a Salesman | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Hamilton | 2.30pm, touch tour TBC | Victoria Palace, London
17th March
Three Sisters | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
19th March
A Streetcar Named Desire | 7.15pm | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Cruel Intentions: the Musical | 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm | Royal and Derngate, Northampoton
20th March
Tina – the Tina Turner Musical | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake: The Next Gernation | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Norwich
The Autobiography of a Cad | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm | The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
21st March
Edward II | 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm | Swan Theatre, Stratford Upon Avon
22nd March
Of Mice and Men | 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Hull Truck Theatre
Now That’s What I Call a Musical | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House, York
Punch | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Young Vic, London
Boys from the Blackstuff | 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Birmingham Repertory Theatre
23rd March
Six | 3pm, touch tour 1.30pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
25th March
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 7.30pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
28th March
Alterations | 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm | Lyttelton Theatre, London
Julie Cunningham & Company | 7.30pm | Sadler’s Wells, London
29th March
A Streetcar Named Desire | 2pm | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Murder on the Orient Express | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House York
Romeo and Juliet | 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm | Bristol Old Vic
North By Northwest | 2.30pm | York Theatre Royal
39 Steps | 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm | Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Captioned Performances
Spoken sections are displayed on screens.
1st March
Chicago | 2.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
Animal Farm | 2.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
Ghost the Musical | 2.30pm | The Hawth, Crawley
2nd March
Disney’s the Lion King | 2.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London
4th March
Three Sisters | 7.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
5th March
War Horse | 7.30pm | Regent Theatre, Stoke
Mousetrap | 7.30pm | St Martin’s Theatre, London
6th March
Hamilton | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
7th March
Inside No.9 | 7.30pm | Wyndham’s Theatre, London
Mrs Doubtfire | 7.30pm | Shaftesbury Theatre, London
Oedipus | 7.30pm | The Old Vic, London
8th March
The Pea and the Princess | 11 am | Polka Theatre, London
Lavender, Violet, Hyacinth, Yew | 2.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
9th March
NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest | 1pm | MAC Birmingham
10th Marc
Elektra | 7.30pm | Duke of York’s Theatre, London
11th March
East is South | 7.30pm | Hampstead Theatre, London
12th March
Pride and Prejudice *sort of | 7.30pm | Oxford Playhouse
15th March
Mean Girls | 2.30pm | Savoy Theatre, London
The Last Laugh | 2.30pm | Noël Coward Theatre, London
The Years | 2.30pm | Harold Pinter Theatre, London
16th March
Six | 3pm | Vaudeville Theatre, London
17th March
Punch | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London
19th March
Macbeth | 7.30pm | Lyric Hammersmith, London
Tina – the Tina Turner Musical | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, London
20th March
War Horse | 7.30pm | Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
22nd March
Matilda the Musical | 2.30pm | Cambridge Theatre, London
25th March
Farewell Mister Haffmann | 7.30pm | Park Theatre, London
26th March
Punch | 2.30pm | Young Vic, London
Handbagged | 2.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 7.30pm | Milton Keynes Theatre
&Juliet | 7.30pm | Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
27th March
War Horse | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal Glasgow
28th March
Cymbeline | 2pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
30th March
NT: Live Dr Strangelove | 2pm | MAC Birmingham
Stranger Things: the First Shadow | 3pm | Pheonix Theatre, London
31st March
Backstroke | 7.30pm | Donmar Warehouse, London
BSL Interpreted
An interpreter will be on hand to interpret the spoken and heard elements of the performance.
1st March
Ghost the Musical | 2.30pm | The Hawth, Crawley
5th March
Matilda the Musical | 2pm | Cambridge Theatre, London
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 7pm | Birmingham Hippodrome
6th March
The Devil Wears Prada | 7.30pm | Dominion Theatre, London
Ghost the Musical | 7.30pm | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Calamity Jane | 7.30pm | Leeds Grand Theatre
Chicago | 8pm | Cliffs Pavilion, Southend on Sea
7th March
Unicorn | 7.30pm | Garrick Theatre, London
Kinky Boots | 7.30pm | Norwich Theatre Royal
8th March
The Years | 2.30pm | Harold Pinter Theatre, London
War Horse | 7.30pm | Regent Theatre, Stoke
9th March
Wicked | 2.30pm | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
11th March
Only Fools and Horses the Musical | 7.30pm | New Theatre, Oxford
Cymbeline | 7.30pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
12th March
&Juliet | 2.30pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking
War Horse | 2.30pm | Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
Mrs Doubtfire | 7.30pm | Shaftsbury Theatre, London
13th March
Macbeth | 7.30pm | Lyric Hammersmith, London
Calamity Jane | 7.30pm | Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Six | 8pm | Birmingham Hippodrome
14th March
Cymbeline | 2pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
&Juliet | 7.30pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking
15th March
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing | 2.30pm | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Little Angel Theatre’s Miniature Travelling Circus | 2.30pm | Little Angel Theatre, London
16th March
The Pea and the Princess | 2pm | Polka Theatre, London
18th March
Mamma Mia! The Party | 12 noon | O2 Arena, London
Punch | 7.30pm | Young Vic, London
19th March
Tina – the Tina Turner Musical | 7.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
22nd March
Now That’s What I Call a Musical | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House, York
23rd March
Stranger Things: The First Shadow | 3pm | Pheonix Theatre, London
What’s Love Got to do with it? A Tribute to Tina Turner | 7.30pm | New Victoria Theatre, Woking
25th March
Disney’s The Lion King | 7.30pm | Lyceum Theatre, London
29th March
Murder on the Orient Express | 2.30pm | Grand Opera House, York
Relaxed Performances
These performances are adopted to reduce anxiety, providing chill out areas and adjusted light and sound levels.
6th March
The Very Hungry Caterpillar | 1.30pm | Curve Theatre, Leicester
7th March
Cymbeline | 2pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
9th March
The Pea and the Princess | 2pm | Polka Theatre, London
10th March
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical | 7.30pm | Fortune Theatre, London
13th March
Lavender, Violet, Hyacinth, Yew | 7.30pm | Bush Theatre, London
15th March
Three Sisters | 2pm | Shakespeare’s Globe, London
22nd March
Macbeth | 2.30pm | Lyric Hammersmith, London
29th March
Punch | 2.30pm | Young Vic, London