Accessible performances in London

Every accessible performance coming up at London theatres, in date order: captioned, BSL interpreted, audio described and relaxed. Filter by access type, theatre or date, and click a show to see its page.

Most access performances are normal performances of the show, so anyone can book a seat. Access-rate tickets, wheelchair spaces and seats kept for a clear view of the captions or interpreter are handled by each theatre's own access team, not by us. Some relaxed performances are different: the whole theatre is set aside for people with access needs.

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Tomorrow, Friday 23 October

7:30pm Manon - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Saturday 24 October

2:30pm Fences Lyric Hammersmith Audio described
2:30pm Some Woman Dorfman Theatre Audio described
8:00pm The Hungry Ghost Bush Theatre Audio described

Monday 26 October

7:30pm Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel Vaudeville Theatre Audio described
7:30pm Martin Guerre The Old Vic Audio described

Thursday 29 October

7:00pm Carmen - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
7:30pm Hadestown Lyric Theatre Audio described

Saturday 31 October

12:00pm Carmen - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
2:30pm The Cherry Orchard Harold Pinter Theatre Audio described

Monday 2 November

7:15pm Carmen - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Tuesday 3 November

7:15pm Carmen - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
7:30pm Hay Fever Wyndham's Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 4 November

7:15pm Carmen - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Friday 6 November

7:30pm The Pianist Park Theatre Audio described

Saturday 7 November

2:30pm Kimberly Akimbo Hampstead Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 10 November

7:15pm Carmen - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
7:30pm The Bridge Bush Theatre Audio described

Friday 13 November

7:00pm Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) Audio described

Saturday 14 November

1:00pm Manon - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Sunday 15 November

2:00pm Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 18 November

7:15pm Carmen - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
7:30pm High School Musical Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre Audio described

Friday 20 November

7:30pm Some Woman Dorfman Theatre Audio described

Saturday 21 November

2:30pm RENT Tom Stoppard Theatre Audio described
7:15pm Carmen - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Saturday 28 November

2:30pm Cloud 9 Lyttelton Theatre Audio described
2:30pm Hadestown Lyric Theatre Audio described

Saturday 5 December

2:00pm Julius Caesar - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Audio described
2:00pm My Neighbour Totoro Gillian Lynne Theatre Audio described

Sunday 6 December

1:00pm Jack and The Beanstalk Hackney Empire Audio described
2:30pm Ebony Scrooge Sadler's Wells East Audio described
2:30pm Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 12 December

2:30pm Hamlet Hail to the Thief Barbican Centre Audio described
2:30pm The Snowman Peacock Theatre Audio described
8:00pm Attention Bush Theatre Audio described

Thursday 17 December

3:00pm Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley Park Theatre Audio described
7:30pm Nine Night Kiln Theatre Audio described

Friday 18 December

7:30pm Derren Brown: Only Human Apollo Theatre Audio described

Saturday 19 December

1:30pm The Jungle Book Olivier Theatre Audio described
2:30pm Global Majority Bush Theatre Audio described
2:30pm Pinocchio - Globe Globe Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 30 December

12:00pm The Magic Flute - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Saturday 2 January 2027

2:30pm Pinocchio - Globe Globe Theatre Audio described

Thursday 7 January 2027

2:00pm Julius Caesar - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Audio described

Friday 8 January 2027

7:00pm The Jungle Book Olivier Theatre Audio described

Monday 11 January 2027

7:30pm Global Majority Bush Theatre Audio described
7:30pm Oh, Mary! Trafalgar Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 12 January 2027

7:30pm Cloud 9 Lyttelton Theatre Audio described
7:30pm Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas Alexandra Palace Audio described

Saturday 16 January 2027

2:00pm The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Dorfman Theatre Audio described

Sunday 17 January 2027

6:30pm The Animals Come to the Table - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Audio described

Friday 22 January 2027

7:30pm The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Dorfman Theatre Audio described

Saturday 23 January 2027

2:30pm Jumpers Hampstead Theatre Audio described
3:00pm Mamma Mia! Novello Theatre Audio described

Sunday 24 January 2027

2:30pm Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Audio described

Saturday 30 January 2027

1:30pm The Jungle Book Olivier Theatre Audio described

Thursday 4 February 2027

8:00pm SIX Vaudeville Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 9 February 2027

7:30pm Jaja's African Hair Braiding Lyric Hammersmith Audio described

Wednesday 10 February 2027

6:30pm Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Friday 12 February 2027

7:00pm Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Tuesday 16 February 2027

7:00pm Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Wednesday 17 February 2027

8:00pm Ripples Bush Theatre Audio described

Thursday 18 February 2027

7:00pm Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Tuesday 23 February 2027

7:00pm Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Sunday 28 February 2027

2:00pm Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
3:00pm One Day The Musical Garrick Theatre Audio described

Saturday 6 March 2027

1:00pm MADDADDAM - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
3:00pm John Proctor Is the Villain Wyndham's Theatre Audio described

Sunday 7 March 2027

2:00pm Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre Audio described
7:00pm Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) Audio described

Tuesday 9 March 2027

2:00pm The Seagull - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Audio described
7:30pm Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage Prince Edward Theatre Audio described

Thursday 11 March 2027

7:00pm Billy Elliot the Musical Adelphi Theatre Audio described

Friday 12 March 2027

7:30pm The Guilty Harold Pinter Theatre Audio described

Saturday 13 March 2027

1:00pm MADDADDAM - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
2:00pm The Seagull - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Audio described
7:30pm Insane Asylum Seekers Bush Theatre Audio described

Sunday 14 March 2027

2:30pm Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Audio described
6:30pm King John - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Audio described

Wednesday 17 March 2027

7:30pm Expecting Riverside Studios Audio described

Saturday 20 March 2027

7:00pm Mojo Park Theatre Audio described

Sunday 21 March 2027

2:00pm Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Audio described

Monday 22 March 2027

7:15pm Mr Loverman Lyttelton Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 23 March 2027

7:30pm dissent Young Vic (Main House) Audio described

Friday 2 April 2027

2:00pm King John - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Audio described
8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 3 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Monday 5 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 6 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 7 April 2027

7:30pm Káťa Kabanová - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Thursday 8 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Friday 9 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 10 April 2027

2:30pm dissent Young Vic (Main House) Audio described
2:30pm Hamilton Victoria Palace Theatre Audio described
8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Monday 12 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 13 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 14 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Thursday 15 April 2027

7:30pm Berlin Kiln Theatre Audio described
8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Friday 16 April 2027

7:30pm Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 17 April 2027

1:30pm Mr Loverman Lyttelton Theatre Audio described
8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Sunday 18 April 2027

3:00pm The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 20 April 2027

7:30pm Legally Blonde London Coliseum Audio described
8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 21 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Thursday 22 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Friday 23 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 24 April 2027

8:00pm What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 8 May 2027

2:30pm Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Audio described
7:00pm Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Saturday 15 May 2027

2:00pm Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Audio described

Sunday 16 May 2027

3:00pm SIX Vaudeville Theatre Audio described

Sunday 23 May 2027

2:30pm Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Audio described

Thursday 27 May 2027

7:30pm RENT Tom Stoppard Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 23 June 2027

1:30pm August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Young Vic (Main House) Audio described

Saturday 26 June 2027

2:30pm Singin' in the Rain Sadler's Wells Audio described

Wednesday 7 July 2027

7:00pm August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Young Vic (Main House) Audio described

Monday 26 July 2027

7:30pm The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal Gillian Lynne Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 7 September 2027

7:00pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory London Coliseum Audio described

Saturday 11 September 2027

4:00pm SIX Vaudeville Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 2 November 2027

7:30pm Miss Saigon Prince Edward Theatre Audio described

Before you book

Our accessibility bookings guide explains how access bookings work and what to tell the theatre.

Questions about accessible performances

What is a captioned performance?

The words spoken and sung on stage appear as text on screens, usually at the side of the stage, in time with the performers. The captions also say who is speaking and describe important sounds. They are open captions, so everyone in the theatre can see them; you don't need a device.

What is an audio described performance?

A describer talks you through what is happening on stage, through a headset, in the gaps between the dialogue and songs: the action, the set, the costumes, who has just walked on. Some theatres also run a touch tour before the show, where you can go on stage and handle the props and costumes. This is really helpful in getting a better understanding of the show. Headsets are free and collected at the theatre.

What is a relaxed performance?

Exactly as it sounds. The show is adjusted so it is easier for people who find a normal theatre trip difficult, such as autistic people, people with learning disabilities or sensory sensitivities, and families with young children. Loud sounds and bright or flashing lights are softened, the lights in the auditorium stay partly up, and you can move around, make noise, and leave and come back. There is usually a quiet space outside the auditorium, and many shows publish a visual guide beforehand, which can be extremely helpful in preparation for the big trip.

What is a BSL interpreted performance?

One or more interpreters translate the show into British Sign Language as it happens, usually standing to one side of the stage. Some seats are kept for a good view of the interpreter, and those are booked through the theatre's access team.

Can anyone go to a captioned, signed or audio described performance?

Yes. Tickets go on sale like any other date. The audio description is only heard through headsets, so nobody else hears it, and the captions and interpreter are to one side of the stage.

Can I book these performances through Hit The Theatre?

Yes, for ordinary seats: pick the date from the list and book as normal, with all-in pricing, so the price you pick is the price you pay. Access-rate tickets, wheelchair spaces and companion seats are booked through the theatre's own access team, not through us. This is mostly done by email, or online form, whilst sometimes being possible over the phone.

How do I get access-rate tickets?

Each theatre sets its own rules. Many London theatres ask you to register with the Access Card or their own access scheme before they release access rates, which often include a free or reduced ticket for a companion. The theatre's access team will tell you what they need.

Why isn't a show or date listed?

Not every show runs access performances, and some announce them only a few months ahead. The list updates as theatres add dates. Dates can change, so check with the theatre before you travel.