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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133 performances

Saturday 24 October

  1. Hamilton Victoria Palace Theatre Captioned

Thursday 29 October

  1. Blood of my Blood Royal Court Captioned

Friday 30 October

  1. Martin Guerre The Old Vic Captioned

Saturday 31 October

  1. Hay Fever Wyndham's Theatre Captioned

Monday 2 November

  1. Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel Vaudeville Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 3 November

  1. Kimberly Akimbo Hampstead Theatre Captioned
  2. Paranormal Activity Ambassadors Theatre Captioned

Monday 9 November

  1. The Bridge Bush Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 11 November

  1. High School Musical Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre Captioned

Thursday 12 November

  1. RENT Tom Stoppard Theatre Captioned
  2. Girls Young Vic (Main House) Captioned

Saturday 14 November

  1. Affluenza Riverside Studios Captioned
  2. The Cherry Orchard Harold Pinter Theatre Captioned

Saturday 21 November

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 24 November

  1. Nero Southwark Playhouse Elephant Captioned

Saturday 28 November

  1. Hamlet Hail to the Thief Barbican Centre Captioned

Wednesday 2 December

  1. Dogstar Hampstead Theatre Captioned

Thursday 3 December

  1. Dogstar Hampstead Theatre Captioned
  2. Nine Night Kiln Theatre Captioned

Saturday 5 December

  1. Hadestown Lyric Theatre Captioned

Sunday 6 December

  1. My Neighbour Totoro Gillian Lynne Theatre Captioned
  2. Stranger Things: The First Shadow Phoenix Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 9 December

  1. Cinderella: Buttons Undone! Charing Cross Theatre Captioned
  2. Attention Bush Theatre Captioned

Friday 11 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Saturday 12 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned
  2. Ebony Scrooge Sadler's Wells East Captioned

Sunday 13 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned
  2. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Captioned
  3. Julius Caesar - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Tuesday 15 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Wednesday 16 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Thursday 17 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned
  2. Global Majority Bush Theatre Captioned

Friday 18 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Saturday 19 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Sunday 20 December

  1. Pinocchio - Globe Globe Theatre Captioned
  2. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Tuesday 22 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Wednesday 23 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Thursday 24 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Sunday 27 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Monday 28 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Tuesday 29 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Wednesday 30 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned
  2. Pinocchio - Globe Globe Theatre Captioned

Thursday 31 December

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Saturday 2 January 2027

  1. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Sunday 3 January 2027

  1. Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas Alexandra Palace Captioned
  2. There's a Bear on My Chair Queen Elizabeth Hall - Southbank Centre Captioned

Monday 4 January 2027

  1. The Animals Come to the Table - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Thursday 7 January 2027

  1. Monument Royal Court Captioned

Saturday 9 January 2027

  1. Global Majority Bush Theatre Captioned
  2. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley Park Theatre Captioned

Saturday 16 January 2027

  1. Mamma Mia! Novello Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 20 January 2027

  1. Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) Captioned
  2. Jumpers Hampstead Theatre Captioned

Saturday 23 January 2027

  1. The Animals Come to the Table - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Wednesday 27 January 2027

  1. Mother Russia Hampstead Theatre Captioned

Thursday 28 January 2027

  1. Mother Russia Hampstead Theatre Captioned

Sunday 31 January 2027

  1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Captioned

Thursday 4 February 2027

  1. Julius Caesar - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Friday 5 February 2027

  1. The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre Captioned

Saturday 6 February 2027

  1. One Day The Musical Garrick Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 10 February 2027

  1. Oh, Mary! Trafalgar Theatre Captioned
  2. Ripples Bush Theatre Captioned

Thursday 11 February 2027

  1. Fourteen Again Menier Chocolate Factory Captioned

Tuesday 16 February 2027

  1. Jaja's African Hair Braiding Lyric Hammersmith Captioned

Saturday 20 February 2027

  1. Spitfire Girls Park Theatre Captioned
  2. John Proctor Is the Villain Wyndham's Theatre Captioned

Thursday 25 February 2027

  1. Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Captioned

Saturday 27 February 2027

  1. The Seagull - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Sunday 28 February 2027

  1. Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre Captioned

Friday 5 March 2027

  1. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Captioned

Saturday 6 March 2027

  1. The Seagull - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned
  2. Expecting Riverside Studios Captioned
  3. The Guilty Harold Pinter Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 10 March 2027

  1. Insane Asylum Seekers Bush Theatre Captioned

Thursday 11 March 2027

  1. King John - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Sunday 14 March 2027

  1. SIX Vaudeville Theatre Captioned

Monday 15 March 2027

  1. The Seagull - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Wednesday 17 March 2027

  1. Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage Prince Edward Theatre Captioned

Saturday 20 March 2027

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 24 March 2027

  1. dissent Young Vic (Main House) Captioned

Thursday 25 March 2027

  1. Secret Cinema presents Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Immersive Adventure Secret Cinema, Greenwich Peninsula Captioned

Sunday 28 March 2027

  1. King John - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Tuesday 30 March 2027

  1. The Seagull - Globe Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Captioned

Thursday 1 April 2027

  1. Berlin Kiln Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 7 April 2027

  1. Secret Cinema presents Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Immersive Adventure Secret Cinema, Greenwich Peninsula Captioned

Friday 9 April 2027

  1. dissent Young Vic (Main House) Captioned

Saturday 10 April 2027

  1. Káťa Kabanová - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Captioned

Tuesday 13 April 2027

  1. Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Captioned

Wednesday 14 April 2027

  1. Hamilton Victoria Palace Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 20 April 2027

  1. Billy Elliot the Musical Adelphi Theatre Captioned

Saturday 1 May 2027

  1. Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Captioned

Wednesday 5 May 2027

  1. Legally Blonde London Coliseum Captioned

Sunday 16 May 2027

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Captioned
  2. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Captioned

Thursday 17 June 2027

  1. SIX Vaudeville Theatre Captioned
  2. August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Young Vic (Main House) Captioned

Saturday 19 June 2027

  1. Singin' in the Rain Sadler's Wells Captioned

Wednesday 30 June 2027

  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory London Coliseum Captioned

Friday 9 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Saturday 10 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Monday 12 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 13 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 14 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Thursday 15 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Friday 16 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Saturday 17 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Monday 19 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 20 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 21 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Thursday 22 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Friday 23 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Saturday 24 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Monday 26 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 27 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 28 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Thursday 29 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned
  2. The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal Gillian Lynne Theatre Captioned

Friday 30 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Saturday 31 July 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Monday 2 August 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 3 August 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 4 August 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Thursday 5 August 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Friday 6 August 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Saturday 7 August 2027

  1. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park Theatre Captioned

Sunday 12 September 2027

  1. Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre Captioned

Sunday 19 September 2027

  1. The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 6 October 2027

  1. SIX Vaudeville Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 19 October 2027

  1. Miss Saigon Prince Edward Theatre Captioned

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.