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.

185 performances

Tuesday 3 November

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

Saturday 7 November

  1. Kimberly Akimbo Hampstead Theatre Audio described

Sunday 8 November

  1. My Neighbour Totoro Gillian Lynne Theatre Relaxed

Tuesday 10 November

  1. Time to be confirmed Tosca London Coliseum BSL interpreted

Friday 13 November

  1. Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) Audio described
  2. The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre BSL interpreted

Saturday 14 November

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre BSL interpreted
  2. Hadestown Lyric Theatre BSL interpreted

Sunday 15 November

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Audio described

Saturday 21 November

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Captioned

Saturday 28 November

  1. Hadestown Lyric Theatre Audio described
  2. Hamlet Hail to the Thief Barbican Centre Captioned
  3. Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) BSL interpreted

Saturday 5 December

  1. My Neighbour Totoro Gillian Lynne Theatre Audio described
  2. Hadestown Lyric Theatre Captioned

Sunday 6 December

  1. My Neighbour Totoro Gillian Lynne Theatre Captioned
  2. Ebony Scrooge Sadler's Wells East Audio described
  3. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Audio described
  4. Stranger Things: The First Shadow Phoenix Theatre Captioned

Saturday 12 December

  1. Ebony Scrooge Sadler's Wells East Captioned
  2. Hamlet Hail to the Thief Barbican Centre Audio described

Sunday 13 December

  1. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Captioned
  2. Time to be confirmed Stick Man Bloomsbury Theatre BSL interpreted

Thursday 17 December

  1. Ebony Scrooge Sadler's Wells East Relaxed

Sunday 20 December

  1. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre BSL interpreted
  2. Time to be confirmed Stick Man Bloomsbury Theatre Audio described

Thursday 7 January 2027

  1. Monument Royal Court Captioned

Monday 11 January 2027

  1. Oh, Mary! Trafalgar Theatre Audio described

Saturday 16 January 2027

  1. Monument Royal Court Relaxed
  2. Hamlet Hail to the Thief Barbican Centre Relaxed
  3. Mamma Mia! Novello Theatre Captioned

Sunday 17 January 2027

  1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre BSL interpreted

Wednesday 20 January 2027

  1. Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) Captioned

Saturday 23 January 2027

  1. Mamma Mia! Novello Theatre Audio described

Sunday 24 January 2027

  1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Audio described

Sunday 31 January 2027

  1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Captioned

Thursday 4 February 2027

  1. SIX Vaudeville Theatre Audio described

Friday 5 February 2027

  1. The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 10 February 2027

  1. Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  2. Oh, Mary! Trafalgar Theatre Captioned

Thursday 11 February 2027

  1. SIX Vaudeville Theatre BSL interpreted

Friday 12 February 2027

  1. Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Sunday 14 February 2027

  1. Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) BSL interpreted

Tuesday 16 February 2027

  1. Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Thursday 18 February 2027

  1. Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Saturday 20 February 2027

  1. Spitfire Girls Park Theatre Captioned
  2. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre BSL interpreted
  3. John Proctor Is the Villain Wyndham's Theatre Captioned

Tuesday 23 February 2027

  1. Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  2. Time to be confirmed Breaking the Waves London Coliseum BSL interpreted

Thursday 25 February 2027

  1. Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Captioned
  2. Oh, Mary! Trafalgar Theatre BSL interpreted

Sunday 28 February 2027

  1. Così fan tutte - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  2. Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 3 March 2027

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre BSL interpreted
  2. Time to be confirmed La traviata London Coliseum BSL interpreted

Friday 5 March 2027

  1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Relaxed
  2. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Captioned

Saturday 6 March 2027

  1. MADDADDAM - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  2. The Guilty Harold Pinter Theatre Captioned
  3. John Proctor Is the Villain Wyndham's Theatre Audio described

Sunday 7 March 2027

  1. Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre Audio described
  2. Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) Audio described

Tuesday 9 March 2027

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

Friday 12 March 2027

  1. The Guilty Harold Pinter Theatre Audio described
  2. Time to be confirmed Trial by Jury & The Zoo London Coliseum BSL interpreted

Saturday 13 March 2027

  1. MADDADDAM - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Sunday 14 March 2027

  1. Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre BSL interpreted
  2. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Audio described
  3. The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre BSL interpreted
  4. SIX Vaudeville Theatre 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
  2. Mojo Park Theatre Audio described

Sunday 21 March 2027

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Audio described

Monday 22 March 2027

  1. Mr Loverman Lyttelton Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 23 March 2027

  1. dissent Young Vic (Main House) Audio described

Wednesday 24 March 2027

  1. dissent Young Vic (Main House) Relaxed
  2. dissent Young Vic (Main House) Captioned

Thursday 25 March 2027

  1. dissent Young Vic (Main House) BSL interpreted

Friday 26 March 2027

  1. Mojo Park Theatre Relaxed

Thursday 1 April 2027

  1. Berlin Kiln Theatre Captioned

Friday 2 April 2027

  1. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 3 April 2027

  1. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Monday 5 April 2027

  1. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 6 April 2027

  1. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 7 April 2027

  1. Berlin Kiln Theatre Relaxed
  2. dissent Young Vic (Main House) BSL interpreted
  3. dissent Young Vic (Main House) Relaxed
  4. Káťa Kabanová - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  5. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Thursday 8 April 2027

  1. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Friday 9 April 2027

  1. dissent Young Vic (Main House) Captioned
  2. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 10 April 2027

  1. dissent Young Vic (Main House) Audio described
  2. Hamilton Victoria Palace Theatre Audio described
  3. Káťa Kabanová - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Captioned
  4. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Monday 12 April 2027

  1. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  2. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 13 April 2027

  1. Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Captioned
  2. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 14 April 2027

  1. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Captioned
  2. Hamilton Victoria Palace Theatre Captioned
  3. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Thursday 15 April 2027

  1. Berlin Kiln Theatre Audio described
  2. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Friday 16 April 2027

  1. Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  2. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 17 April 2027

  1. Mr Loverman Lyttelton Theatre Audio described
  2. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  3. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Sunday 18 April 2027

  1. The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre Audio described

Tuesday 20 April 2027

  1. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  2. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 21 April 2027

  1. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Thursday 22 April 2027

  1. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Friday 23 April 2027

  1. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Saturday 24 April 2027

  1. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  2. What's the F**king Point? The Maria Theatre Audio described

Wednesday 28 April 2027

  1. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Friday 30 April 2027

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre BSL interpreted
  2. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described
  3. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre BSL interpreted

Saturday 1 May 2027

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

Sunday 2 May 2027

  1. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Wednesday 5 May 2027

  1. Tosca - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Saturday 8 May 2027

  1. Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre Audio described
  2. Swan Lake - Royal Ballet and Opera Royal Opera House Audio described

Sunday 9 May 2027

  1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre BSL interpreted

Friday 14 May 2027

  1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Relaxed

Saturday 15 May 2027

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Audio described

Sunday 16 May 2027

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Captioned
  2. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Captioned
  3. SIX Vaudeville Theatre Audio described

Sunday 23 May 2027

  1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Palace Theatre Audio described
  2. SIX Vaudeville Theatre BSL interpreted

Thursday 3 June 2027

  1. Magic Mike Live London Hippodrome (Over 18s Only) BSL interpreted

Sunday 13 June 2027

  1. Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre Relaxed

Wednesday 16 June 2027

  1. August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Young Vic (Main House) BSL interpreted

Thursday 17 June 2027

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

Wednesday 23 June 2027

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

Thursday 24 June 2027

  1. August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Young Vic (Main House) Relaxed

Saturday 26 June 2027

  1. August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Young Vic (Main House) BSL interpreted

Wednesday 30 June 2027

  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory London Coliseum Captioned

Saturday 3 July 2027

  1. August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean Young Vic (Main House) Relaxed

Wednesday 7 July 2027

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

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. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory London Coliseum BSL interpreted
  2. 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 Relaxed
  2. The Quiet Revolution of Laurent Clerc Park 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

Sunday 1 August 2027

  1. Zog and the Flying Doctors Cadogan Hall BSL interpreted

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

Tuesday 7 September 2027

  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory London Coliseum Audio described

Saturday 11 September 2027

  1. SIX Vaudeville Theatre Audio described

Sunday 12 September 2027

  1. Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre Captioned

Saturday 18 September 2027

  1. SIX Vaudeville Theatre BSL interpreted

Sunday 19 September 2027

  1. Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre BSL interpreted
  2. The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre Captioned

Wednesday 6 October 2027

  1. SIX Vaudeville 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.