Royal Ballet and Opera launches largest Season of Accessible Performances
By the Royal Ballet and Opera
Wednesday 11 September 2024
This September marks the beginning of the largest ever Season of accessible performances at the Royal Ballet and Opera. We aim to meet the requirements of D/deaf, blind, partially-sighted and neurodivergent people, to ensure that world-class ballet and opera can be enjoyed by everyone.
Tickets for these accessible performances will go on sale from Tuesday 17 September 2024. We will be offering sensory adapted relaxed performances (all sensory adapted performances are also relaxed environments) as well as several audio-described, captioned, British Sign Language (BSL) interpreted performances, and supporting resources such as touch tours and visual story guides.
Find out more about the types of accessible performances we offer on our Access page.
Join our access scheme
Anyone with access requirements can join our free Access Scheme. The scheme offers personalised assistance throughout the booking process, ticket offers and other benefits. It also includes free companion tickets if support is required when attending a performance.
Upcoming Accessible Performances
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
12 September at 7.30pm | Touch Tour before the performance, Audio Described Performance
14 September at 2.30pm | BSL interpreted, Captioned
19 September at 12.30pm | Audio Described Performance
21 September at 2.30pm | Sensory Adapted performance
La traviata
All performances will have a pre-recorded Audio Description available
14 September at 7pm | Touch Tour before the performance
17 September at 7pm | BSL interpreted, Captioned
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
All performances will have a pre-recorded Audio Description available
5 October at 7pm | Captioned
8 October at 7.30pm | Captioned
Trouble in Tahiti / A Quiet Place
15 October at 7.30pm | BSL Interpreted, Captioned, Audio Described
22 October at 7.30pm | Sensory Adapted performance
Ruination
7 December at 2.30pm | Captioned, Relaxed Environment performance
12 December at 7.15pm | BSL interpreted, Captioned
17 December at 7.15pm | Captioned
18 December at 7.15pm | Audio Described with Touch Tour
03 January at 7.15pm | Captioned
Cinderella
All performances will have a pre-recorded Audio Description available
14 December at 1pm | Sensory Adapted Performance
21 December at 7pm | Touch Tour before the performance, giving you the chance to feel and touch props and the set
9 January at 7.30pm | Captioned
Hansel and Gretel
All performances will have a pre-recorded Audio Description available
4 January at 12.30pm | Sensory Adapted Performance, Audio Described with Touch Tour before the performance
07 January at 7.30pm | BSL interpreted, Captioned with a Touch Tour
More accessible performances will be announced throughout the Season.
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