Audio Description and Touch Tours
We provide Audio Described performances and Touch Tours for all Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company productions in our theatre auditorium.
Audio Described Performances
These performances include a live, verbal commentary providing an explanation of the visual information that Blind or partially sighted people may need in order to understand and enjoy the show, via a personal headset.
Digital Show Programmes are available for Nottingham Playhouse Productions (for enlarging text or to use with a screen reader).
Click for Digital Programme
Touch Tours
Our Touch Tours enable Blind and partially sighted people to explore the stage, set, props and costumes before seeing the show. Touch Tours are free and take place one hour before the Audio Described performance starts. (Please note the Touch Tour for A Tale Of Two Cities will take place from 6pm – 6.30pm before the performance). Please let our Box Office team know if you would like a Touch Tour when you book.
Assistance dogs are always welcome – please inform the Box Office team in advance of your visit.
Those who require a companion to enable their visit will receive a second ticket for free. Please book via the Box Office on 0115 941 9419 if you require a companion ticket.
If you have any questions, please contact the team by emailing access@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk or call the Box Office on 0115 941 9419.
Upcoming productions with Audio Described performances
Identical
Tue 26 Jul – Sun 14 AugThe twin-sational new musical based on the novel THE PARENT TRAP by Erich Kästner.
The Clothes They Stood Up In
By Alan Bennett. Adapted by Adrian Scarborough Fri 9 Sep – Sat 1 OctMuch Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare Tue 11 – Sat 15 OctNine Night
By Natasha Gordon Wed 19 Oct – Sat 5 NovDick Whittington (In Person)
Fri 25 Nov 2022 - Sat 14 Jan 2023The Beekeeper Of Aleppo
Adapted for the stage by Nesrin Alrefaai and Matthew Spangler. From the acclaimed novel by Christy Lefteri Fri 3 – Sat 25 Feb 2023A brand new adaptation from the writers of our production of The Kite Runner.
Village Idiot
By Samson Hawkins. Originally commissioned by Nottingham Playhouse Sat 11 – Sat 25 Mar 2023On Demand (with Audio Description)
Dick Whittington – On Demand
Available to rent from Mon 12 Dec 2022Watch this year's magical pantomime from the comfort of home.