Relaxed and accessible performances

Relaxed, BSL-interpreted, captioned, audio-described and Makaton performances of theatre, panto, dance and concerts in and around Trafford, as listed by the venues.

50 performances listed: 2 in Trafford, 35 within easy reach and 13 worth a trip. Run by Waterside, Altrincham Garrick Playhouse, Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), Lowry, The Hallé, Chetham's School of Music and others.

Checked between Thu 22 Oct and Thu 29 Oct against each organiser's own page. Details change, so check with the organiser before you go.

In Trafford 2

Relaxed and BSL performance: Mr Popper's Penguins, Waterside Sale · Waterside Sat 5 Dec, 11:00

Relaxed performance: Robin Hood, Altrincham Garrick Altrincham · Altrincham Garrick Playhouse Sat 12 Dec, 17:30

Within easy reach 35

Relaxed lunchtime concert: An American in Paris, RNCM Manchester · Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Thu 29 Oct, 13:15–13:55

Audio-described performance: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Sat 31 Oct, 10:00 (touch tour 09:00)

Relaxed performance: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Sun 1 Nov, 12:30

Hallé Relaxed Concert, Hallé St Peter’s, Ancoats Manchester · The Hallé Mon 2 Nov, 14:30

Hallé Relaxed Concert for young families, Hallé St Peter’s, Ancoats Manchester · The Hallé Tue 3 Nov, 11:00

Chetham's Relaxed Lunchtime Concert, Stoller Hall Manchester City Centre · Chetham's School of Music Wed 4 Nov, 13:30

Relaxed, BSL and audio-described: ORIGIN by DanceSyndrome, Lowry Salford Quays · DanceSyndrome Thu 19 Nov, 19:00

Relaxed lunchtime concert: Paramount Brass, RNCM Manchester · Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) Thu 26 Nov, 13:15

Chetham's Relaxed Lunchtime Concert, Stoller Hall Manchester City Centre · Chetham's School of Music Wed 2 Dec, 13:30

Relaxed Performance Festive Sing-along, Martin Harris Centre Manchester · Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, University of Manchester Fri 4 Dec, 11:00–11:50

BSL-interpreted performances: Jack and the Beanstalk, Stockport Plaza Stockport · Stockport Plaza Sat 5 Dec, 19:30 (5 Dec); 10:30 and 14:30 (10 Dec)

BSL-interpreted performance: Dick Whittington, Opera House Manchester Manchester City Centre · Opera House Manchester (ATG) Date unconfirmed · Thu 10 Dec, 19:00

Audio-described performance: Dick Whittington, Opera House Manchester Manchester City Centre · Opera House Manchester (ATG) Date unconfirmed · Fri 11 Dec, 19:00

Captioned performance: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, HOME Manchester · HOME Date unconfirmed · Sat 12 Dec, 14:00

Relaxed performance: Sleeping Beauty, Contact Manchester · Contact Sat 12 Dec, 13:30

Captioned performance: The Jolly Christmas Postman, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Wed 16 Dec, 13:00

Captioned performance: A Christmas Carol, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Fri 18 Dec, 19:30

Audio-described performance: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, HOME Manchester · HOME Date unconfirmed · Sat 19 Dec, 14:00

Audio-described performances: A Christmas Carol, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Sat 19 Dec, 14:00 (19 Dec); 19:30 (29 Dec)

Audio-described performances: The Jolly Christmas Postman, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Sat 19 Dec, 10:30 (19 Dec); 13:00 (29 Dec)

BSL-interpreted performance: Sleeping Beauty, Contact Manchester · Contact Sun 20 Dec, 17:00

BSL-interpreted performances: A Christmas Carol, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Sun 20 Dec, 14:00 (20 Dec); 19:30 (8 Jan)

BSL-interpreted performances: The Jolly Christmas Postman, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Tue 22 Dec, 13:00 (22 Dec); 10:30 (2 Jan)

Relaxed performance: The Jolly Christmas Postman, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Sun 27 Dec, 10:30

Relaxed performance: Dick Whittington, Opera House Manchester Manchester City Centre · Opera House Manchester (ATG) Wed 30 Dec, 13:30

Hallé Relaxed Concert, Hallé St Peter’s, Ancoats (February) Manchester · The Hallé Wed 3 Feb 2027, 14:30

Hallé Relaxed Concert for young families, Hallé St Peter’s, Ancoats (February) Manchester · The Hallé Thu 4 Feb 2027, 11:00

Not Now, Bernard with integrated Makaton, Lowry Salford Quays · Roustabout Theatre Sun 21 Feb 2027, 13:00 and 15:30

Audio-described performance: The Last Wild, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Wed 7 Apr 2027, 14:30

Relaxed performance: The Last Wild, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Thu 8 Apr 2027, 14:30

BSL-interpreted performance: The Last Wild, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Sat 10 Apr 2027, 11:00

Relaxed performances: Pip and Posy, HOME Manchester · HOME Date unconfirmed · Wed 2 Jun 2027, 11:00 or 14:00 Booking opens Fri 30 Oct, 12:00

Audio-described and BSL performance: The Smartest Giant in Town, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Thu 3 Jun 2027, 13:30

Relaxed performance: The Smartest Giant in Town, Lowry Salford Quays · Lowry Sat 5 Jun 2027, 10:30

Hallé Relaxed Concerts, Hallé St Peter’s, Ancoats (July) Manchester · The Hallé Tue 13 Jul 2027, 13 Jul 14:30; 14 Jul 11:00 and 13:30 Booking not open yet

Worth a trip 13

Audio-described performance: Cinderella: A Fairytale, Octagon Bolton Bolton · Octagon Bolton Sat 5 Dec, 14:15

BSL-signed performance: Cinderella, Middleton Arena Middleton · Your Trust (Middleton Arena) Sun 6 Dec, 17:00

BSL-interpreted performance: Christmas Carol, Shakespeare North Playhouse Prescot · Shakespeare North Playhouse Wed 9 Dec, 19:00

Signed and captioned performance: Cinderella: A Fairytale, Octagon Bolton Bolton · Octagon Bolton Fri 11 Dec, 19:00

Relaxed and BSL performance: Peter Pan, Oldham Library Oldham · Oldham Libraries (Live@thelibrary) Sat 12 Dec, 14:00–15:30

Relaxed performance: A Christmas Carol, The Grange Theatre, Hartford Northwich · The Grange Theatre Sun 13 Dec, 15:00

Relaxed performance: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Met, Bury Bury · The Met, Bury Sun 13 Dec, 11:00 Selling fast

Audio-described performance: Christmas Carol, Shakespeare North Playhouse Prescot · Shakespeare North Playhouse Thu 17 Dec, 19:00

Relaxed performance: Cinderella, Middleton Arena Middleton · Your Trust (Middleton Arena) Thu 17 Dec, 13:00

BSL-interpreted performance: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Met, Bury Bury · The Met, Bury Fri 18 Dec, 18:30 Selling fast

Relaxed performance: Cinderella: A Fairytale, Octagon Bolton Bolton · Octagon Bolton Sun 3 Jan 2027, 13:00

Relaxed performance: Aladdin, Parr Hall, Warrington Warrington · Parr Hall (Culture Warrington) Sat 9 Jan 2027, 09:45

Signed performance: Aladdin, Parr Hall, Warrington Warrington · Parr Hall (Culture Warrington) Sun 10 Jan 2027, 11:00

More to look at

Relaxed cinema screenings, SEN swimming, Groups for parents and carers, SEN and disability sport. Or see everything coming up and regular sessions every week.

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