Access Performance Information
Check here for details of access performances across the Factory International programme
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Access performances
There is an audio described performance of Hamlet Hail to the Thief on the following dates:
Friday 9 May 2025 at 7.30pm
Tuesday 13 May 2025 at 7.30pm.
Audio Description will be provided by Anne Hornsby.
There will be an audio description guide available at the exhibition.
Blackhaine: And Now I Know What Love Is
This event will be audio described on Friday 18 July, 7:30pm.
There is an audio-described performance of A Possibility on Sunday 20 July at 2.30pm, delivered by Anne Hornsby.
FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE - SAUNIGA
This event has audio description on Friday 11 July, 7:30pm.
FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE - FĀGOGO
There will be an audio description tour of the exhibition on Monday 7 July, 11am.
One-on-one audio description is available for the MIF25 Opening Event on 3 July, and will be delivered by our trained volunteers. If you have any questions about audio description for this event, please call our team on 0161 817 4531 (Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm) or email access@factoryinternational.org.
There will be audio description available for this event.
There is a BSL performance of Hamlet Hail to the Thief on Friday 16 May at 7.30pm.
BSL interpretation will be provided by Clare Edwards.
Sean will present bilingually in English and British Sign Language and will teach children some songs in BSL.
The performances will include British Sign Language interpretation (in addition to Sean’s BSL presentation). The Interpreter will be positioned on the right-hand side of the stage (if you are facing the stage).
There will be a BSL interpreted performance of Benji Reid: Find Your Eyes on Thursday 29 May at 7.30pm.
Juliet Ellis: A Symphony of Flesh and Bones
There is a BSL-interpreted performance of A Symphony of Flesh and Bones on Saturday 12 July at 2pm.
FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE - FĀGOGO
There will be a BSL tour of the exhibition on Saturday 19 July, 2pm. The BSL Interpreter will be Martin Glover.
There is a BSL-interpreted performance of A Single Man on Sunday 6 July at 3pm.
This event will have BSL interpretation on the following dates:
Wednesday 16 July, 2.30pm
Thursday 17 July 7.30pm
There is a captioned performance of Hamlet Hail to the Thief on the following dates:
Thursday 8 May 2025 at 2.30pm
Friday 16 May at 7.30pm
Captioning will be provided by Stevie Burrows.
There will be a captioned performance of Benji Reid: Find Your Eyes on Wednesday 28 May at 7.30pm.
All film elements of the exhibition are captioned.
Blackhaine: And Now I Know What Love Is
This event will be captioned on Thursday 17 July, 7:30pm.
Juliet Ellis: A Symphony of Flesh and Bones
There is a captioned performance of A Symphony of Flesh and Bone son Saturday 12 July at 7.30pm.
FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE - TALANOA
All viewings of this film will be captioned.
Film content is captioned and a transcript is available for audio content, at all times.
All filmed elements of this exhibition will be captioned.
There is a captioned performance of A Single Man on Saturday 5 July at 8pm.
This event will have captioning on the following dates:
Saturday 19 July 2.30pm
Saturday 19 July 7.30pm
There is a relaxed performance of Hamlet Hail to the Thief on Thursday 15 May at 7:30pm.
FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE - FĀGOGO
There will be relaxed showings of this exhibition on the following dates:
Tuesday 8 July, 12-2pm
Saturday 12 July, 12-1pm
Tuesday 15 July, 12-2pm
Thursday 17 July, 6-7pm
These showings are intended for those who might benefit from the show sound being quieter and the lighting more subtle. Changes will be made to the show and show space to make it more comfortable. The overall capacity of the Warehouse will be reduced.
We have relaxed showings on the following dates:
- Sunday 13 July, 11am
- Tuesday 15 July, 6pm
- Friday 25 July, 3pm
- Thursday 31 July, 7:30pm
- Wednesday 6 August, 12:30pm
- Tuesday 12 August, 5pm
- Friday 22 August, 3:30pm
Venture Arts: Experiments in the Lab
All performances will be Relaxed. The house lights will be on, and the overall capacity will not be high.
All performances will be Relaxed. The house lights will be on, and the overall capacity will not be high.
Stay in the loop
If you’re interested in hearing updates about our accessible performances or booking access tickets, you can join our Access Mailing List by registering or logging in to ‘My Account’ and selecting your access requirements under ‘other preferences’.
At the bottom of this page you can see a key for different types of Access performance and what they mean.
Contact us
If you have a question about any of these performances, please get in touch on access@factoryinternational.org or call us on 0161 817 4531 and we’ll do our best to help. Phone lines are open 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday.
Access performance types
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AD: Audio-described
Audio description offers an introduction/commentary of the visual action to assist blind and visually impaired patrons. This is usually delivered via an earpiece and will be available from event pages.
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BSL: British Sign Language interpreted performance
A British Sign Language interpreter will translate the spoken words for BSL users.
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CAP: Captioned performance
Captioning displays dialogue and some sound effects as visible text on a screen or mobile device for anyone who would find this useful.
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REL: Relaxed performance
Relaxed performances welcome all who may benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including people with an Autism Spectrum Condition, sensory and communication disorders or a learning disability, or those with babes in arms.
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