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Access Performance Information

Check here for details of access performances across the Factory International programme

Access performances

An Inheritance

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.

Germaine Kruip: A Possibility

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.

THE HERDS

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.

Shilpa Gupta: Untitled

There will be audio description available for this event.

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.

A Single Man

There is a BSL-interpreted performance of A Single Man on Sunday 6 July at 3pm.

Liberation

This event will have BSL interpretation on the following dates:

Wednesday 16 July, 2.30pm

Thursday 17 July 7.30pm

Festival Square

The following performances on Festival Square will have BSL interpretation:

An Inheritance

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.

Football City, Art United.

Film content is captioned and a transcript is available for audio content, at all times. 

Venture Arts: Michael Beard

All filmed elements of this exhibition will be captioned.

A Single Man

There is a captioned performance of A Single Man on Saturday 5 July at 8pm.

Liberation

This event will have captioning on the following dates:

Saturday 19 July 2.30pm

Saturday 19 July 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 

Football City, Art United.

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.

Venture Arts: Michael Beard

All performances will be Relaxed. The house lights will be on, and the overall capacity will not be high.

Shilpa Gupta: You are the place

  • Thursday 10 July, 6–7pm       
  • Tuesday 15 July, 11am – 12pm
  • Sunday 20 July, 3–4pm

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

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.

BSL: British Sign Language interpreted performance

A British Sign Language interpreter will translate the spoken words for BSL users.

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.

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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