Access Performance Information

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

Access performances

BSL

The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE

Thursday 8 October, 7.30pm

David Bowie: You're Not Alone

There will be BSL-interpreted performances of David Bowie: You're Not Alone on the following dates:

Saturday 19 December, 7pm

Friday 8 January, 10am

Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs

There will be BSL-interpreted showings of Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs on the following dates:

Sunday 20 December, 7pm

Monday 4 January, 12pm

It's a Sin

Friday 26 February, 7.30pm

Audio description

Portrait of Black Britain

1 – 31 October

David Bowie: You're Not Alone

There will be audio-described showings of David Bowie: You're Not Alone on the following dates:

Monday 21 December: 5pm

Sunday 10 January: 9.30am

Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs

There will be audio-described showings of Prehistoric Planet on the following dates:

Monday 14 December: 10am

Sunday 20 December: 5pm

It's a Sin

Thursday 25 February, 7.30pm

Relaxed performances

David Bowie: You're Not Alone

There will be relaxed showings of David Bowie: You're Not Alone on the following dates:

Friday 18 December: 10am

Saturday 27 January 2:30pm

Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs

There will be relaxed showings of Prehistoric Planet on the following dates:

Friday 11 December: 10am

Saturday 2 January:  2.30pm

Captioning

Application 39

Friday 9 October, 7pm

David Bowie: You're Not Alone and Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs

Open captions are built into the show and are visible at all times. The captions are located at the top of the projection.

It's a Sin

Saturday 20 February, 7.30pm

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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