Access performances

Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show

There is an audio described performance on Friday 2 January at 2.30pm.

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

We have audio described showings on the following dates:

Tuesday 30 December, 1.30pm

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

We have audio described showings on the following dates:

Friday 19 December, 4pm

Audio description will be delivered by Theo Hornsby-Walsh.

VOGUE: Inventing the Runway

We have audio described showings on the following dates:

Friday 19 December, 5.30pm

Audio description will be delivered by Davinia Jokhi.

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

Thursday 18 December, 11am

Wednesday 31 December, 6pm

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

We have BSL showings on the following dates:

Friday 26 December, 4pm

Saturday 3 January, 9am

VOGUE: Inventing the Runway

We have BSL showings on the following dates:

Friday 26 December, 5.30pm

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

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

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

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

VOGUE: Inventing the Runway

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

Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show

There is a relaxed showing on Saturday 3 January at 2.30pm.

David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

We have relaxed showings on the following dates:

Wednesday 17 December, 3.30pm

Sunday 4 January, 9am

The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks

We have relaxed showings on the following dates:

Monday 29 December, 9am

Tuesday 6 January, 4pm

VOGUE: Inventing the Runway

We have a relaxed showing on 10 January at 5.30pm.

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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