Access Performance Information
Check here for details of access performances across the Factory International programme
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Access performances
Assistive Listening is available for the following events:
- ARK : United States V
- The Overlap Live in aid of St Ann’s Hospice charity
- Fontaines D.C.
- The Untold Orchestra presents Movement
- David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)
- Nikita Kuzmin - Midnight Dancer
- Transatlantic Sessions
- BLUE NOW
- All of this Unreal Time
- James: Live at the Acropolis
- Romy Presents Club Mid Air
- Bowling For Soup
- Figures in Extinction
- Nubya Garcia
- The Reytons
- Olly Alexander
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Cirque: The Greatest Show – Reimagined
There is an audio-described performance of ARK : United States Part 5 on Friday 22 November 2024 at 7.30pm
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)
We have audio described showings on the following dates:
Wednesday 11 December 2024, 11am
Thursday 19 December 2024, 7.30pm
Tuesday 24 December 2024, 11.30am
Saturday 25 January 2025, 9.30pm
We have audio described showings on the following dates:
Friday 9 May 2025 at 7.30pm
Tuesday 13 May 2025 at 7.30pm
There will be an audio-described performance of Figures in Extinction on Friday 21 February 2025.
There is a captioned performance of ARK : United States V on Thursday 21 November at 7.30pm
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)
All showing are captioned. Open captions are built into the show and are visible at all times. The captions are located at the top of the projection.
There is a captioned performance of Hamlet Hail to the Thief on Thursday 8 May 2025 at 2.30pm.
There will be a captioned performance of Figures in Extinction on Friday 21 February 2025 at 7.30pm.
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)
We have reduced capacity showings on the following dates:
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)
We have relaxed showings on the following dates:
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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