Audio Described Performances
Our Audio Described Performances offer a live description of what’s happening on stage in addition to what the actors are saying. This can be done using headphones that you can borrow from The Rep. Headsets can be collected upon arrival from our cloakroom with no pre-booking required. Alternatively, you can access audio description through the Mobile Connect app. Scroll down for more information on how to use the Mobile Connect app.
Customers wishing to enjoy an Audio Described Performance should be in their seats 15 minutes before the performance begins in order to hear the full description of the set and costumes.
Where stated, some Audio Described performances are accompanied by a preceding Touch Tour (booking required, subject to availability). Touch Tours are free and give blind or partially sighted theatre-goers the opportunity to explore the set before the show begins. You can feel the set, props and costumes and familiarise yourself with the voices of the actors and audio describer.
Sat 25 Oct at 2.30pm (Touch Tour at 1pm)
Described by Caroline Burn
sherlock holmes and the 12 days of christmas
Sat 13 Dec 2pm (Touch Tour at 12.30pm)
Sat 10 Jan 2pm (Touch Tour at 12.30.pm)
Described by Carolyn Smith
Sun 11 Jan 2026 3pm (Touch Tour at 1.30pm)
Described by Carolyn Smith
Sat 28 Feb 2026 2.30pm (Touch Tour at 1pm)
Described by Carolyn Smith
Sat 14 Mar 2026 3pm (Touch Tour at 1.30pm)
Fri 27 Mar 2.30pm (Touch Tour at 1pm)
Sat 11 Apr 1.30pm (Touch Tour at 12pm)
Sat 9 May 2pm (Touch Tour at 1.30pm)
Sat 13 June 2.30pm (Touch Tour at 1pm)
sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street
Sat 1 Aug 2pm (Touch Tour at 12.30pm)
How to access Audio Description on your smartphone
You can access the audio description via a smart phone and headphones by downloading the MobileConnect app.
Download the app on the App Store or Google Play. You then need to log on to The Rep’s wifi network called The Rep_Guests.