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BSL access to theatre and entertainment

Professional BSL interpreted performances for theatre, arts & entertainment

The UK’s leading provider of British Sign Language interpreted performances, working with theatres, venues, producers and the Deaf community across London and the regions.

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Shows

Search upcoming BSL interpreted shows by show, venue, town, month or interpreter, or browse them on a map.

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Interpreters

Meet our team of qualified BSL/English interpreters, put names to faces and see what they’re interpreting next.

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Training

From taster days to advanced theatre interpreting, BSL Levels 1 and 2 and Deaf Awareness Training.

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Which performance is right for you?

Venues offer different kinds of accessible performance. Here’s who each one suits.

Performance type

BSL interpreted

An interpreter is on stage interpreting the words and songs live.

Suitable for:

  • Deaf people
  • Family members who use British Sign Language
  • People with an interest in British Sign Language

Performance type

Captioned

The words spoken are projected on to a screen.

Suitable for:

  • Hard of hearing audiences
  • Deaf people who prefer to access English

Performance type

Relaxed

Relaxed performances are just that. Interpreted relaxed performances are too.

Suitable for:

  • People with a learning disability
  • Young children seeing theatre for the first time
Donna Ruane, Director of Theatresign

Our mission

“The Deaf Community has always been at the heart of our journey. THEATRESIGN train, assess and consult with the vision of breaking barriers and creating opportunities for inclusion.”

  • 1998founded in London’s West End
  • 1,915interpreted performances listed since 2021
  • 30qualified interpreters
  • 100%pass rate on our BSL courses

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What people say

Like a diamond, THEATRESIGN have many gleaming facets!

Ranging from the provision of their BSL interpretation which enables us to reach out to a wider audience base, to sharing their insights via our wonderful training partnership: THEATRESIGN are training the interpreters of the future to a high standard and enabling us to become an award winning venue for our access provision through the staff training they have given us. This ultimately results in our customers having a great experience at every touch point in their journey.

THEATRESIGN’s support has enabled us to transform into our own diamond, where once we were not polished with the services we offered to this demographic – we now have a sparkle! Their patience and encouragement have ensured we have become something quite spectacular – thank you for this.

Emily NoakesFront of House / Access Development Manager, Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

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