The September-December 2026 Access Scottish Theatre print guide is here! The latest issue of the guide includes well over 200 BSL-interpreted, audio-described, captioned and relaxed performances from Inverness to Stranraer. You can pick up a copy of the guide at any of our partner venues or at some local libraries (if your library doesn’t have […]
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Breaking The Sound Barrier: d/Deaf audience focus group on access to live music
Birds of Paradise Theatre (BOP) and Edinburgh International Festival are on the lookout for participants to join our focus group for d/Deaf audiences and access to live music.
Your Edinburgh Festival 2025 Guide – Accessible Performances
We’re thrilled to see so many accessible theatre shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Here’s our round-up of what’s on offer. AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES Make It Happen (Festival Theatre) 2.30pm on Wednesday 6 August 2025 Brian Cox stars in this biting satire on the Scottish banking ambition that shattered the global economy. Price: from […]
Imaginate Children’s Festival 2025 – Accessible performances
The Unlikely Friendship of Feather Boy and Tentacle Girl by Vee Smith and Sadiq Ali – Accessible performances BSL interpreter: Karen ForbesFri 23 May 18:45 @Tramway, GlasgowTue 27 May 19:00 @ Assembly Roxy, EdinburghBSL video: https://youtu.be/sGxF_ysp5bs Age: 8-15 yrsRunning time: 55 min (no interval) + 10 min Q&A after the performance (BSL interpreted) Two friends perform […]
LIFE by Maria MacDonell – Accessible performances
BSL Interpreter: Rachel Amey The BSL performances are: 7th May @ The Studio, Edinburgh 17th May @ Birnam Arts Centre30th May @ CatStrand at Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival Audio-Describer: Christopher McKiddie The Audio-Described performances are: 7th May @ The Studio, Edinburgh27th May @ Paisley Arts Centre29th May @ Eastgate Theatre, Peebles We will also be offering touch […]
Accessible BUZZCUT events coming up
April 1st – 3rd; Centre for Contemporary Arts (BSL interpreted on 3rd April) A night of queer cabaret, & experimental storytelling; with a serial killer performance artist, dreamlike piano concert, and a luscious, grotesque performance installation; with work from Lillian Ross Millard, Jess Paris, Craig Manson, Femme Castratrice & Alex Franz Zehetbaur. https://www.glasgowbuzzcut.co.uk/alex-franz-zehetbauer-an-evening-with *** April 17th; Platform […]
A Guide to Captioning for the Arts, Cultural and Performance Sector in Scotland
Created by Louisa McDaid, an Edinburgh based Theatre Captioner, Live Captioner and Lipspeaker, this comprehensive guide will walk you through every aspect of captioning for the Arts, Cultural and Performance Sector in Scotland.
YTAS Interchange 2025
April 5th 2025 — April 6th 2025 Location: Lanternhouse, South Kildrum Ring Road, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, G67 2UF Join youth theatre, creative learning, and teaching professionals from across Scotland for Interchange 2025: a practical, two-day skills development event designed to inspire anybody who uses drama and theatre in their work with young people. We’ll be taking […]
January to July 2025 Access Scottish Theatre print guide
The January–July 2025 Access Scottish Theatre print guide is here! The latest issue of the guide includes well over 140 BSL-interpreted, audio-described, captioned and relaxed performances from Ayr to Inverness. You can pick up a copy of the guide at any of our partner venues or at some local libraries (if your library doesn’t have […]
House Lights Up!
In 2020/2021, with theatre activity paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BOP was supported by Federation of Scottish Theatre to redirect Access Scottish Theatre resources to undertake a research project called House Lights Up! The aim of this research was to understand what the arts sector could do to further remove barriers and improve the […]
House Lights Up: Coming Soon
House Lights Up: Researching Relaxed Performances for Neurodivergent Audiences in Scotland In the twelve years since Access Scottish Theatre was conceived, we have worked to promote a range of events that were made accessible through audio description, BSL interpretation and captioning; providing advice and support to the AST membership about how to pesent these events […]
Submarine Time Machine – Accessible Performance
Due to the site-specific location of Submarine Time Machine, there is no level access to this production. For audiences with level access requirements National Theatre of Scotland are providing an alternative experience of Submarine Time Machine in their new headquarters Rockvilla. See below for more details. To celebrate the National Theatre of Scotland’s move […]
D/deaf friendly performances at manipulate 2017
Please note, this trailer contains no spoken word or narration. Puppet Animation Scotland presents the 10th edition of manipulate Visual Theatre Festival, Saturday 28 January – Saturday 4 February at the Traverse Theatre, its innovative international festival of visual theatre and animated film. manipulate has always strived to bring outstanding and inspiring visual theatre to […]
Welcome to our new website
Welcome to our new website! Access Scottish Theatre was established in 2009 by the Federation of Scottish Theatre to make finding out about accessible performances in Scotland easier for audiences. AST started as simply a print guide – it has now grown to a monthly e:bulletin and this new website. Why have we redesigned the […]