Your Visit :: Access
INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The Grand Theatre has comprehensive facilities for people with disabilities, including frequent sign language interpreted and audio described performances.
The building is accessible to wheelchair users and those with mobility difficulties. A lift is available at all four public levels of the building with spaces for wheelchair users in the auditorium and toilet facilities are located on the Basement, Stalls, Dress and Grand Circle levels. Certain discounts are available for disabled patrons and their partners - contact the Box Office for further details.
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We also have a group on Facebook which contains details of all upcoming Access performances, along with news and competitions throughout the season.
Click here to access the group (you must already have a Facebook account to join!)
For people who are hard of hearing
There is an induction loop in operation at the Box Office and the kiosk. The auditorium has an infra red system that transmits sounds from the stage to a headset at all performances.
For people who are visually impaired
Audio description is a live commentary giving information on the visual aspects of a performance such as set, costumes and action. It is conveyed through a headset that is available from the kiosk with a £2 refundable deposit.
An hour prior to most audio described performances, there is a touch tour of the stage. A set and costume description over the headsets commences 15-20 minutes before the performance starts.
The headsets can be reserved in advance for Audio Described performances when you book tickets.
Our season brochure is also available on audio CD, or large print on request. Audio files can also be found on the individual production pages on the website.
Downloads:
Select from the following options for downloadable newsletters and guides.
Either click on the underlined link to open the file, or right click and select 'Save Target As' to download the relevant file to your computer.
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Audio Guides (mp3 format):
Grand Theatre General Access Information
Audio Described Information:
Summary of Audio Described Performances Summer 2010 (mp3 format).
Aladdin Audio Described Performance information (mp3 format).
Signed Information:
SIGN Newsletter Summer 2010 (PDF format).
Signed and Audio Described Performances:
Murdered To DeathAD – Fri 30th July at 7.30pm Described by Pat Hayes
Guess How Much I Love You
Touch Tour Only – Tues 3rd Aug at 1.30pm
BSL – Wed 4th Aug at 1.30pm Signed by Clare Edwards (SL)
Boogie Nights (amateur)
BSL – Wednesday 6th Oct at 7.30pm Signed by Steven Conlon
Thriller Live
BSL – Fri 1st Oct at 8.30pm Signed by Andy Higgins
AD – Saturday 2nd October at 2.30pm Described by Anne Hornsby
Chess
BSL – Thurs 14th Oct at 7.30pm Signed by Paul Whittaker
AD – Fri 15th Oct at 7.30pm Described by Anne Hornsby
Oklahoma
AD – Wednesday 20th Oct at 2.30pm Describer to be confirmed
BSL – Friday 22nd Oct at 7.30pm – Signed by Keren Seabrook
Morse - House of Ghosts
AD – Thurs 4th Nov at 7.30pm Described by Anne Hornsby
BSL – Friday 5th Nov at 7.30pm Signed by Alan Haythornthwaite
Don’t Stop Believin'
BSL – Thurs Nov 25th at 7.30pm by Sarah Ainsworth
Aladdin
AD – Tues 11th Jan at 7.15pm, Wed 12th Jan at 2.30pm
BSL – Thurs 13th Jan at 11am, Wed 19th Jan at 7.15pm and Sat 22nd Jan at 2.30pm
The Grand Theatre employs British Sign Language interpreters, largely through Music and the Deaf. Audio Described performances are available for those with a visual impairment, courtesy of MindsEye.
Your contact for any access queries is Janine Graeme, who can be called on 01902 57 33 11 or e-mailed at JanineG@grandtheatre.co.uk.
We can be contacted by Minicom 01902 57 33 08, fax 01902 57 33 02 and by e-mail: marketing@grandtheatre.co.uk
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Registered in England No. 1731876.
Registered Office: Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DE. Charity No, 515154.