AUDIO DESCRIPTION AND TOUCH TOURS FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Prior to an Audio Described performance, a Touch Tour can take place, giving patrons the opportunity to feel the set, props and costumes, to put the performance into context. As you take your seat at the front of the Stalls, a helpful member of staff will issue you with a personal headset, through which the description is relayed. Our Audio Describers, start their description 15 minutes before the performance with a detailed introduction. During the show, they describe what is happening on the stage when there is no dialogue. This live commentary comes via your personal headphones.
Audio Description services are available for the following performances:
Dear Evan Hansen on Saturday 10th May at 2pm
The Midnight Bell on Friday 16th May at 7.30pm. Touch Tour 6pm
Inspector Morse on Thursday 6th November at 2:00pm
Robin Hood and his Merry Men on Friday 12th December at 2:00pm
All with touch tours on stage at 11.30am unless stated above
Customer Feedback for the Audio Described performance of Titanic The Musical:
“This was the first time I have been to the Everyman Theatre for an audio described performance (Titanic) and what a show it was. From the moment I approached the entrance to when I left some six hours later, I could not fault the service I received. The whole experience has left me wanting to go back again and I would not hesitate to arrive without a sighted companion. The touch tour brought the show alive, and we learn some fascinating facts. Without the audio description, it would have been extremely difficult to follow the show. The whole experience was truly memorable, and I am looking forward to the next audio described performance. Well done, other theatres could learn a lot from you.”
- Visually impaired customer visiting in June 2023
Hearing Enhancement
We have an Auracast 'Auri' Assisted Listening System. Using the device and a pair of headphones or your own compatible device, you can boost the volume of the performance or listen to a performance's Audio Description (subject to availability - click for details). Ask our usher at the kiosk next to the lift on the Stalls (Ground Floor) for your Auri device.
Top tips for enhancing your visit if you are hard of hearing:
You can sit anywhere whilst using our Auri devices.
The kiosk Usher can run your through how to use the device.
If using Bluetooth to connect to your own hearing aid, please make sure your hearing aid is fully charged.
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us (or your audiologist) in advance of your visit, or talk to an usher on the day. For more information email sally-ann.rhodes@everymantheatre.org.uk