The Young Vic is committed to making your visit as enjoyable as possible. We aim to cater for every audience member's needs. Please check this page regularly for our latest Access Performance listings.
ACCESS BOOKING ONLINE
We are making access concession tickets and seats reserved for captioned, audio described, BSL and relaxed performances available to book online. Watch the video below and follow the steps to sign up. This process will not require you to provide any proof of your disability status.
For more information, please email us at boxoffice@youngvic.org call us on 020 7922 2922.
HOW TO SIGN UP
1. Click here to sign into your Young Vic account. If you don't have an account, click the "Create an Account" button on our webpage and sign up using your email address, then return to this screen and log in.
2. Click on the "Access and Preferences" tab on the left-hand side menu and scroll down to "Access Concessions and Seats". You will find a series of boxes listing different access requirements. Please note that we don’t currently provide all of these access provisions as standard, but are gathering information about our audiences' requirements to improve our access offer in the future.
3. Select your access requirements from the list and click the "Save changes" button to update your account. If you cannot find your access requirements, please select "your needs are not listed". This information will help us to improve our access offer going forward. Please wait 5 minutes for these changes to be made to your account before you continue with booking tickets.
BOOKING YOUR ACCESS TICKETS ONLINE
1. Click the "Continue Shopping" button and select the performance you would like to attend.
2. Select your seats on the seat map. Our accessible seating includes wheelchair positions, BSL interpreter view, captions screen view, and audio description seats. Use the key on the top right-hand corner of the map to explore the different seat types available.
3. Click "Add To Basket" and your concession will automatically be applied once you reach your basket. We offer a 50% discount for up to two tickets for you and your companion. All concession discounts are subject to availability. Read our full terms and conditions here.
RESERVING AUDIO DESCRIPTION HEADSETS
1. In the preferences and access requirements section of your account, make sure you've ticked that you require audio described performances. When changing your access requirements, please wait 5 minutes for these changes to be made to your account before you continue booking tickets.
2. Click "Continue Shopping" and select the audio described performance that you would like to attend.
3. Select your seats and click "Add To Basket".
4. On the shopping basket screen, a message will pop up in a blue banner at the top of the screen that reads "Want to reserve an audio description headset? Click here." Click on this link.
5. Fill in the online form with how many headsets you would like to reserve, what date you are attending, and anything else you require. When filling out the date of the performance you are attending, please make sure you are attending an audio described performance. You can see all dates for audio described performances further down this page.
6. Click "Add to basket" and your free headsets will be added to your basket.
BOOKING TOUCH TOURS
1. In the preferences and access requirements section of your account, make sure you've ticked that you require Touch Tours. When changing your access requirements, please wait 5 minutes for these changes to be made to your account before you continue booking tickets.
2. Click "Continue Shopping" and select the audio described performance you would like to attend.
3. Select your seats and click "Add To Basket".
4. On the shopping basket screen, a message will pop up in a blue banner at the top of the screen that reads "Want to book a free Touch Tour? Click here." Click on this link.
5. Fill in the online form with how many people will attend the Touch Tour, what date you are attending, and anything else you require. When filling out the date of the performance you are attending, please make sure you are attending an audio described performance. You can see all dates for audio described performances further down this page.
6. Click "Add to basket” and your booking for the free Touch Tour will be added to your basket.
AUDIO DESCRIPTION
Audio Description is a live verbal commentary on the visual elements of a production. It is delivered in-between dialogue on stage and is picked up by an easy-to-use headset. Complimentary tickets are available for accompanying carer. Our audio described performances are generally preceded by touch tours, which provide a chance for visually impaired or blind people to acquaint themselves with the stage, set, and costumes used in the production.
If your require audio description, please register your access requirements with us to book the best access seats at concessionary rates for the below performances online.
Beneatha’s Place: Thu 13 Jul, 7.30pm and Thu 20 Jul, 7.30pm
untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play: Fri 06 Oct, 7.30pm & Thu 19 Oct, 7.30pm
Free touch tours are available on the above dates from 6pm.
BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE
British Sign Language (BSL) is a form of sign language. A highly trained professional BSL interpreter will translate the speech into BSL for in a position that is visible to the audience.
If you require BSL interpretation, please register your access requirements with us to book the best access seats at concessionary rates for the below performances online.
Our upcoming 2023 BSL performances are as follows:
Beneatha’s Place: Fri 28 Jul, 7.30pm
Sundown Kiki: Fri 4 Aug and Tue 8 Aug, 7.45pm
untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play: Fri 27 Oct, 7.30pm
Tribe: Fri 3 Nov, 7.45pm, and Sat 4 Nov, 2.45pm and 7.45pm
CAPTIONING
Captioning converts the spoken word, song, sound effects and offstage noises into text that provides people with hearing loss access to live performance. At the Young Vic, our captioning is delivered as a speech-to-text transcription (STT). STT is similar to live subtitles. A highly-trained professional uses a specially designed phonetic keyboard and software to transcribe the actors’ words verbatim. The text will appear on the caption unit slightly after it is spoken. Complimentary tickets are available for accompanying carer.
If you require captioning, please register your access requirements with us to book the best access seats at concessionary rates for the below performances online.
Our upcoming 2023 captioned performances are as follows:
Beneatha’s Place: Mon 17 Jul, 7.30pm and Thu 3 Aug, 7.30pm
untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play: Tue 17 Oct, 7:30pm & Thu 2 Nov 2023, 7.30pm
ASSISTANCE DOGS
Assistance dogs are always welcome at the Young Vic, if you are planning a visit please let us know in advance which performance you will be attending and we will be happy to look after your dog during the show.
RELAXED PERFORMANCES
Relaxed Performances welcome people with learning disabilities and/or additional sensory and communication needs. During the show, audience members should feel comfortable making noise and moving around as and when they need to in a friendly environment.
If you would like to specifically book for a relaxed performance, please register your access requirements with us to book the best access seats at concessionary rates for the below performances online.
Our 2023 relaxed performances are as follows:
Beneatha’s Place: Fri 21 Jul, 7.30pm and Sat 22 Jul, 2.30pm
Sundown Kiki Reloaded: Mon 31 Jul – Fri 11 Aug, 7.45pm
untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play: Fri 20 Oct, 7.30pm & Sat 21 Oct, 2.30pm
Tribe: Mon 30 Oct – Sat 4 Nov
WHEELCHAIR USERS
There are two types of spaces for wheelchair users. If you wish to remain seated in your wheelchair, please select a wheelchair space. If you want to transfer from your wheelchair to a seat in the theatre, please select wheelchair transfer. If you would like to book a wheelchair space or transfer, please register your access requirements with us to book the best access seats at concessionary rates online.