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Accessibility

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra aims to make our concerts as accessible as possible. Each of our venues works to ensure that our audience's access needs are met. Find out more information below.

More of our venues

Find information about accessibility at more of our venues across the country via the link below.

Experience it with BSL

Performances with British Sign Language (BSL)

Some RPO concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and Southbank Centre will feature a BSL performer on stage. To find out how to book specific seats reserved for BSL users, please follow the instructions on each event page.

A BSL interpreter at a concert at the Royal Albert Hall

More about the concert

Large print programmes

Large print versions and digital formats of each programme for our own-promotion concerts are available on request for customers with accessibility requirements. Please email your request to Doran Crowhurst crowhurstd@rpo.co.uk at least one full week before the performance.

A man seated in the audience flicking through a programme

Relaxed Performances

Our Relaxed Performances are designed for those who may find traditional concerts challenging to attend, including adults and children with learning disabilities, movement disorders, sensory impairments, autistic spectrum disorder, dementia and other neurological conditions, or those with young children or babies.

New to orchestral performances?

Going to a concert

Not sure about what the experience of going to an orchestral concert is like? Read more about what you can expect as an audience member.

Audience members in the Royal Festival Hall just before a concert begins