Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Southbank Centre accessible events guide

 With thanks to the Southbank Centre:



Rolling image of the bank All Men Unto Me Requiem, the cast of Ura Matsuri 2025 and a house from Nara.

Your plans are heating up



Explore brand new music at New Music Biennial, discover Yoshitomo Nara's five-star exhibition and become totally absorbed by comics, dancers and authors taking to the stage over the coming months. Read on to plan your summer!



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July audio guide

Listen to our handy audio guide and find out what's happening this month at the Southbank Centre.


Music pushing boundaries


Multiple images of same person in red jacket and hood looking up on a background that looks like the surface of the sun

New Music Biennial

FRI 4 – SUN 6 JUL

Take a deep dive with us behind the scenes of music across all genres, as the UKs best new composers share and discuss their new works.

Find some of our accessible highlights below.

Man wearing denim shirt leans over to adjust dial in front of laptop and sound system

Hardi Kurda: Voice Notes

FRI 4 JUL

The performance is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).

Screaming mouth emerging from light grey wall

Verity Watts: PEACE

FRI 4 JUL

The performance is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).

four people sitting on chairs with instruments in open recording studio with one man taking a video

Stef Conner: Ghost Weavers

FRI 4 JUL

The performance is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).

A group of musicians stood against a brick wall

All Men Unto Me: Requiem

FRI 4 JUL

The performance is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).


Explore our latest exhibition

House sculpture inside a white gallery space with the words 'place like home' with a small figure painted on the side

Relaxed Hours: Yoshitomo Nara

TUE 8 JUL

Join a guided tour of our current exhibition, or explore it at your own pace, in a relaxed environment with access to additional support.

This is a Relaxed event.

Painting of figure on chair by Yoshitomo Nara

British Sign Language Tours: Yoshitomo Nara

SAT 12 JUL & SAT  2 AUG

Join us for a British Sign Language tour of Yoshitomo Nara with artist Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq.

This event is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).


Taking centre stage


two performers lie in bed while other performers gather around them. White feathers fall onto the bed.

Nature Theater of Oklahoma: No President

WED 9 – FRI 11 JUL

A darkly comic spectacle from one of the US’s most innovative and irreverent theatre companies.

The performances are captioned.

Woman in a maroon top stands at a microphone.

Out-Spoken: July

THU 10 JUL

Immerse yourself in an evening of poetry and music from artists on the rise and at the top of their game, hosted by Joelle Taylor.

The performance is Speech-to-Text transcribed.

Comic drawing of a werewolf baring its teeth with yellow eyes at a man with grey hair

Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf

SUN 13 JUL

Stewart Lee shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of the subconscious, who hates humanity.

The performance on Sunday 13 July is Speech-to-Text transcribed.

A group of people dancing in a club

Ásrún Magnúsdóttir: Listening Party

SAT 2 & SUN 3 AUG

Get ready to be moved as London teenagers dance to their favourite songs in this word-of-mouth hit by one of Iceland’s leading theatre makers.

All performances are Relaxed.


Unique performances


Four singers stood on stage with microphones weaing gold outfits.

Ura Matsuri’s Daylight Ninjas

SAT 19 JUL

Join us for a free afternoon of East and South East Asian culture, making and transformation into ninjas.

This event is  British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).

Frank Chickens band all pull distorted faces on stage.

Ura Matsuri 2025

SAT 19 JUL

Come along to a free evening of live music, dance and storytelling celebrating the diverse heritage of the East and South East Asian diaspora in the UK.

This event is  British Sign Language interpreted (BSL).


Dive deep with authors


Black and white photograph of Irvine welsh in a dark jumper.

Irvine Welsh: Men in Love

SUN 20 JUL

The author talks about his new novel, which takes the Trainspotting crew on a riotous journey through Edinburgh, London, Amsterdam and Paris.

This performance is Speech-to-Text transcribed.

Left; Caleb Femi wears a black tshirt with a cream background, right; Jordan Stephens against a grey wall wearing a grey jacket and black baseball cap

Caleb Femi & Jordan Stephens: On the Dance Floor

FRI 25 JUL

Caleb Femi and Jordan Stephens take to the stage to discuss the importance of parties and the dance floors they’ve known.

This performance is Speech-to-Text transcribed.


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Yoshitomo Nara, My Drawing Room, 2008, © Yoshitomo Nara, courtesy Yoshitomo Nara Foundation. Photo: Mie Morimoto.

Other images:
Yoshitomo Nara, Sleepless Night (Sitting), 1997. Courtesy of Rubell Museum, Miami and Washington D.C. © Yoshitomo Nara, courtesy Yoshitomo Nara Foundation.

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